As the state of California enters it’s 4th consecutive year of drought, local and state water regulators have signed off on a plan to monitor wells in the Salinas Valley. The detailed information about specific wells (private and public) would go to a centralized public database. Compliance with the state well program means Monterey county could receive state water funds. This will also make the county compliant with the California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring program, which was created by emergency legislation during a prior drought.
