ACWA, DWR to Host SBX7 6 Implementation Workshops

ACWA and the Department of Water Resources are sponsoring a series of interactive workshops on the SBX7 6 Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Program. Passed as part of the comprehensive package on water enacted by the Legislature in November 2009, SBX7 6 requires groundwater elevation monitoring for all 515 groundwater basins /sub-basins in California to better manage the resource during normal, wet and dry water years.

Because an entity must volunteer to coordinate monitoring efforts for each basin /sub-basin by Jan. 1, 2011, and elevation monitoring and reporting must begin by Jan.1, 2012, affected agencies are encouraged to attend a workshop to learn about the program, ask questions, and provide public input while the program elements are in draft form.

Confirmed dates for the workshops include Aug. 9 in Byron, Aug. 10 in Fresno, Aug. 17 in Sonoma and Aug. 18 in Redding. The workshops are free but registration is required; ACWA will provide online registration details soon.

Additional dates are pending in Riverside and Los Angeles.

More on SBX7 6 Groundwater Elevation Monitoring is available here.