… The August meeting of the California Water Commission featured an in-depth presentation on the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) draft Best Management Practices for addressing land subsidence in California. These practices are designed to help local groundwater sustainability agencies better understand the causes of subsidence, how to monitor it effectively, and strategies for managing its impacts. … Subsidence is one of the six sustainability indicators required to be managed under SGMA. 

Other groundwater news:

• The Valley Citizen (Modesto, Calif.): Opinion: Beleaguered MID director faces groundwater dilemma
• The Independent (U.K.): The Arizona town that’s sinking more than two inches every year