Bill > AB2026

This bill expresses the Legislature's intent to pass future laws aimed at increasing groundwater storage and removing obstacles to groundwater recharge, with the goal of maximizing the replenishment of underground water sources. This effort is intended to bolster water supplies for communities and farms, especially in anticipation of a hotter and drier future, while also safeguarding existing water rights, protecting communities, ensuring the continued operation of state and federal water projects, and addressing environmental needs. The bill references the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which already requires certain groundwater basins to be managed under specific plans, and suggests that future legislation might involve adjustments to temporary permits for groundwater recharge, improvements to the process for capturing unregulated floodwaters for recharge, and enhancements to the procedures for permitted groundwater recharge.

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