California Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) Program

This document provided answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding the CASGEM Program.

This CASGEM Monitoring Plan Summary describes the basic components of what should be included in a CASGEM monitoring plan.

This document contains the Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Guidelines that were developed to assist DWR by establishing criteria for the selection and measurement of monitoring wells in the event that DWR is required to perform the groundwater monitoring functions in lieu of a local monitoring agency pursuant to Water Code Section 10933.5(a).

This document is a fact sheet regarding CASGEM Alternative Monitoring Plans.

As many as two million water wells tap California’s groundwater, with approximately 7,000 to 15,000 new wells constructed each year. They range from hand-dug, shallow wells to carefully designed large-production wells drilled to great depths. The Wells User Guide will teach you how to search for wells and view details for the well selected without requiring you to sign into the CASGEM Online System.

The Well Directory User Guide will teach you how to associate well(s) that are not assigned to your organization through the CAGSEM Online system.

The Add New Well User Guide will teach you how to add new wells to the CASGEM Online System. The California State Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) Program’s mission is to establish a permanent, locally-managed program of regular and systematic monitoring in all of California's alluvial groundwater basins. The CASGEM Program also encourages the submittal of groundwater monitoring data from areas outside of alluvial groundwater basins to support local management and drought monitoring efforts.

The Edit Well User Guide will teach you how to edit the details of an existing well and save it to the CASGEM Online System. The California State Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) Program’s mission is to establish a permanent, locally-managed program of regular and systematic monitoring in all of California's alluvial groundwater basins. The CASGEM Program also encourages the submittal of groundwater monitoring data from areas outside of alluvial groundwater basins to support local management and drought monitoring efforts.

The Elevation Readings User Guide will teach you how to view details for the reading selected without requiring you to sign into the CASGEM Online System. The California State Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) Program’s mission is to establish a permanent, locally-managed program of regular and systematic monitoring in all of California's alluvial groundwater basins. The CASGEM Program also encourages the submittal of groundwater monitoring data from areas outside of alluvial groundwater basins to support local management and drought monitoring efforts.

The Add New Reading User Guide will teach you how to add a new reading to the CASGEM Online System. The California State Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) Program’s mission is to establish a permanent, locally-managed program of regular and systematic monitoring in all of California's alluvial groundwater basins. The CASGEM Program also encourages the submittal of groundwater monitoring data from areas outside of alluvial groundwater basins to support local management and drought monitoring efforts.

The Edit Reading User Guide will teach you how to edit an existing reading and save it to the CASGEM Online System.

The Data Imports User Guide will teach you how to search for well or elevation imported files and view details for a file selected within the Import Detail pane after signing into the CASGEM Online System.

The Elevation Readings Import Page User Guide will teach you how to resolve the data validation errors and submit the import for final saving to the CASGEM database.

The Add Import Elevation Readings User Guide will teach you how to populate the downloaded Excel Import Template and use the Data Import feature to bulk upload groundwater elevation data into the CASGEM Online System.

The Wells Import Page User Guide will teach you how to identify data validation errors and submit the import for final saving to the CASGEM database.

The Add Import Wells User Guide will teach you how to populate the downloaded Excel Import Template and use the Data Import feature to bulk upload the Well data into the CASGEM Online System.

The Add History User Guide will teach you how to add a new history record to the CASGEM Online System.

The Edit History User Guide will teach you how to edit the details of an existing history record and save to the CASGEM Online System.

The Reference Point/Ground Surface History User Guide will teach you how to view Reference Point/Ground Surface Elevation History details of the well without requiring you to sign into the CASGEM Online System.