The State Water Resources Control Board announced the release of a report titled An Evaluation of California’s Adjudicated Groundwater Basins. Prepared under contract with the State Water Board, the report details the history, development, current management, and general condition of the state’s adjudicated groundwater basins, and evaluates accomplishments, challenges and how management practices could be improved.
Overall the report found that sustainable groundwater management was not the primary objective of groundwater basin adjudications, which were principally focused on resolving conflicts among water users. The full report can be accessed here.