What California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) 2014 requires
The California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) was signed into law on 16 September 2014 as the first comprehensive framework for sustainable groundwater management in California. SGMA is codified principally in the California Water Code Division 6 Part 2.74 (sections 10720 through 10737.8) and is administered by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) with backstop authority by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). SGMA covers approximately 515 groundwater basins and subbasins prioritised by DWR with the highest-priority basins required to develop Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) by 2020 (high and medium priority) or 2022 (subbasins in critical overdraft) and to achieve sustainability by 2040 or 2042 depending on prioritisation. Local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) are designated by local public agencies to develop and implement GSPs that avoid six undesirable results: chronic lowering of groundwater levels; significant and unreasonable reduction of groundwater storage; significant and unreasonable seawater intrusion; significant and unreasonable degraded water quality; significant and unreasonable land subsidence; and depletions of interconnected surface water that have significant and unreasonable adverse impacts on beneficial uses. GSPs must include sustainability goals, measurable objectives, minimum thresholds, monitoring networks, projects and management actions, and Annual Reporting. The SWRCB may exercise backstop authority where local agencies fail to perform under the Probationary Basin and State Intervention processes. Senate Bill 1281 (2014) requires reporting of water use by oil and gas producers within SGMA basins.
Pillar: Sustainability & ESG · Authority: California Department of Water Resources and State Water Resources Control Board · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Groundwater-Management/SGMA-Groundwater-Management
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- California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), signed into law 16 September 2014.
- California Water Code - codifies SGMA in California state law.
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