This is the archived 2022 version of the Aquifer Risk Map. The most recent version is available here.This aquifer risk map is developed to fulfill requirements of SB-200 and is intended to help prioritize areas where domestic wells and state small water systems may be accessing raw source groundwater that does not meet primary drinking water standards (maximum contaminant level or MCL). In accordance with SB-200, the risk map is to be made available to the public and is to be updated annually starting January 1, 2021. The Fund Expenditure Plan states the risk map will be used by Water Boards staff to help prioritize areas for available SAFER funding. This is the final 2022 map based upon feedback received from the 2021 map. A summary of methodology updates to the 2022 map can be found here.This map displays raw source groundwater quality risk per square mile section. The water quality data is based on depth-filtered, declustered water quality results from public and domestic supply wells. The process used to create this map is described in the 2022 Aquifer Risk Map Methodology document. Data processing scripts are available on GitHub. Download/export links are provided in this app under the Data Download widget.This version was last updated December 1, 2021.Water quality risk: This layer contains summarized water quality risk per square mile section and well point. The section water quality risk is determined by analyzing the long-tern (20-year) section average and the maximum recent (within 5 years) result for all sampled contaminants. These values are compared to the MCL and sections with values above the MCL are “high risk”, sections with values within 80%-100% of the MCL are “medium risk” and sections with values below 80% of the MCL are “low risk”. The specific contaminants above or close to the MCL are listed as well. The water quality data is based on depth-filtered, de-clustered water quality results from public and domestic supply wells.Individual contaminants: This layer shows de-clustered water quality data for arsenic, nitrate, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, uranium, and hexavalent chromium per square mile section.Domestic Well Density: This layer shows the count of domestic well records per square mile. The domestic well density per square mile is based on well completion report data from the Department of Water Resources Online System for Well Completion Reports, with records drilled prior to 1970 removed and records of “destruction” removed.State Small Water Systems: This layer displays point locations for state small water systems based on location data from the Division of Drinking Water.Public Water System Boundaries: This layer displays the approximate service boundaries for public water systems based on location data from the Division of Drinking Water.Reference layers: This layer contains several reference boundaries, including boundaries of CV-SALTS basins with their priority status, Groundwater Sustainability Agency boundaries, census block group boundaries, county boundaries, and groundwater unit boundaries.

Use Constraints:This mapping tool is for reference and guidance purposes only and is not a binding legal document to be used for legal determinations. The data provided may contain errors, inconsistencies, or may not in all cases appropriately represent the current boundaries of PWSs in California. The data in this map are subject to change at any time and should not be used as the sole source for decision making. By using this data, the user acknowledges all limitations of the data and agrees to accept all errors stemming from its use.Description:This mapping tool provides a representation of the general PWS boundaries for water service, wholesaler and jurisdictional areas. The boundaries were created originally by collection via crowd sourcing by CDPH through the Boundary Layer Tool, this tool was retired as of June 30, 2020. State Water Resources Control Board – Division of Drinking Water is currently in the process of verifying the accuracy of these boundaries and working on a tool for maintaining the current boundaries and collecting boundaries for PWS that were not in the original dataset. Currently, the boundaries are in most cases have not been verified. Map Layers· Drinking Water System Areas – representation of the general water system boundaries maintained by the State Water Board. This layer contains polygons with associated data on the water system and boundary the shape represents.· LPA office locations – represents the locations of the Local Primacy Agency overseeing the water system in that county. Address and contact information are attributes of this dataset.· LPA office locations – represents the locations of the Local Primacy Agency overseeing the water system in that county. Address and contact information are attributes of this dataset· California Senate Districts – represents the boundaries of the senate districts in California included as a reference layer in order to perform analysis with the Drinking Water System Boundaries layers.· California Senate Districts – represents the boundaries of the assembly districts in California included as a reference layer in order to perform analysis with the Drinking Water System Boundaries layers.· California County – represents the boundaries of the counties in California included as a reference layer in order to perform analysis with the Drinking Water System Boundaries layers.Informational Pop-up Box for Boundary layer· Water System No. – unique identifier for each water system· Water System Name – name of water system· Regulating Agency – agency overseeing the water system· System Type – classification of water system.· Population the approximate population served by the water system· Boundary Type – the type of water system boundary being displayed· Address Line 1 – the street or mailing address on file for the water system· Address Line 2 – additional line for street or mailing address on file for the water system, if applicable· City – city where water system located or receives mail· County – county where water system is located· Verification Status – the verification status of the water system boundary· Verified by – if the boundary is verified, the person responsible for the verification Date Created and Sources:This web app was most recently updated on July, 21, 2021. Each layer has a data created date and data source is indicated in the overview/metadata page and is valid up to the date provided.

