SGMA requires local agencies to form groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) for the high and medium priority basins. GSAs develop and implement groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) to avoid undesirable results and mitigate overdraft within 20 years.

4 days ago · Local agencies, GSAs, and watermasters are required to use the SGMA Portal to submit, modify, and view the information required by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), such as GSPs.

The SGMA Data Viewer provides access to groundwater related datasets that are organized by the requirements of SGMA and the Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) regulations for the purpose of supporting GSP development and implementation.

Jan 1, 2019 · Sustainable Groundwater Management Act [And Related Statutory Provisions from SB1168 (Pavley), AB1739 (Dickinson), and SB1319 (Pavley) as Chaptered]

Learn about groundwater and the landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. What Is State Intervention? Learn about the State's role in ensuring the sustainable management of groundwater resources. Learn about basins subject to State intervention and actions taken by the State Water Board.

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) in the state’s high and medium priority basins to develop and implement Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) or Alternatives to GSPs.

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) was enacted in order to halt overdraft and bring basins into balanced levels of pumping and recharge. SGMA requires local agencies to adopt groundwater sustainability plans for high- and medium-priority groundwater basins.

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is a three-bill package that passed the California state legislature and was signed into California state law by Governor Jerry Brown in September 2014.

With the goal of achieving long-term groundwater sustainability by 2040, SGMA marks the first comprehensive statewide requirement to monitor and operate groundwater basins to avoid overdraft. SGMA’s requirements apply to 94 out of the state’s 515 groundwater basins.

Sep 16, 2024 · – Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), a landmark law that is driving reductions in the overuse of groundwater, protecting drinking water supplies, and making communities, agriculture and ecosystems more resilient to the impacts of climate change.