​New Research Reveals Optimism as California Strives for Sustainable Groundwater Use​

Five years after the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) became law in California, University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy researchers examined the progress made and the obstacles stakeholders face as the state aims for sustainable groundwater use by 2042. Price Associate Professor William Leach and Professor Shui-Yan Tang, along with USC Price alumnus and Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Brian An, published their findings in two journals this fall. Their work is supported by a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.Many members of the public may not realize that groundwater provides nearly 40% of water used in California in normal years,