…previously believed. The California Department of Water Resources recently declared that 14 groundwater basins throughout the state should be reprioritized under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and four of…
Fresno State Awarded Irrigation Innovation Grant
…concept, prototype development and value engineering.” Zoldoske said the research and new development will be beneficial for California growers come 2020 when the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, SGMA comes into…
California Clears First SGMA Hurdle
California has met one of the deadlines put forth by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), in the creation of local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs). The formation of so many…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
…your groundwater basin has, how much groundwater is part of your sustainable yield and what you are going to do to get there.” As required under SGMA, the GSAs must…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
…must be in effect by 2022. For more information, see the DWR online SGMA portal at sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Christine Souza…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
…and providing a farmer’s voice in the SGMA process,” Rice said. Under SGMA, local agencies must work together to develop plans that would guide management of groundwater in basins classified…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…specific actions to reduce long-term subsidence risk and consider whether to incorporate further emphasis on reduction of subsidence risk into the ongoing implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)….
SGMA BMP Survey Deadline Extended
Best Management Practices (BMP) Survey Deadline Extended Thru August 8 The DWR Sustainable Groundwater Management Program has developed a BMP Survey to help rank initial BMP development for the sustainable…
SGMA Timelines Necessary for Ag
Environmental groups are wanting to speed up SGMA timelines. Agriculture leaders say that time is needed for producers to plan. SGMA Timelines Necessary for Ag Agriculture Needs Time The Sustainable…
Basin Boundary Modifications Update
…potential incorporation of comments heard, DWR will publish the final basin boundary modifications. In accordance with SGMA, these new basin definitions will be evaluated under the basin prioritization process and…
‘Keep Management Local’ Still Focus for SGMA
California has about a year left to get all of the water management entities in place for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and experts say the need to keep…
Draft of Approved Changes to Basin Boundaries
…taking an essential step in implementing the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and empowering local agencies to bring groundwater basins into sustainable patterns of pumping and recharge. SGMA initially…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans Approved by CWC
…regulation of California’s groundwater basins as outlined in the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2014 were approved by the California Water…
New Regulations for Groundwater Management
…California’s groundwater basins as outlined in the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2014. Improving Sustainable Groundwater Management is also a key…