The aquifer risk map is being developed to fulfill requirements of SB-200 and is intended to help prioritize areas where domestic wells and state small water systems may be accessing groundwater that does not meet primary drinking water standards (maximum contaminant level or MCL). In accordance with SB-200, the risk map is to be made available to the public and is to be updated annually starting January 1, 2021. The Fund Expenditure Plan states the risk map will be used by Water Boards staff to help prioritize areas for available SAFER funding.Methodology for the draft aquifer risk map available for download.This layer shows the locations of state small water systems. The state small water system locations were collected by the Rural Community Assistance Corporation. The locations are approximate and may not exactly represent well locations or service boundaries.

Interactive GIS Mapping Tool – Urgent Drinking Water Needs (UDWN) Web Map in California

Use Constraints:

This mapping tool is for reference and guidance purposes only and is not a binding legal document to be used for legal determinations. The data provided may contain errors, inconsistencies, or may not in all cases appropriately represent the current status of Urgent Drinking Water Needs project locations. The data in this map are subject to change at any time and should not be used as the sole source for decision making. By using this data, the user acknowledges all limitations of the data and agrees to accept all errors stemming from its use. The Urgent Drinking Water Needs map does not provide the locations of individual households that were provided funding through grant agreements with non-profit organizations.

Description:

This map displays Urgent Drinking Water Needs due to drought, contamination, or other eligible emergencies. This includes projects approved for funding from July 1, 2014 to November 18, 2022, including both active and completed projects. The data comes from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Cleanup and Abatement Account’s (CAA) project database and was exported on November 18, 2022. The map contains four layers: UDWN_Projects, UDWN_Summary_by_county, CA_Assembly_Districts_WEB, and CA_Senate_Districts_WEB.

The attributes for each project in the UDWN_Projects layer include the recipient of grant funding (grantee), community served, type of project, grant amount, funding program, date the project was approved, date the project was completed, Disadvantaged Community status, Small Disadvantaged Community status, the public water system number, status of the project (Active or Completed), and the state fiscal year in which the project was approved.

How to Use the Interactive Mapping Tool:When the map loads, it displays the state of California, UDWN Project locations, and California county boundaries. The “About” tab is located on the left-hand side of the map and displays instructions for using the map. The next tab display pre-set filters, the legend, and a layer list. Clicking on the “Legend” tab in the menu will show the legend of the map. Projects that appear as blue dots are still active, while projects that appear as red dots have already been completed.Note: Layers that show CA Assembly and Senate Districts were created by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC). These layers must be toggled on in the layers list to be seen. To view information about a specific project, click on a project location. A pop-up box will appear with the following information: (a) county name, (b) community served, (c) type of project, (d) approved funding amount, (e) approval date, and (f) status. To view information about the total funding and number of projects in a county, click within a county boundary and a pop up will appear.Use the pre-set filters to filter projects by status, fiscal year, funding program, county, assembly district, and/or senate district using the drop-down menu. The filters can be toggled on or off using the switches on the right side of the menu. To create a custom filter, click the filter icon at the bottom of the preset filter menu and enter the desired parameters. For one parameter, click “add expression” to create a custom filter. For more than one, click “add set” to create a custom filter.To export and download filtered data, open the Attribute Table located at the bottom of the map, click the “Options” drop down menu, select “Export all to CSV” from the drop-down menu, and download the desired information.

Map Layers:UDWN_Projects – This layer shows all active or completed UDWN projects from July 1, 2014 to November 18, 2022. Active projects are represented with blue dots while completed projects are represented with red dots. The attributes in this layer include what county the project is in, the community served, the type of project, approved funding amount, approval date, and status.UDWN_Summary_by_county – This layer shows the boundary lines for all the counties in California. The attributes in this layer include the total number of projects and total funding approved in that county since July 1, 2014. CA_Assembly_Districts_WEB – This layer shows the boundary lines for all the assembly districts in California. It is owned and maintained by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) and boundaries may not be accurate. CA_Senate_Districts_WEB – This layer shows the boundary lines for all the senate districts in California. It is owned and maintained by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) and boundaries may not be accurate.

