Merced County Groundwater Protection Areas
Back to Groundwater Protection Area Locations
Locations of GWPAs can be accessed below in several formats. View the groundwater regulations and mitigation measures to understand and meet the requirements for the GWPAs.
Merced County GWPA map, PDF
Merced County shapefile, ZIP
The zip file includes eight files that comprise the shapefile. These files should be unzipped and remain together in a single directory. The shapefile may be opened with a GIS software such as ArcGIS, QGIS, or Google Earth.
List of GWPAs by Section (County, Meridian, Township, Range, Section [COMTRS])
The initial GWPAs became effective on May 27, 2004. The new GWPAs effective January 1, 2020 are marked with an asterisk *.
| COMTRS | Conditions |
|---|---|
| 24M05S10E25 | Leaching |
| 24M05S10E34 | Leaching |
| 24M05S10E35 | Leaching |
| 24M05S10E36 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E20 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E21 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E25* | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E26* | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E27 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E28 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E29 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E30 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E31 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E32 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E33 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E34 | Leaching |
| 24M05S11E35 | Leaching |
| 24M05S12E31* | Leaching |
| 24M05S13E31 | Leaching |
| 24M06S09E12 | Leaching |
| 24M06S09E13 | Leaching |
| 24M06S09E14 | Leaching |
| 24M06S09E23 | Leaching |
| 24M06S09E24 | Leaching |
| 24M06S09E25 | Runoff |
| 24M06S09E33 | Leaching |
| 24M06S09E36 | Leaching |
| 24M06S10E01 | Leaching |
| 24M06S10E02 | Leaching |
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| 24M06S10E34 | Leaching |
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| 24M06S11E34 | Leaching |
| 24M06S11E35 | Leaching |
| 24M06S11E36 | Leaching |
| 24M06S12E05* | Leaching |
| 24M06S12E17 | Leaching |
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| 24M06S13E06 | Leaching |
| 24M06S13E26 | Runoff |
| 24M06S13E31 | Leaching |
| 24M06S13E33 | Runoff |
| 24M06S13E35 | Runoff |
| 24M06S14E35 | Runoff |
| 24M07S10E01 | Leaching |
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| 24M07S11E35 | Runoff |
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| 24M07S12E25 NE | Runoff |
| 24M07S12E25 NW | Leaching |
| 24M07S12E25 SE | Runoff |
| 24M07S12E25 SW | Leaching |
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| 24M07S12E34 | Runoff |
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| 24M07S13E08 SW | Runoff |
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| 24M07S13E17 NW | Runoff |
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| 24M08S11E02 | Leaching |
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| 24M09S12E25 NE | Leaching |
| 24M09S12E25 NW | Runoff |
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