Well owners will be responsible for installing approved flowmeters on their wells to enable accurate measurement of water usage and application of fees. Well owners within the boundaries — including residents and ranchers in both Santa Barbara and Ventura counties — can find complete information at the Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency website: carpgsa.org. Currently, well owners overlaying the groundwater basin have been assessed estimated charges based on crops and acreage. “State regulators determined that the Carpinteria Groundwater Basin is at risk, so local agencies were mandated to create a Groundwater Sustainability Plan and Groundwater Sustainability Agency,” said Case Van Wingerden, president of the Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency’s Board of Directors. About the Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency:The Carpinteria GSA is a public agency formed by a joint powers agreement between the Carpinteria Valley Water District, City of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County Water Agency and County of Ventura to sustainably manage the groundwater in the Carpinteria Basin.