Survey of groundwater professionals points to need for standardized data monitoring and makes policy recommendations for successful implementation of historic...
Panel tackles the question of what is a ‘groundwater-dependent ecosystem’ and how that fits into the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, was passed in 2014 by the state legislature, and for the first time,...
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...
Department of Water Resources staff review all the comments received on the draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan regulations, and discuss possible revisions in response to those comments At the April meeting of the California Water Commission, the staff from the Department...
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...
The draft regulation covers the preparation, contents, and reporting requirements for groundwater sustainability plans, as well as how those plans will be implemented ‘On February 18th, the Department of Water Resources released the draft regulation for groundwater sustainability plans and...
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...
DWR’s Trevor Joseph highlights the upcoming draft regulations, due to be released later this month At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Supervising Engineering Geologist Trevor Joseph updated commission members on the draft emergency Groundwater Sustainability Plan regulations,...
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...
A Local Government Commission webinar focuses on SGMA implementation on the local level covering land use issues, stakeholder participation, and more For implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act to be a success, local governments and stakeholders need to be...