Nine years in, California’s groundwater sustainability overhaul is becoming a reality

Nine years in, California’s groundwater sustainability overhaul is becoming a reality

Posted on September 29, 2023

Self-Help Enterprises community development specialist Sonia Sanchez emphasized the importance of collaboration between groundwater sustainability agencies and the rural, sometimes disadvantaged, communities within their districts to ensure many voices are heard.

“It does vary, but some themes that we’re seeing are that communities are not being engaged overall,” Sanchez said, noting that many of these agencies do not have any rural residents on their governing boards.

“That could be a space where residents could be more involved and have their voices heard.”