If you don’t work in agriculture, “groundwater sustainability” may sound like an abstract issue. But in a series of recent letters from the state Department of Water Resources to local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies, which are run primarily by representatives of farms and irrigation districts, one key message was that they need to consider non-ag interests, like drinking water and sinking land, when making groundwater plans for the future.
In this interview, Valley Edition host Kathleen Schock interviews KVPR reporter Kerry Klein about these letters and the latest in the rollout of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. The conversation features excerpts of conversations with Paul Gosselin, Deputy Director of Sustainable Groundwater Management with the Department of Water Resources; Shelley Cartwright, Deputy General Manager of Westlands Water District; and Amanda Monaco, a Policy Coordinator with the Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability.
