Environmental
Jun. 11, 2014
Now is the time to fix water issues
Historically, California groundwater law has been simple: pump until a judge orders you not to. However, this year, the state Legislature seems poised to enact significant groundwater legislation. By Eric Garner
Historically, California groundwater law has been simple: pump until a judge orders you not to. Although California passed a statewide surface water law in 1914 that required permitting of nearly all surface water uses, the state has never broadly regulated groundwater. This lack of groundwater pumping regulation is very unusual because nearly all other states have some form of statewide groundwater regulation.
Until this year it seemed ...
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