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Flooding rice fields in Yuba County with groundwater (DWR, 2009).
Soil Agricultural Groundwater Banking Index
The Soil Agricultural Groundwater Banking Index (SAGBI) is a suitability index for groundwater recharge on agricultural land. The SAGBI is based on five major factors that are critical to successful agricultural groundwater banking: deep percolation, root zone residence time, topography, chemical limitations, and soil surface condition.
Topic Area(s):
- Crop System Suitability
- Land Use Planning and Management
- Soils, Geology, and Aquifer Characterization
- Tool and Application Development
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