Sustainable Management Criteria: Seawater Intrusion
SGMA requires the GSA to develop sustainability criteria for “significant and unreasonable seawater intrusion” that is the result of groundwater pumping.
The Seawater Intrusion 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: SWI Staff Report and Strawman Proposal to Advisory Committee
May 12, 2020: SWI Presentation to Advisory Committee
June 9, 2020: SWI Presentation to Advisory Committee
July 14, 2020: SWI Staff Report, Revisions and Examples, to Advisory Committee
July 14, 2020: SWI Presentation to the Advisory Committee