Informational Pop-up Box:County – California county where the project is locatedCommunity Served – California community that is benefiting from UDWN funding Type of Project – Project type, which can include bottled water, consolidation, hauled water, pilot study, POU, pump, tank, treatment, and well Approved Funding Amount – Amount of money in U.S. dollars approved for the projectApproval Date – Date that the project was approved for fundingStatus – Current status of the project (active or closed)Date Created:

Data created on November 18, 2022 and valid up to this date.

Sources:

Urgent Drinking Water Needs data was exported from the CAA Database.

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) created the California Senate and Assembly layers.

Points of Contact:

Christina Raynard is the creator and owner of this layer. Christina.raynard@waterboards.ca.gov (State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Financial Assistance)

Terms of Use

No special restrictions or limitations on using the item’s content have been provided.

The Aquifer Risk Map is developed to fulfill requirements of SB-200 (Monning, 2019) and is intended to help prioritize areas where domestic wells and state small water systems may be accessing groundwater that does not meet primary drinking water standards (maximum contaminant level or MCL). In accordance with SB-200, the map is made available to the public and updated annually starting January 1, 2021. This layer is part of the 2023 Aquifer Risk Map. The Fund Expenditure Plan states the risk map will be used by Water Boards staff to help prioritize areas for available SAFER funding.This layer displays water quality risk estimates per square mile section.The water quality risk is based on depth-filtered, de-clustered water quality results from public and domestic supply wells. To provide comments or feedback on this map, please email SAFER@waterboards.ca.gov or GAMA@waterboards.ca.gov.

The Aquifer Risk Map Web Tool contains all archived maps, including this 2023 Aquifer Risk Map.The Aquifer Risk Map is developed to fulfill requirements of SB-200 (Monning, 2019) and is intended to help prioritize areas where domestic wells and state small water systems may be accessing groundwater that does not meet primary drinking water standards (maximum contaminant level or MCL). In accordance with SB-200, the map is made available to the public and updated annually starting January 1, 2021. This web map is part of the 2023 Aquifer Risk Map. The Fund Expenditure Plan states the risk map will be used by Water Boards staff to help prioritize areas for available SAFER funding.

This web map includes the following layers:Water Quality Risk: water quality risk estimates per square mile section for all contaminants with an MCL. Water quality risk is listed as “high” (average or recent concentration in section is above MCL for one or more contaminants), “medium” (average or recent concentration in section is between 80% - 100% of MCL for one or more contaminants), “low” (average or recent concentration in section is less than 80% of MCL for all measured contaminants) or “unknown” (no water quality data available in section).Individual Contaminant Risk: water quality risk estimates for nitrate, arsenic, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, hexavalent chromium, and uranium per square mile section.State Small Water Systems (DDW): state small water systems (5-14 connections) location from the Division of Drinking Water joined with water quality risk section estimates from the 2023 Aquifer Risk Map.Domestic Well Records (OSWCR): the approximate count and location of domestic well completion reports submitted to the Department of Water Resources. This is used as a proxy to identify domestic well locations.Public Water System Boundaries (DDW): the approximate boundaries of public drinking water systems, from the Division of Drinking Water. For reference only.Census Areas: Census block groups and census tract boundaries containing demographic information from the 2021 American Community Survey (B19013 Median Household Income and B03002 race/ethnicity) joined with summarized water quality risk estimates from the 2023 Aquifer Risk Map (count of high risk domestic wells and state small water systems per census area).Reference Boundaries: Various geographic boundaries including counties, basins, GSA’s, CV-SALTS basin prioritization status, Disadvantaged Community (DAC) status, and legislative boundaries. For reference only.CalEnviroScreen 4.0: CalEnviroScreen scores from OEHHA. For reference only.Groundwater Level Percentiles (DWR): Groundwater depth in various monitoring wells compared to the historic average at that well. For reference only.

