Groundwater Sustainability Planning in California: Recommendations for Strengthening the Kern Groundwater Sustainability Plan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
SGMA Requirements
2. Kern Groundwater Sustainability Plan Deficiencies and Recommendations
2.1. Inconsistencies across Sub-Basins
2.2. Inadequate Data
2.3. Subsidence Needs a Better Understanding
3. Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Number of Wells | Number of Dewatered Wells | |||||||
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M | D | A | % M/D Wells | M | D | A | % M/D Wells | |
CWD | 0 | 93 | 197 | 32% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
EWMA | 2 | 11 | 41 | 24% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
NK | 1 | 22 | 161 | 13% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
KTWD | 0 | 18 | 94 | 16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
RRB | 24 | 149 | 156 | 53% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
SWID | 16 | 68 | 118 | 42% | 0 | 8 | 7 | 10% |
SSJMUD | 19 | 67 | 243 | 26% | 0 | 13 | 11 | 15% |
SWSD | 4 | 138 | 763 | 16% | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7% |
WDWA | 0 | 2 | 35 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
WKWD | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
7th Standard | 2 | 9 | 19 | 37% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18% |
Total | 81 | 577 | 1827 | 26% | 0 | 33 | 24 | 5% |
Number of Wells | Number of Dewatered Wells | |||||||
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M | D | A | % M/D Wells | M | D | A | % M/D Wells | |
CWD | 0 | 93 | 197 | 32% | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3% |
EWMA | 2 | 11 | 41 | 24% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23% |
NK | 1 | 22 | 161 | 13% | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9% |
KTWD | 0 | 18 | 94 | 16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
RRB | 24 | 149 | 156 | 53% | 0 | 21 | 0 | 12% |
SWID | 16 | 68 | 118 | 42% | 0 | 22 | 13 | 26% |
SSJMUD | 19 | 67 | 243 | 26% | 0 | 29 | 25 | 34% |
SWSD | 4 | 138 | 763 | 16% | 0 | 41 | 52 | 29% |
WDWA | 0 | 2 | 35 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
WKWD | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
7th Standard | 2 | 9 | 19 | 37% | 0 | 5 | 2 | 45% |
Total | 81 | 577 | 1827 | 26% | 0 | 126 | 98 | 19% |
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Okamura, K.; Quandt, A. Groundwater Sustainability Planning in California: Recommendations for Strengthening the Kern Groundwater Sustainability Plan. Water 2024, 16, 2442. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172442
Okamura K, Quandt A. Groundwater Sustainability Planning in California: Recommendations for Strengthening the Kern Groundwater Sustainability Plan. Water. 2024; 16(17):2442. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172442
Chicago/Turabian StyleOkamura, Kiana, and Amy Quandt. 2024. "Groundwater Sustainability Planning in California: Recommendations for Strengthening the Kern Groundwater Sustainability Plan" Water 16, no. 17: 2442. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172442