As promised, state delivers tough subsidence guidelines prompting some valley water managers to cry foul
Though some valley groundwater managers say new state guidelines “move the goal posts” on subsidence, state regulators gave fair warning of what was coming. At a September workshop Deputy Director of the Department of Water Resources Paul Gosselin told attendees the new guidelines would require hard commitments and detailed action plans to stop the rapid sinking that has damaged canals and sunk such large sections of the San Joaquin Valley, the resulting “bowl” can be seen from space. … The guidelines, released by the Department of Water Resources in January, outline how agencies should manage aquifers to avoid further subsidence.
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