Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
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...
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...
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...
A look at potential regulation content: Governance, coordination agreements, and sustainable groundwater management planning At the December meeting of the...
Meeting presentations include a look at the State Water Board’s intervention process With the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in the fall of last year, the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Board have been busy...
The new regulation outlines the procedure for requesting groundwater basin boundary changes, as well as the methodology and criteria for reviewing requests Implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act reached a milestone this week as the California Water Commission unanimously...