In-Progress Research:
This research belongs to Water Sustainability Lab, it is not Lauren Owen’s research, it is an example of layout.
Adjudication, Sustainability and Equity
This state funded project is evaluating the climate change adaptation strategies for California’s adjudicated groundwater basins to assess impacts on water sustainability for vulnerable communities. Court-adjudicated basins are where water users turn to the court to manage a groundwater basin. They encompass a very large area of Southern California and include a significant portion of the state’s DACs. Over time, they have experienced diminished groundwater storage and other unacceptable impacts, but they are exempt from California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) that requires planning for basin sustainability and equity. This proposal is evaluating whether and how the management of these basins is aligning with SGMA requirements for sustainability and equity.
Published research:
This research belongs to Water Sustainability Lab, it is not Lauren Owen’s research, it is an example of layout.
Van Schmidt, Nathan, Tamara Wilson, Ruth Langridge. 2022. Linkages between land-use change and groundwater management foster long-term resilience of water supply in California. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies.Vol. 40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101056, https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2214-5818(22)00069-6
Langridge, Ruth and Nathan D. Van Schmidt. 2020. Groundwater and Drought Resilience in the SGMA Era. Society and Natural Resources Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.1801923