The water quality risk is based on depth-filtered, de-clustered water quality results from public and domestic supply wells. The methodology used to determine water quality risk is outlined here. For more information about the SAFER program, please email SAFER@waterboards.ca.gov. For technical questions or feedback on the map please email GAMA@waterboards.ca.gov.

This layer is sourced from maps.smcgov.org.

This digital dataset represents the surface hydrogeology of an approximately 45,000 square-kilometer area of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS) in southern Nevada and California. Faunt and others (2004) constructed the map by merging mapped lithostratigraphic units into 27 hydrogeologic units (HGUs). The HGUs represent rocks and deposits of considerable lateral extent and distinct hydrologic properties. The hydrogeologic map was fundamental to the development of a hydrogeologic framework model and a transient ground-water flow model of the DVRFS. These models are the most recent in a number of regional-scale models developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support investigations at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (see "Larger Work Citation", Chapter A, page 8).

This mapping tool provides a representation of the general watershed boundaries for stream systems declared fully appropriated by the State Water Board. The boundaries were created by Division of Water Rights staff by delineating FASS critical reaches and consolidating HUC 12 sub-watersheds to form FASS Watershed boundaries. As such, the boundaries are in most cases conservative with respect to the associated stream system. However, users should check neighboring FASS Watersheds to ensure the stream system of interest is not restricted by other FASS listings. For more information regarding the Declaration of Fully Appropriated Stream Systems, visit the Division of Water Rights’ Fully Appropriated Streams webpage. How to Use the Interactive Mapping Tool: If it is your first time viewing the map, you will need to click the “OK” box on the splash screen and agree to the disclaimer before continuing. Navigate to your point of interest by either using the search bar or by zooming in on the map. You may enter a stream name, street address, or watershed ID in the search bar. Click on the map to identify the location of interest and one or more pop-up boxes may appear with information about the fully appropriated stream systems within the general watershed boundaries of the identified location. The information provided in the pop-up box may include: (a) stream name, (b) tributary, (c) season declared fully appropriated, (d) Board Decisions/Water Right Orders, and/or (e) court references/adjudications. You may toggle the FAS Streams reference layer on and off to find representative critical reaches associated with the FASS Watershed layer. Please note that this layer is for general reference purposes only and ultimately the critical reach listed in Appendix A of Water Rights Order 98-08 and Appendix A together with any associated footnotes controls. Note: A separate FAS Watershed boundary layer was created for the Bay-Delta Watershed. The Bay-Delta Watershed layer should be toggled on to check if the area of interest is fully appropriated under State Water Board Decision 1594.

This is a modified version of the DDW California Drinking Water System Area Boundaries (SABL) data. This was created by the Needs Analysis Unit (NAU) to aide in GIS analysis for the Needs Assessment and Affordability Assessment. Currently it contains 5,322 water system service area boundaries.Changes include:Addition of "Artificial Boundaries" for systems missing service area boundaries. When comparing the total number of available water systems on the original SABL layer to the Needs Assessment inventory there are 157 missing systems. Those systems are given a proxy boundary in order to include them within the analysis. These boundaries are made by creating 0.5-mile buffers around point locations tied to the water system. The point locations can be well heads, physical locations, treatment facilities, storage tanks, or any other component of the water system. The buffer is added to provide a two-dimensional aspect to the artificial boundaries to give them an area of coverage. The total diameter of these buffers is 1-mile.Removal of duplicate water system boundaries. Some water systems can have multiple boundary types from the original SABL layer. For instance, a water system can have a service area boundary and a jurisdictional boundary. For the purposes of the Risk Assessment all water system included only have one boundary where service area is given preference when available.Total boundary types: 5,322Water Service Area: 5,132Jurisdictional: 7Wholesaler: 26Artificial: 157In order to provide an accurate data set of service area boundaries for California drinking water systems, the Division of Drinking Water of the California Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB DDW) has undertaken a project to vet and verify the data collected by the Tracking California's Water Boundary Tool (WBT).SWRCB NAU downloaded a copy of the current water DDW California Drinking Water System Area Boundaries map on January 27th, 2025. This dataset is updated on a quarterly basis.For any questions regarding this dataset, please contact the Data Support Unit at DDW-SAFER-NAU@Waterboards.ca.gov.

