Panel tackles the question of what is a ‘groundwater-dependent ecosystem’ and how that fits into the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act...
Dr. Michael Kiparsky briefs the California Water Commission on a new report on designing effective groundwater sustainability agencies Designing institutions...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) regulations that will guide local groundwater sustainability agency management and regulation of California’s groundwater basins as outlined in the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) enacted by Governor...
Department of Water Resources staff review all the comments received on the draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan regulations, and discuss possible...
Presentation focuses on plan content and evaluation, as well as a summary of public comment heard to date Implementation of...
Panel at the California Water Law Symposium explores the issues and potential conflicts around implementation of groundwater management at the local agency level In the face of severe ongoing drought, many farmers and communities have turned to groundwater basins to...
The draft regulation covers the preparation, contents, and reporting requirements for groundwater sustainability plans, as well as how those plans...
SGMA implementation and the spending rules for Prop 1 water storage funds all present important opportunities to change California’s water...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released draft regulations that will assist local public agencies and groundwater sustainability agencies to manage and regulate California’s groundwater basins as outlined in the landmark Sustainable Groundwater...
DWR’s Trevor Joseph highlights the upcoming draft regulations, due to be released later this month At the January meeting of...
Using existing cropland for groundwater recharge could potentially be more cost-effective than dedicated recharge basins Groundwater overdraft has become a...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has identified 21 groundwater basins and subbasins in which excessive groundwater pumping has resulted in significant overdraft. Overdraft impacts can include seawater intrusion and land subsidence, in addition...
A Local Government Commission webinar focuses on SGMA implementation on the local level covering land use issues, stakeholder participation, and...
A look at potential regulation content: Governance, coordination agreements, and sustainable groundwater management planning At the December meeting of the...
Dr. Richard Howitt says in the Central Valley, groundwater is all about economics This year’s California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis School of Law and the Center for Watershed Sciences, focused its attention on the issues...