Tag Archives: SGMA

This Drought is Dead – Long Live the Drought

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Andrew Rypel

by Jay Lund and Andrew L. Rypel Floods and droughts are not opposites and can occur simultaneously. This occurs often in California and is especially well-illustrated this year. Floods, droughts, and water scarcity are different. Floods are too much water … Continue reading →

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The Public Trust and SGMA

Posted on October 7, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Brian Gray In a recent decision in litigation over flows and salmon survival in the Scott River system, the California Court of Appeal has ruled that groundwater pumping that diminishes the volume or flow of water in a navigable … Continue reading →

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Groundwater exchange pools in Los Angeles: An innovative example of adaptive management

Posted on July 27, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Erik Porse, Kathryn Mika, Stephanie Pincetl, Mark Gold, and William Blomquist Across California, Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) are devising plans to reduce long-term overdraft. As part of the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, GSAs will submit plans in 2020-2022, … Continue reading →

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SGMA struggles to overcome marginalization of disadvantaged communities

Posted on June 10, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Kristin Dobbin Small Disadvantaged Communities (DACs), or DACs with less than 10,000 people, have long been disproportionately affected by California’s water management woes such as groundwater overdraft and pollution. Now, new research from the UC Davis Center for Environmental … Continue reading →

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