BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Kern River Groundwater Sustainability Agency (KRGSA) adopted their final Kern County Subbasin groundwater sustainability plan Thursday, marking a significant step toward addressing state requirements for water management.

This plan represents years of collaborative work between the KRGSA and 19 other agencies in the Kern Subbasin. It aims to satisfy corrective actions mandated by the State Water Resources Control Board under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

The law requires agencies to develop plans addressing groundwater overdraft and ensuring long-term sustainability of the state's water resources, with goals of preventing water shortages and land subsidence.

"We've evolved this plan several times. We think it's a very robust plan tha

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