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Committee advances bills on groundwater adjudication and temporary protections for small water systems and managed wetlands
Summary
The Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced water bills aimed at preserving local groundwater determinations (AB 1413) and protecting small community water systems and managed wetlands from immediate SGMA reductions (AB 929).
Two water‑policy items with substantive debate were presented and advanced out of the Appropriations Committee.
AB 1413 (author: Pappen) — Groundwater adjudication and the "size of the pie": The author described AB 1413 as a follow‑up to prior groundwater legislation and said it is intended to preserve the local process for determining sustainable yield and to give validated Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) deference in adjudication proceedings. The Nature Conservancy testified in support, saying the bill "prohibits a court from adopting a sustainable yield in an adjudication…
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