Guidance

 Title of ResourceAuthor(s) Year of Publication
Multi-Benefit Recharge Project Methodology
  • The Nature Conservancy
Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
  • The Nature Conservancy
2014
DWR's SGMA Best Management Practices and Guidance Documents
  • Department of Water Resources
2016
Recharge Roundtable Call to Action: Key Steps for Replenishing California Groundwater
  • Graham Fogg (ed.)
  • Leigh Bernacchi (ed.)
  • Helen Dahlke
  • Andrew Fisher
  • Erfan Goharian
  • Thomas Harter
  • Adam Hutchison
  • John McHugh
  • Tim Parker
  • Samuel Sandoval Solis
2018
Flood-MAR White Paper
  • California Department of Water Resources
2018
A Technical Framework for Increasing Groundwater Replenishment
  • Association of California Water Agencies
2019
Building Multi-Benefit Recharge Basins
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • Point Blue Conservation Science
  • Audobon California
  • Sustainable Conservation
2020
Protecting Groundwater Quality While Replenishing Aquifers
  • Sustainable Conservation
2021
Protegiendo la Calidad del Agua Subterranea Mientras se Reponen los Acuiferos
  • Sustainable Conservation
2021
Introduction to Groundwater Recharge
  • Almond Board of California
  • Sustainable Conservation
2022
District Recharge Program Guidance
  • Sustainable Conservation
  • Department of Water Resources
2023
Flood-MAR CEQA & Permitting Flow Chart
  • Meredith Parkin, JD, PMP (ESA)
  • John Hunter, PhD (ESA)
  • Jenny Marr (DWR)
2023
Central Valley Groundwater Recharge Incentives and Strategies
  • Sustainable Conservation
  • Department of Water Resources
2023
On-Farm Recharge Methods Manual: a summary of strategies and challenges
  • Sustainable Conservation
  • Department of Water Resources
2023
COORDINATING FLOOD & GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
  • CA DWR
2023
Flood Control, Groundwater Recharge, and Water Rights
  • State Water Resources Control Board
2023
How to Estimate Recharge Fact Sheet (Oct 2025)
  • Estimating Recharge Action Team
2025
Flood-MAR Research & Data Development Plan – 2025 Evaluation
  • California Department of Water Resources
2025
Protecting Groundwater Quality During Managed Aquifer Recharge: A Flood-MAR Network Guidance Document
  • FloodMAR Network
2026
Operationalizing Functional Flows to Inform and Evaluate Flood-MAR Diversion Approaches
  • FloodMAR Network
2026
Flow-Through Basins: Fundamentals of Design, Permitting, and Funding and Example Projects
  • Sustainable Conservation
2026
Ecological Recharge Basins: Three Case Studies
  • Sustainable Conservation
2026
Walnuts: Guidance for Protecting Crop Health During On Farm Recharge
  • Crop Health Action Team
2026
Vineyards: Guidance for Protecting Crop Health During On Farm Recharge
  • Crop Health Action Team
2026
Pistachios: Guidance for Protecting Crop Health During On Farm Recharge
  • Crop Health Action Team
2026
 Title of ResourceAuthor(s) Year of Publication
California Flood-MAR Hub
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