Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: The importance of local agency and stakeholder participation Maven Event coverage 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 Meetings 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 Event coverage 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 Meetings 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 Notebook 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 Maven Breaking News 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 Other News Item 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 Meetings October 23, 2015The new regulation outlines the procedure for requesting groundwater basin boundary changes, as well as the methodology and criteria for...
This just in … California Water Commission adopts Groundwater Basin Boundary Regulation Maven Other News Item October 21, 2015The regulation now heads to the Office of Administrative Law for processing From the Department of Water Resources: Implementation of...
California Water Commission: SGMA Implementation – Summary of Comments on Basin Boundary Regulation; Update on State Water Project Issues Maven Meetings October 7, 2015Presentation includes summary of comments received and planned revisions, as well as a new online tool; brief update on SWP...
Managing California’s Groundwater for Drought, Clean Water, Food Security, and Ecosystems Maven Best of the Notebook September 16, 2015Dr. Thomas Harter on the importance groundwater – a critical source of drinking water and drought insurance for 40% of...
Department of Water Resources presents Basin Boundary Regulations at public meeting Maven Meetings September 2, 2015Public comment period on the draft regulations closes this Friday Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources held a public meeting...
DWR presents the draft list of Critically Overdrafted Basins at public meeting in Clovis Maven Meetings August 28, 2015Staff give details on the background, the process for identifying critically overdrafted basins, the results and the next steps; public...
California Water Commission: Critically Overdrafted Basins and Groundwater Sustainability Plan regulations Maven Meetings August 20, 2015DWR’s Mary Scruggs gives more details on the draft list of critically overdrafted basins; plus an update on the development...
This just in … DWR Releases Draft List of Critically Overdrafted Groundwater Basins Maven Breaking News August 19, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has made preliminary identification of 21 groundwater basins...