Assembly Groundwater Hearing Held

On Tuesday, the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 held a joint hearing on management of California’s groundwater resources. 

Among those testifying were State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Member Steve Moore, who discussed the SWRCB’s Discussion Draft Groundwater Workplan Concept Paper, which can be accessed here. Committee staff prepared a groundwater background paper that provides a useful summary of groundwater related issues, which can be accessed here. 

The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) presented a report titled Improving Management of the State’s Groundwater Resources, which discusses the current regulation and management of groundwater, identifies issues and challenges with groundwater management, discusses the Governor’s proposed Budget as it relates of groundwater management, and makes recommendations on next steps to improve groundwater management.  The LAO’s report can be accessed here.

For additional information, please contact RCRC Legislative Advocate Kathy Mannion at 916.447.4806 or kmannion@rcrcnet.org.