The Oregon Water Resources Commission’s (OWRC’s) rulemaking for the Greater Harney Valley Groundwater Area of Concern (Area of Concern) became effective on April 15, 2016. The new regulations limit pending and new applications for groundwater use in the Malheur Basin. Citing concern over lowering groundwater levels in the region, OWRC passed the new regulations to […]
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California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Regulations Issued California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (“SGMA”) was passed in 2014. The SGMA requires local agencies to bear the burden of creating, implementing, and enforcing Groundwater Sustainability Plans (“GSP”) in certain groundwater basins to manage the aquifer in a “sustainable” manner. The California Department of Water Resources (“CDWR”) recently
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On February 3, 2015, the Nevada State Engineer issued Order 1250 curtailing 50% of all supplemental groundwater pumping for irrigation in both Mason and Smith Valleys. This action by the Nevada State Engineer was the first time curtailment of this magnitude has taken place in Nevada. Order 1250 determined supplemental groundwater use for irrigation to
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