Understanding California Groundwater & Ecosystems

Understanding California Groundwater

• California Department of Water Resources SGMA Groundwater Management
  Learn about the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
• California Water Code on SGMA Regulations
  Find information about the California Sustainable Groundwater Management laws and regulations.
• California Code of Regulations - Groundwater Sustainability Plans
  Find information about the California Groundwater Sustainability Plan laws and regulations.
• Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Portal
  Submit, edit, and view information for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
• California Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Program Resource Guide
  Learn about the Department of Water Resources climate change resources for use for developing Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs).
• California Department of Water Resources – Groundwater Management
  Learn about groundwater in California from the Department of Water Resources.
• Understanding California’s Groundwater – Stanford University
  Learn about groundwater in the West from the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West.
• Groundwater Exchange
  Share ideas and learn about resources for successful implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act with stakeholders, agencies, and more.

Understanding Ecosystems

• Groundwater Resource Hub
  Learn about the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) from The Nature Conservancy.
• Fish & Wildlife
  Learn about considerations for fish and wildlife during groundwater planning from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
• Freshwater Wetlands
  Learn about the importance of groundwater in Wetlands from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
• Napa Valley Groundwater and Surface Water Connections
  Learn about monitoring efforts in Napa County to promote groundwater and surface water sustainability and the important connections between them.