CGA Legislation and Legislative Affairs

	CGA actively promotes and protects groundwater resources in California and beyond.

Legislation

The California Groundwater Association is the recognized leading authority on groundwater matters at the State Capitol. Legislators and Regulators alike look to CGA to provide expertise on matters affecting the groundwater industry.
See CGA's Resolution from the California Legislature.

Legislative Alert

11/16/09 -- The 5th District Court of Appeals has halted the unlicensed drilling of water wells by a public entity in a lawsuit involving the California Groundwater Association (CGA) and the Semitropic Water Storage District (Semitropic) in Kern County. The Court ruled that public entities, such as water storage districts, are not exempt from drilling water wells without a C-57 license as specified in Water Code Section 13750.5.

Appellate Court Decision (PDF)
CGA Court Decision Press Release (PDF)

08/28/09 -- CGA is working on legislation to continue groundwater supplies during our drought.

Assembly Bill AB1416 (PDF)

CGA works on AB1416 legislation. L

L to R - Mike Mortensson, Mike Maggiora, CGA President John Kratz, Assembly Member Cathleen Galgaini, Bruce Hunter, Gary Mickelson, and Pete Conaty.

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Legislative Affairs

Pending Legislation
CGA’s Legislative Committee monitors legislation that affects our industry. We work directly with legislators and through our Sacramento lobbyist Pete Conaty & Associates to protect our interests.
Day at the Capitol
We host an annual event in Sacramento to bring CGA members and legislators face- to-face to discuss issues affecting the groundwater industry.
National Fly-In
CGA leaders join the National Groundwater Association in Washington DC to discuss national issues affecting groundwater.

Regulatory Affairs

CARB
CGA is working with the California Air Resources Board to lessen the impact of the new rules affecting portable diesel engines as well as on road and off road diesel engines.
Lead Free
New lead content requirements passed by the legislature in 2006 went into effect on January 1, 2010. Under the new law any pipe fitting or fixture intended to convey or dispense water for human consumption must meet a weighted average lead content of ≤0.25% . The requirements of this law were incorporated into the American National Standard NSF/ANSI Standard 61, Annex G.
Ground Source Heat Pumps
CGA sponsored legislation to promote ground source heat pumps and helped to develop regulations affecting this new technology.