Skip to main content

Property-Related Groundwater Fee

​​​​​​This is a resource page for information related to the Sacramento Central Groundwater Authority's (SCGA) property-related fee​.

On June 22, 2021 SCGA adopted a per parcel fee and a fee for groundwater use on a per acre-foot basis. The net impact of the annual fee varies based upon the total groundwater use associated with each parcel.

The fees are recovered on a parcel’s property tax statement from the County of Sacramento Treasurer-Tax Collector.

Fee Adoption for Fiscal Year 2022/2023

On June 8, 2022 the SCGA Board will consider adoption of a resolution to set the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 parcel fee and groundwater use fee.

Link to June 8, 2022 SCGA Board Meeting Agenda​ 

​​Import​ant Links​​​​

Fact Sheet:

Overview of SCGA's rate study process Fact sheet: 
Sacramento Central Groundwater Authority overview details groundwater management, fees, benefits, and map of GSA region.

Fee Notification:

​View the fee ​​​​​notification as mailed to each parc​el owner

Groundwater Charge Study - Draft Report

View the Sacramento​ Central Ground​water Authority Groundwater Sustainability Agency, Groundwater Charge Study, Draft Report, March 29, 2021​

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Fee Lookup:

Lookup your ​specific parcel's proposed fee by Assessor's​ Parcel Number (APN)
Join our mailing list