The Assembly groundwater management reform effort is being headed up by Assembly Member Roger Dickinson. Assembly Bill 1739 relating to sustainable groundwater management was amended on April 22, 2014 and now contains several recommendations for achieving groundwater sustainability put forward by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA). The text of the current version of AB 1739 can be accessed here.
RCRC’s letter on AB 1739 (as introduced) can be accessed here. The bill is scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee on April 29, 2014.
RCRC staff urges member counties to review AB 1739 (as amended), and to provide comments on the bill to RCRC Legislative Advocate Kathy Mannion at kmannion@rcrcnet.org.
For additional information, please contact RCRC Legislative Advocate Kathy Mannion at (916) 447-4806 orkmannion@rcrcnet.org.