This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the approval of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which aimed to conserve the pumping of this valuable resource. But nearly a decade after its passage, questions remain about whether the law is fulfilling its promise and protecting its users. Tien Tran, Senior Policy Advocate with the Community Water Center and Nataly Escobedo Garcia, Policy Coordinator with the Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability join Insight to talk about the history of the law, the equity issues surrounding water, and how implementation of SGMA could change. 

Other groundwater article:

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