Commentary by North Coast Stream Flow Coalition, written by Felice Pace, Policy Advisor The first plans implementing California’s landmark groundwater law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act or SGMA, have been submitted to the California Department of Water Resources.  They are for portions of the state where groundwater is “critically over-drafted,” a situation the plans are supposed to reverse. Some of the plans call for diverting flood and seasonally high streamflows to groundwater storage as a means to comply with SGMA … Continue reading GUEST COMMENTARY: A new threat to California Streams: Will the rush to develop our newest water source destroy more streams?