… Adding groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) has only multiplied the many cross connected lines, in some cases creating conflicts. Joe Neves, who serves as a Kings County Supervisor, as well as a director on both the Mid-Kings River and South Fork Kings GSAs decided that was his case and announced Jan. 15 he was offloading his position on the Mid-Kings board. Serving on both boards was “incompatible,” Neves said at South Fork’s Jan. 15 meeting. His resignation came after Neves voted to approve a letter from South Fork opposing Mid-Kings’ draft pumping allocation policy, though he had approved the policy as a member of Mid-Kings’ board.

Other groundwater news around the West:

• KJZZ (Phoenix): This La Paz supervisor has been calling for a new AMA for years. The county finally got one
• California Department of Water Resources: News release: DWR finalizes best management practices to help address subsidence and protect California’s water infrastructure
• The National Law Review: Upcoming reporting deadline for California water right holders to submit annual use and diversion reports to New CalWATRS Database