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DWR and board outline recharge progress and Prop 4 rollout; concerns remain over permitting certainty and funding scale
Summary
DWR and the State Water Board told the Senate committee that managed recharge and improved data collection have expanded since 2014, but agencies still face permitting and funding constraints that slow project implementation.
Officials described managed recharge as one of the principal implementation tools for SGMA but said permitting, timing and funding remain constraints lawmakers must address.
Paul Gosselin of the Department of Water Resources told the committee that expanded data collection and local partnerships enabled a major managed‑recharge effort in 2023, when agencies diverted and recharged more than 4.1 million acre‑feet to underground storage. The department said that increased monitoring, guidance documents and facilitation services have helped GSAs prepare for project implementation, and that DWR will publish forthcoming guidance on assessing…
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