The aquifer risk map is being developed to fulfill requirements of SB-200 and is intended to help prioritize areas where domestic wells and state small water systems may be accessing groundwater that does not meet primary drinking water standards (maximum contaminant level or MCL). In accordance with SB-200, the risk map is to be made available to the public and is to be updated annually starting January 1, 2021. The Fund Expenditure Plan states the risk map will be used by Water Boards staff to help prioritize areas for available SAFER funding. This layer contains summarized water quality risk per census block group, square mile section, and well point. The overall census block group water quality risk is based on five risk factors (1. the count of chemicals with a long-term average (20 year) or recent result (within 2 years) above the MCL, 2. the count of chemicals with a long-term average (20 year) or recent result (within 2 years) within 80% of the MCL, 3. the average magnitude or results above the MCL, 4. the percent area with chemicals above the MCL, and 5. the percent area with chemicals within 80% of the MCL). The specific chemicals that contribute to these risk factors are listed as well. Higher values for each individual risk factor contribute to a higher overall score. The scores are converted to percentiles to normalize the results. Higher percentiles indicate higher water quality risk. The water quality data is based on depth-filtered, de-clustered water quality results from public and domestic supply wells, collected following a similar methodology as the Domestic Well Needs Assessment White Paper. The methodology used to calculate the risk percentiles is outlined in the Aquifer Risk Map Methodology. To provide comments or feedback on this map, please email SAFER@waterboards.ca.gov or Emily.Houlihan@Waterboards.ca.gov.Methodology for the draft aquifer risk map available for download.

