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Emergency Regulation for Implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act - SWRCB

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt, by emergency regulation, a schedule of fees to cover the costs associated with state intervention. 

On May 16, 2016, the State Water Board adopted resolution 2017-33 to adopt an Emergency Regulation for Implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA). On June 19, 2017, the regulation was submitted to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for review. OAL approved the regulation on June 29, 2017. Emergency Regulation for Implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

For State Water Resources Control Board Intervention Fees for Unmanaged Portions of Groundwater Basin0, please see the Draft Emergency Regulation for State Intervention Fact Sheet. (5/16/2017)