Current and former political leaders, water managers and environmental advocates descended on Sacramento  Monday to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), its first ever attempt to regulate groundwater use. The law was passed by former Governor Jerry Brown in 2014 during a multi-year punishing drought to protect California’s overpumped aquifers. The Department of Water Resources (DWR,) which is the agency that oversees the law’s implementation, organized Monday’s event. 

Other groundwater articles:

• Sierra Daily News: Community engagement in Big Valley Basins groundwater future
• Oregon State University news release: New model sheds light on groundwater declines by linking irrigation decisions and groundwater use
• SFGate: California’s Central Valley is sinking at a record-breaking pace, new study shows