Placer County Groundwater Protection Areas

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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.

Placer County GWPA map, PDF

Placer 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 GWPAs became effective on May 27, 2004.

County Meridian Township Range Section and Condition.
COMTRS Conditions
31M10N05E07 Runoff
31M11N05E05 Runoff
31M11N05E06 Runoff
31M11N05E12 Runoff
31M11N06E03 Runoff
31M12N05E01 Runoff
31M12N05E02 Runoff
31M12N05E03 Runoff
31M12N05E04 Runoff
31M12N05E07 Runoff
31M12N05E09 Runoff
31M12N05E10 Runoff
31M12N05E11 Runoff
31M12N05E12 Runoff
31M12N05E13 Runoff
31M12N05E18 Runoff
31M12N05E19 Runoff
31M12N05E20 Runoff
31M12N05E22 Runoff
31M12N05E23 Runoff
31M12N05E24 Runoff
31M12N05E31 Runoff
31M12N05E32 Runoff
31M12N05E33 Runoff
31M12N06E02 Runoff
31M12N06E03 Runoff
31M12N06E04 Runoff
31M12N06E07 Runoff
31M12N06E08 Runoff
31M12N06E09 Runoff
31M12N06E10 Runoff
31M12N06E11 Runoff
31M12N06E14 Runoff
31M12N06E18 Runoff
31M12N06E22 Runoff
31M13N05E03 Leaching
31M13N05E11 Runoff
31M13N05E12 Runoff
31M13N05E13 Runoff
31M13N05E14 Runoff
31M13N05E15 Runoff
31M13N05E25 Runoff
31M13N05E26 Runoff
31M13N05E35 Runoff
31M13N05E36 Runoff
31M13N06E06 Runoff
31M13N06E07 Runoff
31M13N06E30 Runoff
31M14N05E25 Leaching
31M14N05E36 Leaching
31M14N06E30 Leaching
31M14N06E32 Runoff
31M14N06E33 Runoff
31M15N10E04 Runoff