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Senate advances two bills aimed at smoothing groundwater adjudications and protecting small pumpers
Summary
Two SGMA‑related measures, AB 1466 and AB 1413, were advanced by the Senate committee; together they would add procedural options for small groundwater users in adjudications and give state‑approved groundwater sustainability plans presumptive weight in court proceedings unless clearly flawed.
The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee considered two related bills that address conflicts between court‑ordered groundwater adjudications and the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The committee advanced both measures — AB 1466 and AB 1413 — as amended to subsequent committees.
AB 1466 (local author/Assemblymember Hart) focuses on procedural protections for small groundwater users in adjudications. The bill would allow courts to hold a preliminary hearing early in a case to decide whether small water…
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