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Domestic Water Well Drilling and Pump Repair should permanently be considered Exempt Essential Emergency Services like they were in the 2011-2017 Droughts.
Major improvement in air quality over time.
California’s Groundwater Conditions, Semi-Annual Update: October 2022
California Water Code 106: It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that the use of water for domestic purposes is the highest use of water and that the next highest use is for irrigation. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
Maven’s Notebook is a comprehensive source for California water news and information.
Water Wrights reports on California Water policy and how it affects farmers and ranchers throughout California.
SJV Water is an independent, nonprofit news site dedicated to covering water in the San Joaquin Valley.
Food & Water Watch mobilizes regular people to build political power to move bold and uncompromised solutions to the most pressing food, water, and climate.
SGMA Portal To date 93% of the GSPs (Groundwater Sustainability Plans) are not approved. Therefore at this time, there are no official water well criteria or construction requirements for most locations as related to SGMA.
AB 32 Climate Change Scoping Plan created a comprehensive, multi-year program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California. The Draft 2022 Scoping Plan assesses progress toward the statutory 2030 target, while laying out a path to achieving carbon neutrality no later than 2045.
SB-1 Transportation funding. (2017-2018) will trigger the retirement, replacement, retrofit, or repower of our drill rigs, when the vehicle reaches 18 years from the model year the engine and emission control system are first certified for use in self-propelled commercial motor vehicles by the state board or other applicable state and federal agencies.
Governor’s Executive Order No. N-79-20 of September 23, 2020 directs the state board to implement strategies to achieve 100 percent zero emissions from off-road equipment in California by 2035
Assembly Bill No. 1346 CHAPTER 753 43018.11. (a) (1) By July 1, 2022, the state board shall, consistent with federal law, adopt cost-effective and technologically feasible regulations to prohibit engine exhaust and evaporative emissions from new small off-road engines.
Governor's Executive Order N-7-22 is a recent emergency order which has a significant impact on groundwater use.
Governor’s 55-Gallon Rule was signed in 2018 Assembly Bill No. 1668 which The bill, until January 1, 2025, would establish 55 gallons per capita daily as the standard for indoor residential water use, beginning January 1, 2025, would establish the greater of 52.5 gallons per capita daily or a standard recommended by the department and the board as the standard for indoor residential water use, and beginning January 1, 2030, would establish the greater of 50 gallons per capita daily.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1642 (Salas) Would, until January 1, 2028, exempt from The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) a well project, that meets specified conditions. The bill would require a lead agency, before determining that a well project is exempt from CEQA to contact the state board to determine whether claiming the exemption will affect the ability of the well project to receive federal financial assistance or federally capitalized financial assistance.
Truck & Bus Regulation Applies to all on-road diesel vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 14,000 lbs. Includes school buses.
New CARB Smog Check for Trucks The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently previewed the Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance Program (HD I/M), which is due to begin phasing in on Jan. 1, 2023.
California Water Boards The State Water Resources Control Board website covers California water quality and rights regulation, board meetings, laws, funding, and watershed management.
California Groundwater Association (CGA) is a non-profit organization representing all segments of the groundwater industry in California.
Groundwater Resources Association of California is dedicated to resource management that protects and improves groundwater supply and quality.
Drought Monitor focuses on broad-scale conditions in California.
Californians for Affordable Drinking Water in Rural Areas