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Assembly advances temporary SGMA exemption for managed wetlands and small community water systems
Summary
A proposal to temporarily exempt managed wetlands and small community water systems from some Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) pumping reductions and fees advanced out of an Assembly committee after hours of debate between environmental advocates and agricultural groups.
Assemblymember Tim Connolly introduced AB 929 to temporarily exempt small community water systems and managed wetlands from certain pumping reductions and fines under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and to require groundwater sustainability plans to explicitly assess impacts on these uses.
The bill would exempt the amount of groundwater “historically required” to support small community water systems and to annually flood managed wetlands; any increase beyond historical use would remain subject to GSA regulation. AB…
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