Groundwater Awareness Week
Join DWR during Groundwater Awareness Week March 10-16 as we celebrate the upcoming 10th Anniversary of SGMA and the progress made with local partnerships and innovative projects to put more water into the ground. Online events will take place March 11-15. We'll kick off the celebration on Monday, March 11 with a webinar featuring DWR Director Karla Nemeth, DWR Deputy Director of Sustainable Groundwater Management, Paul Gosselin and others to talk about the progress made over the first 10 years of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and how state-local partnerships and innovative projects are putting more water into the ground and helping to ensure current and long-term water supply resiliency for communities, businesses and environmental habitats that are dependent on groundwater. For more information on the week's activities, download the Groundwater Awareness Week flyer.
DWR is celebrating SGMA with a series of mid-day virtual activities between March 11 and March 15. See details and registration links for each webinar and workshop below. Please direct any questions about these events to sgmps@water.ca.gov.
Monday, March 11, 2024 from 11:00 am -12:30 pm: California Water Management and Progress Since the Signing of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
Registration link: https://stantec.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_msIUcWD-Sne11chu3VZc2w
Join DWR in celebrating the upcoming 10th Anniversary of SGMA on Monday as we kick off Groundwater Awareness Week 2024. You’ll hear from DWR’s Director, Karla Nemeth, and DWR Sustainable Water Management Office Deputy Director, Paul Gosselin about the progress made over the first 10 years of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Our dynamic speakers will also discuss State-local partnerships and innovative projects that are putting more water into the ground, helping to ensure current and long-term water supply resiliency for communities, businesses, and environmental habitats that are dependent on groundwater.
DWR’s Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGMO) staff will also highlight the status of California’s groundwater following multiple years of statewide drought interrupted by a wet year and how California’s highly variable climate can influence what is happening underground. In addition, learn how DWR’s SGMO is providing assistance to local agencies and groundwater managers to help them engage with their communities during SGMA implementation.
GSAs are encouraged to join on Tuesday and Wednesday during Groundwater Awareness Week for tailored and interactive workshops led by a professional facilitator on outreach and engagement topics. Both workshops will include break-out sessions and opportunities to share experiences and learn from others on how to enhance community involvement and relationships. Please note that GSAs are the targeted audience for these two workshops, so registration will be prioritized for these agencies.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am: Outreach and Engagement Training for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies
Registration link: https://stantec.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvceCtrzgvH90Vl10Avjow0hk4CoPJe8je
Tuesday’s workshop will focus on how GSAs can engage or re-engage with interested parties in their basin to enhance local relationships.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am: Outreach and Engagement Training for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies
Registration link: https://stantec.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvcOygqzktH9K9T3B09BinokDSITewhCkP
Wednesday’s workshop will focus on how GSAs can address challenging situations and will provide tools for GSAs navigating difficult dialogue.
Thursday, March 14, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Groundwater Sustainability Plan Reporting Process and Requirements
Registration Link: https://stantec.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-QiBai51SAqlPywoub54ow
Join us on Thursday during Groundwater Awareness Week for presentations from DWR’s SGMO staff about the groundwater sustainability plan reporting process, annual reporting process, and the expectations for how these various documents, required by SGMA regulations, are submitted by GSAs to DWR. Staff will also provide information on the periodic update guidance document released in the fall of 2023, as well as other regulatory reporting process items.
Friday, March 15, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Planning for the Future; Data, Tools, and Models
Registration Link: https://stantec.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hjYsV8PBTdSTbutzYK1uHw
Join us on Friday during Groundwater Awareness Week to hear from DWR’s SGMO staff about DWR’s data and modeling tools that are available to support GSAs as they plan their groundwater management implementation efforts. You will learn how State and local agencies are improving the collective understanding of California’s groundwater basins and conditions through the collection of new data and enhancements of groundwater monitoring and modeling.
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