In 2007, the California Ocean Protection Council initiated the California Seafloor Mapping Program (CSMP), designed to create a comprehensive seafloor map of high-resolution bathymetry, marine benthic habitats, and geology within California’s State Waters. The program supports a large number of coastal-zone- and ocean-management issues, including the California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) (California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2008), which requires information about the distribution of ecosystems as part of the design and proposal process for the establishment of Marine Protected Areas. A focus of CSMP is to map California’s State Waters with consistent methods at a consistent scale. The CSMP approach is to create highly detailed seafloor maps through collection, integration, interpretation, and visualization of swath sonar data (the undersea equivalent of satellite remote-sensing data in terrestrial mapping), acoustic backscatter, seafloor video, seafloor photography, high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles, and bottom-sediment sampling data. The map products display seafloor morphology and character, identify potential marine benthic habitats, and illustrate both the surficial seafloor geology and shallow (to about 100 m) subsurface geology. It is emphasized that the more interpretive habitat and geology data rely on the integration of multiple, new high-resolution datasets and that mapping at small scales would not be possible without such data. This approach and CSMP planning is based in part on recommendations of the Marine Mapping Planning Workshop (Kvitek and others, 2006), attended by coastal and marine managers and scientists from around the state. That workshop established geographic priorities for a coastal mapping project and identified the need for coverage of “lands” from the shore strand line (defined as Mean Higher High Water; MHHW) out to the 3-nautical-mile (5.6-km) limit of California’s State Waters. Unfortunately, surveying the zone from MHHW out to 10-m water depth is not consistently possible using ship-based surveying methods, owing to sea state (for example, waves, wind, or currents), kelp coverage, and shallow rock outcrops. Accordingly, some of the data presented in this series commonly do not cover the zone from the shore out to 10-m depth. This data is part of a series of online U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) publications, each of which includes several map sheets, some explanatory text, and a descriptive pamphlet. Each map sheet is published as a PDF file. Geographic information system (GIS) files that contain both ESRI ArcGIS raster grids (for example, bathymetry, seafloor character) and geotiffs (for example, shaded relief) are also included for each publication. For those who do not own the full suite of ESRI GIS and mapping software, the data can be read using ESRI ArcReader, a free viewer that is available at http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcreader/index.html (last accessed September 20, 2013). The California Seafloor Mapping Program is a collaborative venture between numerous different federal and state agencies, academia, and the private sector. CSMP partners include the California Coastal Conservancy, the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the California Geological Survey, California State University at Monterey Bay’s Seafloor Mapping Lab, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Center for Habitat Studies, Fugro Pelagos, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, including National Ocean Service–Office of Coast Surveys, National Marine Sanctuaries, and National Marine Fisheries Service), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey. These web services for the Offshore of Santa Cruz map area includes data layers that are associated to GIS and map sheets available from the USGS CSMP web page at https://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/mapping/csmp/index.html. Each published CSMP map area includes a data catalog of geographic information system (GIS) files; map sheets that contain explanatory text; and an associated descriptive pamphlet. This web service represents the available data layers for this map area. Data was combined from different sonar surveys to generate a comprehensive high-resolution bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter coverage of the map area. These data reveal a range of physiographic including exposed bedrock outcrops, large fields of sand waves, as well as many human impacts on the seafloor. To validate geological and biological interpretations of the sonar data, the U.S. Geological Survey towed a camera sled over specific offshore locations, collecting both video and photographic imagery; these “ground-truth” surveying data are available from the CSMP Video and Photograph Portal at https://doi.org/10.5066/F7J1015K. The “seafloor character” data layer shows classifications of the seafloor on the basis of depth, slope, rugosity (ruggedness), and backscatter intensity and which is further informed by the ground-truth-survey imagery. The “potential habitats” polygons are delineated on the basis of substrate type, geomorphology, seafloor process, or other attributes that may provide a habitat for a specific species or assemblage of organisms. Representative seismic-reflection profile data from the map area is also include and provides information on the subsurface stratigraphy and structure of the map area. The distribution and thickness of young sediment (deposited over the past about 21,000 years, during the most recent sea-level rise) is interpreted on the basis of the seismic-reflection data. The geologic polygons merge onshore geologic mapping (compiled from existing maps by the California Geological Survey) and new offshore geologic mapping that is based on integration of high-resolution bathymetry and backscatter imagery seafloor-sediment and rock samplesdigital camera and video imagery, and high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles. The information provided by the map sheets, pamphlet, and data catalog has a broad range of applications. High-resolution bathymetry, acoustic backscatter, ground-truth-surveying imagery, and habitat mapping all contribute to habitat characterization and ecosystem-based management by providing essential data for delineation of marine protected areas and ecosystem restoration. Many of the maps provide high-resolution baselines that will be critical for monitoring environmental change associated with climate change, coastal development, or other forcings. High-resolution bathymetry is a critical component for modeling coastal flooding caused by storms and tsunamis, as well as inundation associated with longer term sea-level rise. Seismic-reflection and bathymetric data help characterize earthquake and tsunami sources, critical for natural-hazard assessments of coastal zones. Information on sediment distribution and thickness is essential to the understanding of local and regional sediment transport, as well as the development of regional sediment-management plans. In addition, siting of any new offshore infrastructure (for example, pipelines, cables, or renewable-energy facilities) will depend on high-resolution mapping. Finally, this mapping will both stimulate and enable new scientific research and also raise public awareness of, and education about, coastal environments and issues. Web services were created using an ArcGIS service definition file. The ArcGIS REST service and OGC WMS service include all Offshore of Santa Cruz map area data layers. Data layers are symbolized as shown on the associated map sheets.

