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1) The document discusses California's ongoing drought and the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014. 2) The act requires local agencies to form Groundwater Sustainability Agencies to manage groundwater and create sustainability plans. 3) The goal is to achieve sustainable groundwater levels over 20 years through local management with state backstop, while protecting local control and economy.

Education

Local, Regional & State
Management of Groundwater
Texas Groundwater Summit
August 27, 2015 •Timothy Quinn, ACWA Executive Director

Water in the News
Agricultural sector
taking a hit
We need more
water solutions
Drought is accelerating
land subsidence

Presentation Overview
Drought Update
A call to action:
CaliforniaWater
Action Plan
Sustainable
Groundwater
Management Act
Long-term success
California
Water

2015 Drought: FourYears and Counting
 First-ever statewide
mandated water use
reductions in effect
 Australian-style
“Millennium Drought”
possible
 Increased reliance on
groundwater causing
overdraft, subsidence
93% Severe
71% Extreme
46% Exceptional
U.S. Drought Monitor – Aug. 18, 2015

Managing the Drought
 Emergency regulations,
mandatory conservation
 Save OurWater public
education campaign
 Increased water marketing to
move water where its needed
 Substantial local/regional
investments have protected
state’s overall economy

A Call to Action:
CaliforniaWater Policy in 2014
CaliforniaWater
Action Plan
Proposition 1:
2014Water Bond
Sustainable
Groundwater
Management Act

The DroughtWorsened
California’sGroundwater Crisis
Some inconvenient truths:
 The crisis is real
 We needed to act; legislation
was inevitable
 If we didn’t lead and write the
legislation, others would
 CentralValley subsidence
accelerated in 2014-2015 due to
drought/ groundwater overdraft
Source: DWR/NASA

The Sustainable Groundwater
ManagementAct of 2014
 Requires GW sustainability
plans in high- and medium-
priority basins
 Protects local control
 Authorizes management tools
for local agencies
 Creates state “backstop”
 Defines time frame for
accomplishing goals

New Local ManagementTools
 Requires creation of groundwater
sustainability agencies (GSAs)
 Empowers GSAs to:
 Register groundwater wells
 Measure extractions
 Require reports
 Manage extractions
 Assess fees
 Exempts preparation of local
groundwater sustainability plans
from CEQA
 Establishes “sustainability goal” over
time to guide management

Time Frame for Success
Checking these boxes shields local managers
from state intervention
Time Action
6/30/2017 Formation of GSAs
1/31/2020 Completion of GSPs in critically
overdrafted basins
1/31/2022 Completion of GSPs in all other basins
20-year
implementation
period
Implementation of GSPs under local
management

Local AgenciesAre Getting toWork
 Evaluating current conditions
and management plans
 Identifying information gaps
and capacity needs
 Considering governance
structures and forming
partnerships
 Laying the groundwork to form
GSAs

GSA Formation Overview
 Key SGMA deadlines forGSA formation :
 January 1, 2016 Basin Boundary Regulations
 June 30, 2017 Establishing GSAs
 GSAs formed by one or more local public agencies with
water supply, water management, or land use
responsibilities
 Counties are presumed GSA, if no other identified
 Boundaries are Very Important: Jurisdictions

Ensuring Long-Term Success
 Local managers cannot tackle
groundwater sustainability
alone; action at state/federal
level also is required
 New water system investments
must integrate surface water
and groundwater storage
 Replenishment water is vital

What Does Success Look Like in 2040?
To have sustainable groundwater basins
with healthy economies overlying them,
we must:
 Make tough decisions to limit pumping
locally
 Fix the Sacramento-San Joaquin River
Delta
 Create new surface storage capacity
 Operate surface reservoirs and Delta
improvements to maximize GW recharge
 Keep demands down, which facilitates all
of the above

Contact & More Information
Timothy Quinn
ACWA Executive Director
timq@acwa.com
916.441.4545 • www.acwa.com

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