SGMA implementation: An overview of the draft groundwater sustainability plan and alternatives regulation, and summary of comments received to date Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 22, 2016Presentation focuses on plan content and evaluation, as well as a summary of public comment heard to date Implementation of...
SGMA implementation: An overview of the draft groundwater sustainability plan and alternatives regulation Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 24, 2016The draft regulation covers the preparation, contents, and reporting requirements for groundwater sustainability plans, as well as how those plans...
The Tipping Point: How 2016 will shape California’s water future Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 23, 2016SGMA implementation and the spending rules for Prop 1 water storage funds all present important opportunities to change California’s water...
This just in … DWR releases draft regulations for managing groundwater basins sustainably Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News February 18, 2016From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released draft regulations that will assist local...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Update: Groundwater Sustainability Plan Regulations Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 9, 2016DWR’s Trevor Joseph highlights the upcoming draft regulations, due to be released later this month At the January meeting of...
Justice Ronald B. Robie on California’s “New Normal” Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law February 2, 2016Justice Robie’s keynote address to law symposium focuses on California’s water rights system and the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater...
This just in … Department of Water Resources identifies 21 groundwater basins as critically overdrafted Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News January 21, 2016From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has identified 21 groundwater basins and subbasins in...
Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: The importance of local agency and stakeholder participation Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 6, 2016A Local Government Commission webinar focuses on SGMA implementation on the local level covering land use issues, stakeholder participation, and...
California Water Commission: Update on the Groundwater Sustainability Plan and Alternative Regulation Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 21, 2015A look at potential regulation content: Governance, coordination agreements, and sustainable groundwater management planning At the December meeting of the...
Groundwater problems and prospects, part 8: Economic issues and challenges of groundwater resources Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features December 7, 2015Dr. Richard Howitt says in the Central Valley, groundwater is all about economics This year’s California Water Policy Seminar Series,...
SGMA implementation: A first look at the emerging Groundwater Sustainability Plan and Alternatives Regulation Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 23, 2015The regulation will address required components of groundwater sustainability plans and how those plans will be evaluated With the first...
DWR and State Water Board discuss their roles in implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act at public meeting in Sacramento Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features November 18, 2015Meeting presentations include a look at the State Water Board’s intervention process With the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management...
This just in … DWR Achieves First Major Milestone as Final SGMA Groundwater Basin Boundary Regulations Go Into Effect; Plus funding opportunity for stressed basins Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation November 16, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Reaching its first major milestone under the landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), the...
Information update on Senate Bill 13 changes to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and GSA Formation Maven Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation October 29, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: As you may be aware, Senate Bill (SB) 13 (Pavley), which was passed in...
California Water Commission adopts regulation for modifying basin boundaries, the first of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features October 23, 2015The new regulation outlines the procedure for requesting groundwater basin boundary changes, as well as the methodology and criteria for...