This map tool is intended for use by public and private partners in conducting water partnership outreach in California. The main layer, California Drinking Water Systems, aggregates multiple sources of location data for water systems in California, including state small water systems. The SAFER Engagement Unit at the Division of Drinking Water supports the Human Right to Water (AB685) in order to ensure that all Californian's have safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes. This layer is used for planning consolidations between water systems, domestic well consolidations to create water systems in under-developed areas, and regional projects. The data used to generate locations for the water systems in this layer include:The System Area Boundary Layer (SABL), publicly available. SABL is the geodatabase of record for public drinking water system service areas and jurisdictional areas.. The polygon service area locations are verified as the best available data and include over 4,000 water systems. Some mostly small non-community public water systems do not yet have a boundary in the SABL dataset. These system locations have been geocoded from their Physical Locations or plotted with latitude and longitude based on sources. Eventually these systems will be captured in SABL. Not all systems have locational data valid for mapping.State Small Water Systems (SSWS) are non-public water systems that are regulated by County health officials in partnership with the State Water Board. These systems have been geocoded from their Physical Locations using the most recent County-provided data, with light data cleaning. Eventually, these systems may be found in SABL. Counties have regulatory oversight over SSWS, thus the Division of Drinking Water's records are incomplete.Field Definitions:Water System Number - The Public Water System ID (PWSID), an identifier assigned by the state.Water System Name - Name of the water system.System Type - State classification of a system. Options here include Community, Non-Transient Non-Community, Transient Non-Community, and State Small Water Systems.County - The principal county served by the identified system.Regulating Agency - The agency responsible for regulating the system(s) involved.Connections - Number of physical connections to a water systems distribution infrastructure.Population - Number of persons served by a water system.Owner Type - Most California water systems are privately owned and operated. Other Owner Type options include Federal Govt, State Govt, Local Govt, Mixed ownership, and Native/Tribal ownership.Service Area - The regulating agency's description/classification of the type of water system users. The available options for service area type are a mix of broad and very specific service area types, from "Residential Area" to "Highway Rest Stop". Primary Water Source - Description code for the primary source of the water system (SW/SWP = Surface Water; GW/GWP = Groundwater; GU = Groundwater Under the direct influence of surface water)CPUC Regulated - Yes or No. Yes identifies investor-owned water systems that are regulated by the California Public Utilities CommissionControlling Entity - If applicable, identifies the name of the larger water service entity that has managerial control over a water system. SAFER Status (PWS) or Aquifer Risk Status (SSWS) - This field is a combination of data points For public Water Systems, 'SAFER Status' includes systems that are Failing according to Human Right to Water critieria, and systems assessed for risk in the annual DDW Needs Assessment. For state small water systems, localized 'Aquifer Risk' is calculated annually based on groundwater monitoringAdministrative Contact - Contact information for water system's main administrative contact is included (mailing address, email, phone). For additional outreach purposes, additional Administrative Contact names can be found using the public Drinking Water Watch portal.Additional LayersFor information about the additional layers present in the map tool, select the 3 dots to the right of the layer name and 'Show Item Details'

This digital geospatial data set is a compilation of reference points representing springs in California that were used for the regional ground-water potential map by Bedinger and Harrill (2004). The regional ground-water potential map was developed to assess potential interbasin flow in the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS), a 100,000-square-kilometer region of southern Nevada and California. To obtain an adequate network of control points, Bedinger and Harrill (2004) used regional potential altitudes derived from surface-water features, ground-water levels, topographic settings and deep wells in addition to the spring data. A set of general guidelines was developed to relate regional ground-water potential to these more readily observed surface and near-surface ground-water levels and to hydrologic characteristics of ground-water basins in the DVRFS (see "Larger Work Citation", Appendix 1).

The Aquifer Risk Map is developed to fulfill requirements of SB-200 (Monning, 2019) and is intended to help prioritize areas where domestic wells and state small water systems may be accessing groundwater that does not meet primary drinking water standards (maximum contaminant level or MCL). In accordance with SB-200, the map is made available to the public and updated annually starting January 1, 2021. This layer is part of the 2023 Aquifer Risk Map. The Fund Expenditure Plan states the risk map will be used by Water Boards staff to help prioritize areas for available SAFER funding.

This layer displays the approximate location of state small water systems (location data accessed October 2022 from the Division of Drinking Water) joined with water quality risk estimates from the 2023 Aquifer Risk Map.

The water quality risk is based on depth-filtered, de-clustered water quality results from public and domestic supply wells. To provide comments or feedback on this map, please email SAFER@waterboards.ca.gov or GAMA@Waterboards.ca.gov.

Mendenhall and others (1916) published depth-to-water data compiled in 1910 for all known wells in the San Joaquin Valley, California. Data for the 3,429 wells having depth-to-water of greater than zero feet were used to construct an interpolated depth-to-water surface for the entire SJV. This map represents groundwater levels in approximately 1910, prior to extensive development of the groundwater system. A depth-to-water contour map with contour lines of 5, 10, 15, and 25 meters below land surface was then drawn from this raster surface.

