| Title | California's agricultural regions gear up to actively manage groundwater use and protection |
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| Abstract |
New regulations are emerging in response to historic groundwater depletion and widespread groundwater quality degradation in California. They aim at long-term preservation of groundwater resources for use in agriculture, in urban areas and for the support of ecosystems in streams dependent on groundwater. The regulations are driving a historic shift in the way the agriculture sector is engaged in managing and protecting groundwater resources in California. A review and synthesis of these recent regulatory developments — the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and new policies under the California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act — clarifies key challenges for farmers, scientists and regulators and points to the need for continuing innovation in agricultural practices as well as in planning and policy. |
| Author |
Harter Dr, Thomas
Distinguished Professor & Distinguished Professor in Cooperative Extension
Flow and transport processes in groundwater and in the vadoze zone; non-point source pollution of groundwater; numerical and statistical modeling of non-point source pollution at the agriculture-groundwater nexus; sustainable groundwater management; integrated water management. |
| Publication Date | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Date Added | Oct 12, 2015 |
| Copyright | © The Regents of the University of California |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | A historic shift is occurring in the way California agriculture is engaging in groundwater management and protection. |
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