SGMA Implementation

CA AGRICULTURE: A seat at the table for rural drinking water

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation

March 13, 2018

An interview with Adriana Renteria, Regional Water Management Coordinator, Community Water Center The Community Water Center (www.communitywatercenter.org) is a nonprofit...

CA AGRICULTURE: Enforcing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Groundwater News

March 13, 2018

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) are the two state agencies...

EXPLAINER: Groundwater rights: What agencies & project developers need to know

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law

March 7, 2018

A seminar at McGeorge School of Law takes a deep dive into groundwater rights and SGMA California depends on groundwater...

What’s the Potential for Increased Groundwater Replenishment in California?

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

January 17, 2018

Panel at ACWA highlights state efforts to scale up Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge, survey on groundwater recharge in the Central...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on Sustainable Groundwater Management Implementation

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

January 4, 2018

Since the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in September of 2014, the Department of Water Resources (DWR)...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR releases draft BMP for sustainable management criteria

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

December 20, 2017

Public comments due by January 8 Recently, the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Program released a draft Best...

DR. ANDY FISHER: Enhancing groundwater recharge with stormwater

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

September 20, 2017

Dr. Andy Fisher discusses how distributed stormwater recharge projects in the Pajaro Valley can help to address groundwater overdraft Dr....

STATE WATER BOARD: Update on SGMA Implementation

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

August 31, 2017

Staff: Formation of Groundwater Sustainability Agencies has been successful At the State Water Resources Control Board meeting on August 15th,...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Sharing Groundwater: A Robust Framework and Implementation Roadmap for Sustainable Groundwater Management in California

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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...

PANEL: The groundwater-surface water nexus & the State Water Resources Control Board

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

June 1, 2017

The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act enacted a program for statewide management of groundwater, defining new roles for...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Local perspectives on groundwater management

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

May 17, 2017

A look at how GSA formation is going in the Pajaro Valley, Yolo County, and Sacramento regions With the deadline...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act implementation update

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

May 16, 2017

DWR update provides an overview of GSA formation to date and a preview of new tools to aid GSAs in...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Implications of SGMA implementation: Growers’ perspectives

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AgricultureBest of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

April 13, 2017

How will sustainable groundwater management play out on the ground?  Will land be fallowed?  Can yields be somehow increased to...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Implementing SGMA – How Are We Getting There?

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

April 12, 2017

Panel presentations highlight how the Sacramento Valley, Madera County, Monterey County, and Ventura County are working to establish Groundwater Sustainability...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Briefing on the Water Available for Replenishment Report

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

March 29, 2017

DWR’s Jim Wieking briefs California Water Commission on the report concept and what’s in it; also an update on the...