Title: Groundwater Basics
Source: CA State Water Boards
Last updated: 2018
Description: This resource provides a basic overview of groundwater including what it is, where it comes from, potential threats to groundwater, and why it’s critical to protect it. In addition to useful pictorial diagrams, the resources utilizes important terminology related to groundwater and summarizes the hydrological cycles that influence groundwater in California.
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*Title: Implementing California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014
Source: UC ANR
Last updated: 2016
Description: This webinar organized by UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, Thomas Harter, goes over the status of groundwater in California preceding the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Additional time is spent providing an overview of how SGMA planned to be implemented across California. This resource is useful historical contexts from the time of SGMA passage and initial implementation.
Title: The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
Source: Community Water Center
Last updated: 2016
Description: A brief overview of SGMA available in both English and Spanish. This summary provides information on the basics of SGMA as well as how SGMA may affect an individual at a local level. The resource could be useful for both TA providers as well as any stakeholders they work with who are unfamiliar with SGAMA.
Title: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
Source: CA Department of Water Resources
Last updated:
Description: This landing page for the CA DWR is a useful resource that includes information on best management practices, brochures on a SGMA overview available in multiple languages, tools to learn more about current groundwater status, and points of contact at the State. In addition, the newsletter sign up is available on this webpage to stay informed about SGMA and groundwater sustainability in California.
Source: Clean Water Action, UC ANR, CAFF, CivicWell, and Leadership Council for Justice and Accountability
Last updated: 2022
Description: This report provides an overview of the impacts of SGMA and Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) on underrepresented farmers across California. It documents on-the-ground perspectives and concerns expressed by farmers that were not included in the development and implementation of GSPs. The report ends with recommendations for how to address the widespread challenges experienced by farmers not represented in Groundwater Sustainability initiatives.
Source: CA Resource Conservation District, CDFA, UC ANR, USDA, Sustainable Conservation
Last updated: 2024
Description: This resource provides answers to critical concerns around how SGMA impacts cover cropping adoption and use across California. A review of literature covers the impacts of cover cropping on water cycles and interviews with experts explore how SGMA accounts of cover cropping in water budgets. The report ends with reflections on how we can ensure sustainable practices like cover cropping remain advantageous and viable to farmers while meeting large-scale groundwater conservation goals.
Title: Groundwater Glossary
Source: Community Water Center
Last updated:
Description: A glossary of important and relevant terms to groundwater topics. This comprehensive tool can be used as reference to define key terms when assisting with groundwater-related topics.