Sustainable Management Criteria:  Land Subsidence

SGMA requires the GSA to develop sustainability criteria for “significant and unreasonable land subsidence that substantially interferes with surface land uses” and that is related to groundwater pumping.

The Land Subsidence SMC is still under development.

The materials, below, are presented in chronological order, and include presentations to the GSA Board and Advisory Committee, staff reports, and written Advisory Committee feedback on specific questions.

May 4, 2020: Land Subsidence Staff Report and Strawman to Advisory Committee

May 12, 2020:  Land Subsidence Presentation to Advisory Committee

June 9, 2020: Land Subsidence Presentation to Advisory Committee

July 14, 2020: Land Subsidence Presentation to Advisory Committee

July 27, 2020: Land Subsidence Staff Report to the Board

July 27, 2020: Land Subsidence Presentation to Board