Petaluma Valley GSA

Petaluma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency |

What is the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act? The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires that California groundwater basins identified as high or medium priority establish a Groundwater Sustainability Agency by June 30, 2017, and develop a plan for sustainable management by January 31, 2022.

The Two Biggest Challenges to Groundwater Recharge in California

Recent studies have calculated how much water is available for recharge, but the hurdle now is how to get it underground, writes researcher Alvar Escriva-Bou of the PPIC Water Policy Center.

Santa Rosa GSA

Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency |

Santa Rosa Plain groundwater basin land use and crop type map (click to view larger) What is the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act? The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires that California groundwater basins identified as high or medium priority establish a Groundwater Sustainability Agency by June 30, 2017, and develop a plan for sustainable management by January 31, 2022.

Understanding Groundwater

Read below to learn about the science behind groundwater and the basics of groundwater management. Click the figures to view larger images. View the groundwater primer to learn more.

Sonoma Valley GSA

Sonoma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency |

What is the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act? The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires that California groundwater basins identified as high or medium priority establish a Groundwater Sustainability Agency by June 30, 2017, and develop a plan for sustainable management by January 31, 2022.

Sonoma County studies groundwater banking plan

Preparation for a groundwater recharge pilot study is underway in Sonoma Valley. The study, a joint effort of the Sonoma County Water Agency and the City of Sonoma, is exploring groundwater banking as a method for improving local water supply resiliency and restoring aquifer health.