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State water board issues SGMA fact sheets

Topics include stakeholder inclusion, funding opportunities, underground storage.

April 30, 2019

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Irrigation canal
An irrigation canal brings water to citrus and other crops in and around the University of California’s Lindcove Research and Extension Center near Visalia, Calif.., in August 2018. Water shortages in the area have led to an overreliance on wells.Tim Hearden

The State Water Resources Control Board has released new fact sheets on the following topics to assist with implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act:

  • Probationary Designation and Groundwater Regulation by the State Water Board

  • Stakeholder Inclusion

  • State and Regional Water Boards basics

  • Funding Opportunities for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies

  • Beneficial Use and Underground Water Storage Projects

These fact sheets, as well as a cover letter transmitting this information to the groundwater sustainability agencies, are available at the following website: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/gmp/sgma.html.

Source: California Citrus Mutual, which is solely responsible for the information provided and is wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset.

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