| #R001 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Use of SGMA Portal for Submittals | other | Local agencies, GSAs, and watermasters are required to use the SGMA Portal to submit, modify, and view the information required by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), such as GSPs. | When submitting, modifying, or viewing SGMA required information | high |
| #R002 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | GSA Formation Notice Upload | other | Local agencies must sign in to the SGMA Portal and upload all required information before the GSA formation notice will be posted. | Prior to GSA formation notice posting | high |
| #R003 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | GSP Annual Report Submission | other | GSAs will be required to submit GSP Annual Reports through this module. | When submitting GSP Annual Reports required by §356.2 | high |
| #R004 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Electronic Submission of Monitoring Data | other | Monitoring data required to be reported to the Department with the annual report, per 23 CCR §354.40, must be submitted electronically through the Monitoring Network Module on the SGMA Portal. | Electronic submission requirement for monitoring data | high |
| #R005 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Adjudicated Basin Account Requirement | other | Adjudicated Areas and managers of adjudicated areas must establish a secure User ID and Password in order to access the system and submit information. | To access system and submit values/documents by April 1 annually | high |
| #R006 | operational | operational | recommended | GIS Shapefile Coordination | other | Local agencies should coordinate with each other to improve the accuracy of their GIS shapefiles to clearly define GSA areas. | To account for GIS shapefile variability and 500-foot buffer zone | high |
| #R007 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Account Requirement for Alternatives | other | A SGMA Portal account is required to submit an Alternative to a GSP. | Prior to submitting an Alternative | high |
| #R008 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | GSA Formation Eligibility | other | Only local agencies are eligible to become or form GSAs. | When deciding to become or form a GSA | high |
| #R009 | administrative | operational | recommended | MOA Management Intent Resolution | other | Each local agency coordinating through a MOA or other legal agreement should provide a resolution to show GSA management intent. | When a combination of local agencies forms a GSA using a MOA or other legal agreement | high |
| #R010 | administrative | operational | recommended | Management Intent Statement | other | Local agencies should clearly state groundwater management intent in the GSA formation information; for example, information that clearly states a local agency intends to form a GSA within a particular area(s), within a particular county(s), and within a particular basin(s). | Within GSA formation information submittals | high |
| #R011 | operational | operational | recommended | Boundary Overlap Coordination | other | Adjacent local agencies or GSAs should coordinate to resolve unintended boundary overlap. | When unintended boundary overlap occurs between GSAs | high |
| #R012 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Adjudicated Basin Reporting Deadline | other | The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act asks watermasters or managers of adjudicated areas to submit certain values and documents to DWR by April 1 of each year. (see Water Code section §10720.8) | Annual reporting for watermasters or managers of adjudicated areas | high |
| #R013 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Once-Through Cooling Compliance Tracks | aquatic life | Permittees must either reduce intake flow and velocity (Track 1) or reduce impacts to aquatic life comparably by other means (Track 2). | For existing power generating facilities using once-through cooling | high |
| #R014 | administrative | operational | mandatory | NPDES Permit Implementation Duty | other | The applicable Regional Water Boards are responsible for implementing the OTC Policy requirements in NPDES permits for existing coastal and estuarine power plants. | For existing coastal and estuarine power plants | high |
| #R015 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Committee Transparency Compliance | other | The committees are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. | Applies to SACCWIS and the Review Committee for Nuclear Fueled Power Plants | high |
| #R016 | administrative | operational | mandatory | NPDES Permitting for Brine Discharges | wastewater, aquatic life | Currently, the Water Boards regulate brine discharges from these types of facilities through the issuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits that contain conditions protective of aquatic life. | For facilities discharging hyper-saline brine | high |
| #R017 | monitoring | treatment | mandatory | USEPA Toxicity Test Standards | aquatic life | All toxicity tests will follow the USEPA methods. | Conducting salinity toxicity studies to gather scientific data | high |
| #R018 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Brine Expert Panel Final Report | other | The panel will complete a final report in March 2012. | Expert Panel on Fact and Effects of Brine Discharges requirement | high |