Faqs

Groundwater provides a substantial amount of the water used in the Central Valley. Currently our underlying Subbasins are in critical overdraft, wells are running dry, disadvantage communities [...]

The SGMA does not change existing groundwater rights. Groundwater rights will continue to be subject to regulation under article 10, section 2 of the California Constitution. The Act includes [...]

Local control and management is a fundamental principle of SGMA. Groundwater management will impact a variety of different stakeholders, including production agriculture, environmental interests, [...]

All GSA’s must prepare a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) which defines a course to achieve sustainable groundwater management within 20 years of plan implementation. Plans must identify [...]

Any local agency or combination of local agencies overlying a high or medium priority groundwater basin or subbasin may form a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA). Local agencies eligible to [...]

A Joint Powers Authority created between local agencies cooperatively working towards groundwater sustainability by establishing a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) and collaboratively [...]