SJV WATER: “We’re finished”: Some small Kings County farmers fear state’s groundwater law being used against them SJV Water News March 14, 2024 582By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Last-ditch revisions being considered for the groundwater plan covering Kings County are not only “too...
SJV WATER: Farmers fighting farmers over pumping allocations as Kaweah subbasin prepares for state scrutiny SJV Water News October 6, 2023 359By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Groundwater relations in the Kaweah subbasin in Tulare County have gone from bad to worse....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Heralded winemaker sues Napa County over water wells Courthouse News Service News September 6, 2023 418Napa County denied Jayson Woodbridge water well permits for four of his vineyards. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service A...
UCANR: New database helps Californians understand proposed groundwater plans Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other August 24, 2023 228Sustainable Groundwater Management Act allows for flexibility in local conservation strategies Press release from UC Ag and Natural Resources To...
SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features January 13, 2021 1081[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Critically overdrafted groundwater basins submitted their Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) in January 2020, and high and medium priority subbasins...
WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Developing groundwater allocations: Findings and recommendations Maven Notebook News and Features October 13, 2020 385As groundwater sustainability agencies prepare their plans to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), they will...
ERIC AVERETT: Water allocation strategies in the context of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Notebook News and Features April 9, 2020 708Eric Averett is General Manager with the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District, which is one of several water districts within...
ACWA PANEL: Establishing groundwater allocations under SGMA Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features January 8, 2020 1213As groundwater sustainability agencies prepare their plans to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), they will...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Groundwater adjudication under SGMA Maven Notebook News and Features March 27, 2019 2051Attorney Eric Garner and EDF’s Christina Babbitt discuss adjudication and management under SGMA in a panel discussion moderated by Justice...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Emerging legal issues in SGMA implementation Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features November 1, 2018 2438Panel discusses water rights and pumping allocations, groundwater recharge as a beneficial use, public trust doctrine and groundwater, and the...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Sharing Groundwater: A Robust Framework and Implementation Roadmap for Sustainable Groundwater Management in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features July 26, 2017 1871“If you focus with pride in building the best water allocation system you possibly can have, rather than saying SGMA...