The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the draft
California’s Groundwater – Update 2020, containing
information on the condition of the state’s groundwater. DWR will
be present an overview of the document at a public
webinar meeting on March 30, 2021, at noon.
As counties move into another likely dry year, this document will
provide critical information for water and drought managers
throughout the state. CSAC encourages you to review the
publication and provide input through the 45-day public comment
period which is now on the draft report. Public comments can be
emailed to CalGW@water.ca.gov and will be
accepted through April 26, 2021.
The current version of California’s Groundwater
provides a comprehensive look at statewide groundwater
activities, compiling technical information and data
from 2003 to 2020. The bulletin builds a statewide
framework to share new information and progress made by
locals who are managing groundwater basins across the state. It
also highlights emerging topics such as water markets
and the impacts of climate change on groundwater and
summarizes groundwater information for each of the state’s 10
hydrologic regions.
California’s Groundwater is organized to share the
growing body of groundwater data that is available now and
will continue to be submitted by local agencies in the future as
part of the implementation of SGMA. DWR is developing a
companion California’s Groundwater web-based
dashboard leveraging the California Natural Resources Agency Open
Data Platform to improve the access and timeliness
of statewide groundwater information, making it easily
available for water managers and the public to use.
The final version of California’s Groundwater is
expected to be released in summer 2021. For more information,
visit
the DWR Groundwater Website or contact Catherine Freeman,
CSAC Legislative Representative, at cfreeman@counties.org.
