COURTHOUSE NEWS: Heralded winemaker sues Napa County over water wells Courthouse News Service Groundwater News September 6, 2023Napa 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 UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR) Groundwater News August 24, 2023Sustainable Groundwater Management Act allows for flexibility in local conservation strategies Press release from UC Ag and Natural Resources To...
COMMENTARY: Valley farmers feel the pain of groundwater rules Ag Alert AgricultureCommentaryGroundwater News April 27, 2022By Christina Beckstead, executive director of the Madera County Farm Bureau The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is not a new...
SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 13, 2021[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 Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features October 13, 2020As 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 Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 9, 2020Eric 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 NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 8, 2020As 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 Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 27, 2019Attorney 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 NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law November 1, 2018Panel discusses water rights and pumping allocations, groundwater recharge as a beneficial use, public trust doctrine and groundwater, and the...
EXPLAINER: Groundwater rights: What agencies & project developers need to know Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law March 7, 2018A seminar at McGeorge School of Law takes a deep dive into groundwater rights and SGMA California depends on groundwater...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Sharing Groundwater: A Robust Framework and Implementation Roadmap for Sustainable Groundwater Management in California Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 26, 2017“If you focus with pride in building the best water allocation system you possibly can have, rather than saying SGMA...
