Report Cover with title, 'Unanswered questions for implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act' with an image of a well

Unanswered questions for implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Author(s)

Publication Date

January 2016

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Keyword(s)

Governance, Data and Decisionmaking, Groundwater and Aquifers

Overview

California is grappling with the implications of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), a visionary and potentially revolutionary law that could profoundly change the way water is managed in the state. The nature of the revolution, however, is not yet clear. Whether and how SGMA achieves its goals hinges on open questions about its implementation.