Borrego Springs groundwater dependent ecosystem identification

The 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) mandates that all beneficial users of groundwater, including environmental users such as Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs), be considered in Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) with management strategies to avoid undesirable outcomes given continued groundwater extraction. The GDE Project addressed substantial data gaps which led to the exclusion of the mesquite bosque near the Borrego Sink as a Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem (GDE) in the Borrego Springs Subbasin Groundwater Management Plan (GMP). Through multiple lines of evidence—including field measurements, advanced sensor technologies, and remote sensing datasets—this study confirms that the mesquite bosque is connected to groundwater and functions as a beneficial user of groundwater., , # Borrego Springs Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Investigation

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.c59zw3rm8](10.5061/dryad.c59zw3rm8)

## Description of the data and file structure

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Dataset Title: Borrego Springs groundwater dependent ecosystem identification

Principal investigator: Dr. Travis Huxman, UC Irvine, [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])

Co-investigators: Laurel Brigham, UC Irvine, [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail]); Nicole Fiore, UC Irvine, [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])

Contact person for questions: Dr. Travis Huxman, UC Irvine, [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])

README version date: June 13, 2025

Date of data collection: 2023 - 2025

Information about geographic location of data collection: Borrego Springs, California (San Diego County)

Keywords used to describe the data topic: Borrego Springs Subbasin, Mesquite Bosque Habitat, Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems

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