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A team led by SEI worked with water managers in California’s Yolo County to prepare for the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
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This project drew on SEI’s years of experience in guiding stakeholder-driven processes through the Robust Decision Support (RDS) practice. With funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), SEI led a team in using RDS to help Yolo County prepare for the implementation of SGMA, which requires California water agencies to halt the overdraft of priority basins and implement sustainability plans.
The project consisted of three components. The first, led by the University of Vermont, was to assess farmer attitudes on groundwater management. This was done using focus groups and a survey of Yolo County farmers. The second component was the development of an integrated hydro-economic model. This effort was led by ERA Economics and SEI. The third component was the implementation of the Robust Decision Support process with Yolo County stakeholders.
Other publication / These three reports summarize the findings of a survey of Yolo County farmers, focusing on their concerns, preferences and practices.
SEI brief / RDS helps stakeholders create a shared mental model of available opportunities and potential trade-offs for various objectives.
Journal article / This article describes the development of a groundwater sustainability plan for California's Yolo County, using a participatory decision-making process.
Tool / The Water Evaluation and Planning tool (WEAP) provides a comprehensive, flexible and user-friendly framework for policy analysis in water resources planning.
Project / The Sacramento Water Allocation Model enables policy-makers to weigh difficult trade-offs in water use, by simulating a complex water system in the US.
Feature / A major update to SEI’s flagship water modelling tool enables policy-makers and researchers to more easily determine watershed boundaries and river pathways.
Project / SEI worked with the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to produce a Stormwater Resources Plan.
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