Getting Involved in Groundwater

Este manual le ayudará a usted y a su comunidad a involucrarse en el desarrollo de un plan local de sustentabilidad de agua subterránea, requerido por la Ley de Manejo Sustentable de Aguas Subterráneas de California.

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Additional resources

Supporting materials: 

• Groundwater Technical Assistance Tool/Recurso de asistencia técinca para el manejo de agua subterránea > 
  Do you have a specific question? Need an expert to look over a document, explain some terms, or provide other technical assistance? Fill out this form to be matched with a volunteer expert from the UCS Science Network who may be able to help.
  ¿Tiene una pregunta específica? ¿Necesita que un experto revise un documento, le explique términos o le brinde asistencia técnica? Llene este formulario para acceder a un experto voluntario de nuestra red de científicos.
• Big water supply shift in CA >
  Drought and climate change are depleting California's traditional water supplies from snowmelt-fed reservoirs, rivers, and streams. The state must now plan for a different water future.
• Measuring What Matters >
  Recommendations to measure and manage a sustainable groundwater supply in California.
• Collaborating for Success >
  Stakeholder participation in collaborative management of groundwater supply.
• Know Your Options: A Guide to Forming Groundwater Sustainability Agencies >
• To Consolidate or Coordinate: Status of the Formation of Groundwater Sustainability Agencies in CA >
• Extended Glossary >
• Water Budget Glossary >  

Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and related requirements:

• Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) >
• Groundwater Sustainability Plan Emergency Regulations >
• Groundwater Sustainability Plan  Emergency Regulations Guide >
• DWR Bulletin 118 >
  Updates on critical conditions of overdraft, basin boundaries, basin priority
• SGMA Stakeholder Engagement Requirements >
• Key Provisions for Water Budgets and Groundwater Models in Groundwater Sustainability Plan Regulations >
• Case Law and Relevant Policies to Inform Thresholds for Each Undesirable Result >

Online portals and information: 

• Department of Water Resources, SGMA portal >
• State Water Resources Control Board, SGMA website >
• Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management website >
• Department of Water Resources, Groundwater Sustainability Agency website >
• Department of Water Resources Facilitation services >

• Department of Water Resources Best Management Practices >
• Water Education Foundation, SGMA Handbook >

Resources for in-person groundwater sustainability planning training:

• Small group exercise: Choosing a minimum threshold >
• Small group exercise: Understanding water budgets >
• Example questions to ask a technical expert or consultant >