The deadline for landowners in the North Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) in north Fresno County is Sunday, Nov. 30. Otherwise, well owners will be subject to a $100 penalty per well. The GSA has been on a quest to identify an estimated 7,000 wells within its boundaries since May. … The registry will help the agency fill “data gaps,” get a better handle on groundwater management and demonstrate a desire to maintain local control to state regulators. It stems from the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which requires local agencies bring aquifers into balance by 2040. 

Other groundwater news:

• Colorado School of Mines: Blog: Emptying aquifers creating sinkholes, economic issues worldwide
• EOS: Blog: Avoiding and responding to peak groundwater