Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Update

September 22, 2017

Moderator, Bay Planning Coalition Annual Energy and Water Nexus

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) established a new structure for managing California's groundwater resources at a local level by local agencies. Now that several key deadlines in the Act have passed, what is the status of the effort? Has it run into any unexpected challenges? A panel of experts, moderated by Downey Brand water law attorney Rebecca Smith, will provide the latest information on SGMA's implementation and what lies ahead for the complicated changes it has engerdered.