DID YOU KNOW ? The Main San Gabriel Basin provides groundwater for more than more than 1.5 million people. It’s a massive underground water bank that provides 80% of the area’s drinking water. The Basin is the largest EPA Superfund Site for Groundwater. It was declared a contamination cleanup site in 1983. The San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority was created in 1993 by the California Legislature to coordinate the cleanup of the Basin. As of June 2025, 2,132,998 acre-feet of groundwater has been treated in the San Gabriel Basin. One acre- foot is equal to 325,851 gallons; enough to fill the Rose Bowl more than 258 times.
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who we are The local agency responsible for overseeing the cleanup and restoration of the San Gabriel Groundwater Basin. what we do COORDINATE Groundwater Cleanup INFORM the Public ASSIST Cooperating Respondents PREVENT or Minimize Migration of Contamination PROTECT Groundwater Resources by Removing Contamination Quickly and Efficiently INTEGRATE Cleanup with Water Supply MINIMIZE Economic Impact to the Public FUND WQA Projects and Programs with Outside Funding Sources staff RANDY SCHOELLERMAN, P.E. Executive Director DAN COLBY Assistant Executive Director/ Senior Project Manager MARITZA CARDENAS Director of Finance STEPHANIE A. MORENO, MPA Director of Communications/Board Relations MICHELLE SANCHEZ Senior Administrative Assistant/ Office Coordinator
Lynda Noriega Chairwoman
Robert Gonzales Vice Chairman
Stormwater is not wasted. During storms water is diverted to spreading grounds near the 605/210 freeway interchange where water slowly replenishes the Basin. Local water equals reliable water. The huge groundwater basin makes the San Gabriel Valley less dependent on imported water from the State Water Project and the Colorado River. The polluters pay the price. More than 70% of the Basin cleanup cost has come from the responsible parties. Most of the contamination is from industrial chemicals.
Valerie Muñoz Secretary
Bob Kuhn Treasurer
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Ed Chavez Board Member
Robert DiPrimio Board Member
Mark Paulson Board Member
Randy Schoellerman Executive Director
JACKIE MONTGOMERY Accounting Specialist PEARL ESCOBAR Project Resource Specialist RICHARD PADILLA Legal Counsel
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Who decontaminates San Gabriel Basin drinking water?
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