The aquifer risk map is being developed to fulfill requirements of SB-200 and is intended to help prioritize areas where domestic wells and state small water systems may be accessing groundwater that does not meet primary drinking water standards (maximum contaminant level or MCL). In accordance with SB-200, the risk map is to be made available to the public and is to be updated annually starting January 1, 2021. The Fund Expenditure Plan states the risk map will be used by Water Boards staff to help prioritize areas for available SAFER funding.Methodology for the draft aquifer risk map available for download.Water quality risk: This layer contains summarized water quality risk per census block group, square mile section, and well point. The overall census block group water quality risk is based on four risk factors (the count of chemicals with a long-term average (20 year) or recent result (within 2 years) above the MCL, the count of chemicals with a long-term average (20 year) or recent result (within 2 years) within 80% of the MCL, the average magnitude or results above the MCL, and the percent area with chemicals above the MCL or within 80% of the MCL). The specific chemicals that contribute to these risk factors are listed as well. Higher values for each individual risk factor contribute to a higher overall score. The scores are converted to percentiles to normalize the results. The water quality data is based on depth-filtered, declustered water quality results from public and domestic supply wells, collected following a similar methodology as the Domestic Well Needs Assessment White Paper. This layer also displays the total estimated count of domestic wells per census block group, based on the Department of Water Resources Online System for Well Completion Reports, and the total estimated count of domestic well user population, based on the United States Geological Survey Road-Enhanced Methodology (Johnson and Belitz, 2019). To provide comments or feedback on this map, please email SAFER@waterboards.ca.gov or Emily.Houlihan@Waterboards.ca.gov. Individual chemicals: This layer shows declustered water quality data for arsenic, nitrate, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, uranium, and hexavalent chromium per square mile section. The intent of the aquifer risk map is to help prioritize areas where domestic well users and state small water systems may be accessing groundwater that does not meet primary drinking water standards (maximum contaminant level or MCL) and will be updated annually starting January 1, 2021. The section water quality data is based on depth-filtered water quality results from public and domestic supply wells, collected following a similar methodology as the Domestic Well Needs Assessment White Paper. This layer contains the long-term average (20 years) as well as the count of recent results (within 2 years) above the MCL, between 80% - 100% of the MCL, and below 80% of the MCL for each square mile section. Drinking water users: This layer shows the locations of state small water systems and domestic well density. The state small water system locations were collected by the Rural Community Assistance Corporation. The locations are approximate and may not exactly represent well locations or service boundaries. The domestic well density per square mile is based on well completion report data from the Department of Water Resources Online System for Well Completion Reports. This layer also contains the public water system boundaries (available on the State Water Board REST endpoint) for reference.Reference layers: This layer contains several reference boundaries, including boundaries of CV-SALTS basins with their priority status, Groundwater Sustainability Agency boundaries, census block group boundaries, county boundaries, and groundwater unit boundaries.

This digital data set is a compilation of reference points representing surface-water features, ground-water levels, and topographic settings in California that were used for the regional ground-water potential map by Bedinger and Harrill (2004). The regional ground-water potential map was developed to assess potential interbasin flow in the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS), a 100,000-square-kilometer region of southern Nevada and California. To obtain an adequate network of control points, Bedinger and Harrill (2004) also used regional potential altitudes derived from springs and deep well data. A set of general guidelines was developed to relate regional ground-water potential to these more readily observed surface and near-surface ground-water levels and to hydrologic characteristics of ground-water basins in the DVRFS (see "Larger Work Citation", Appendix 1).

Layer includes geocoded point locations and Administrative contact information for state smalls, collected by the Needs Analysis Unit as of 9/22/21. This information was collected as part of SB200 requirements for counties to submit state small water system location information. This layer also includes water quality risk estimates from the 2022 Aquifer Risk Map. The risk estimates are not based on samples collected directly from each state small water system, but reflect the average water quality of the raw source groundwater nearby. This data collection is ongoing and this layer will be updated/obsolete in a few months when the information will be included in SDWIS records.

The Aquifer Risk Map is developed to fulfill requirements of SB-200 (Monning, 2019) and is intended to help prioritize areas where domestic wells and state small water systems may be accessing groundwater that does not meet primary drinking water standards (maximum contaminant level or MCL). In accordance with SB-200, the map is made available to the public and updated annually starting January 1, 2021. This layer is part of the 2023 Aquifer Risk Map. The Fund Expenditure Plan states the risk map will be used by Water Boards staff to help prioritize areas for available SAFER funding.This layer contains summarized water quality risk per square mile section for hexavalent chromium.The water quality risk is based on depth-filtered, de-clustered water quality results from public and domestic supply wells. To provide comments or feedback on this map, please email SAFER@waterboards.ca.gov or Emily.Houlihan@Waterboards.ca.gov.