51 - Locally Led Strategies for Protecting Groundwater Resources

When it comes to groundwater management, California was the wild west not long ago, with unrestricted pumping depleting many aquifers. But that changed in 2014 with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which created about 350 Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) responsible for management of more than 140 of the state's basins. Using a framework of local control, GSAs work to sustain groundwater resources for growers, industries, residents and ecosystems.

In this episode, guest host