Fourth San Joaquin Valley groundwater region avoids state intervention
The state Water Resources Control Board unanimously approved releasing the Delta-Mendota subbasin from potential enforcement actions at its April 7 meeting. … Landowners in the region will escape probation, which requires growers to meter wells, register them at $300 each and pay $20 per acre foot pumped. In order to avoid state sanctions, the 23 Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) that cover the Delta-Mendota subbasin submitted one coordinated groundwater plan that addressed negative impacts, such as land sinking and decreased water levels. … Delta-Mendota is the fourth subbasin in the San Joaquin Valley to avoid state intervention.
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