News

• May 31, 2017 – TGBA Hosting a Workshop on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
• Workshop Hours 10:00am - 12:00pm or 6:00pm – 8:00pm Both sessions shall follow the same agenda. Please attend the session that is most convenient. Location: Denair Community Center 3850 N. Gratton Road, Denair, CA 95316
• 2017 May 31 TGBA SGMA Workshop Agenda, (Spanish)
• 2017 May 31 SGMA Fact Sheet, (Spanish)
• 2017 May 31 Public Workshop – TGBA Press Release
• 2017 May 31 Workshop Survey
• Spanish May 31, 2017 Engagement Survey
• Spanish May 31, 2017 Workshop Evaluation
• March 1, 2017 and March 2, 2017 – Notice of Public Hearing of the West Turlock Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agency on the Election to become a GSA under SGMA.
  • March 1st & 2nd, 2017 – Notice of Public Hearing
• October 29, 2015 - TGBA Hosting a Workshop on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
• Workshop Hours:  6pm-8pm, Workshop Location: City of Ceres' Community Center, 2701 Fourth Street, Ceres, CA. http://www.tid.org/water/water-management/groundwater-management


• October 29, 2015 - TGBA SGMA Workshop Presentations
• October 1, 2015 - USGS.GOV
  • Central Valley Groundwater Levels Reached Historical Lows
    http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4345#.ViVaO36rS73
• August 12, 2015 - Westside Connect
  • Recycled Water Project a model of innovation
    http://www.westsideconnect.com/opinion/deanharris/recycled-water-project-a-model-of-innovation/article_d7737c10-410a-11e5-9ac8-a7bf82be0924.html
  
  
  • Recycled Water Project clears regulatory milestone
    http://www.westsideconnect.com/news/local_news/recycled-water-project-clears-regulatory-milestone/article_42f25c3e-4108-11e5-a6ab-0b45bdd98ec3.html



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New California Laws Will Ease Groundwater Right Battles

October 9th, 2015 Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills, AB 1390 (Alejo) & SB 226 (Pavley) that would make groundwater disputes resolve quicker in court.  These companion bills streamline California's adjudication process, adding groundwater right allocations for those in a covered groundwater basin. 

Establishing groundwater rights has been a multiple year process which makes it a very unappealing process for most.  Some of these adjudications have included over 70,000 parties.  The new laws are focused on expediting the process, making it more conducive to the parties involved. 

To read more click here.