California's oranges and B.C.'s apples? Lessons for B.C. from California groundwater reform

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dc.contributor.authorChristensen, Randy
dc.contributor.authorBrandes, Oliver M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-19T17:14:58Z
dc.date.available2017-04-19T17:14:58Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractBritish Columbia can learn valuable lessons from California’s extreme drought and recent groundwater law reforms as it drafts its own groundwater regulations under the new B.C. Water Sustainability Act. This report analyzes California’s legislation while taking into account the climatic, social, and legal differences between the state and province. It offers a number of key findings and insights including the urgent need to begin piloting groundwater sustainability plans in critical watersheds in B.C.; the necessity for clear performance standards, timelines, and accountability for local decision-making bodies to ensure successful watershed or aquifer plans; and the importance of shared responsibility between senior government and local decision-makers.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusUnrevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPOLIS Project on Ecological Governance and Ecojustice.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChristensen, R., & Brandes, O.M. (2015, June). California’s Oranges and B.C.’s Apples? Lessons for B.C. from California Groundwater Reform. Victoria, Canada: POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria/Ecojustice.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPOLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria/Ecojusticeen_US
dc.subjectWater Management
dc.subjectBritish Columbia
dc.subjectCalifornia
dc.subjectSustainable Groundwater Management Act
dc.subjectGroundwater Management
dc.subjectDrought Management
dc.subjectWater Sustainability Act
dc.subjectPOLIS Project on Ecological Governance
dc.subjectCentre for Global Studies
dc.subject.departmentFaculty of Law
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Administration
dc.titleCalifornia's oranges and B.C.'s apples? Lessons for B.C. from California groundwater reformen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

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