From the State Water Resources Control Board:
The “2021 Annual Performance Report: Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring in Areas of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation” has been posted to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Oil and Gas Monitoring Program website.
The Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring in Areas of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation outlines groundwater monitoring requirements for area-specific groundwater monitoring conducted by operators, as well as the approach that the State Water Board will take to implement a Regional Monitoring Program in accordance with California Water Code section 10783. The 2021 Annual Performance Report summarizes the efforts of Water Board staff and associated agencies in implementing the Model Criteria and includes the following:
- Number and status of Groundwater Monitoring Plans and Requests for Exclusion
- Number of Neighbor notifications sent by operators
- Regional Monitoring Program activities (performed by the USGS)
- Lessons learned from the implementation of the Model Criteria
