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Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin Groundwater Management Plan <br /> Foreword <br /> The American West and particularly the State of California is faced with the critical challenge of <br /> sustainable development and equitable management of increasingly scarce water resources. <br /> The entirety of this concern is framed by greater competition between regional powers for <br /> limited surface supplies from major rivers and heightened attention regarding the future use and <br /> control of groundwater by overlying landowners, appropriative agencies and the State. <br /> Consequently, the Northeastern San Joaquin County Groundwater Banking Authority Joint <br /> Exercise of Powers Agreement was established in 2001 to provide a consensus-based forum <br /> for local water interests with historically diverse viewpoints regarding the exploitation of <br /> groundwater resources in the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin. Members agreed to <br /> work cooperatively with unanimity toward achieving water resource planning objectives and to <br /> speak with one regional voice. This Groundwater Management Plan is the result of this <br /> inexorable collaborative effort, which was single-minded in its effort to reinforce local control and <br /> provide direction for the sustainable development of this vital resource for the future social, <br /> economic and environmental viability of San Joaquin County. <br /> Mel Lytle, Ph.D. <br /> Water Resource Coordinator <br /> Northeastern San Joaquin County Executive Summary <br /> Groundwater Banking Authority iii <br />