Bulletin No. 39-58, Water Supply Conditions in Southern California during 1957-1958, Volume II, Precipitation and Water Level Data, Central Coastal and Los Angeles Regions

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  A new era for California’s groundwater began in September 2014 with the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). SGMA established a...

  A new era for California’s groundwater began in September 2014 with the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). SGMA established a path for the sustainable management of groundwater through the formation of locally organized groundwater sustainability agencies and locally developed groundwater sustainability plans.

  The purpose of this interim update is to provide up-to-date information on groundwater basins subject to critical conditions of overdraft, groundwater basin boundaries, and basin prioritization. That information is essential to the successful implementation of SGMA, including the timely formation of groundwater sustainability agencies and the development of groundwater sustainability plans.

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  The final goal is to identify data gaps and groundwater management challenges that will guide prioritizing of future data collection and funding opportunities relevant to the region.

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  Potential Impacts of Future Geological Storage of CO2 on the Groundwater Reservoirs in California’s Central Valley

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  Potential Impacts of Future Geological Storage of CO2 on the Groundwater Reservoirs in California’s Central Valley

  California Energy Commission (CEC) | May 1, 2013...

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  This study assessed the history of oil production and pressure changes in the southern portion of the San Joaquin Basin in California’s Central...

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