BasinBenefits identified the factors that encourage effective groundwater recharge at the individual landowner level, and how to include habitat restoration in a cost effective manner, benefit maximizing manner at a regional level.
We created a framework to evaluate the costs and benefits to landowners of creating habitat in conjunction with their groundwater sustainability projects. Our goal is to generate multiple benefits while ensuring groundwater sustainability. Specifically, this project assessed: |
The necessary incentives for landowners to make land use decisions that increase groundwater sustainability and create additional habitat and community benefits,
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A spatial analysis of land that maximizes recharge and/or habitat while minimizing negative impacts on surrounding communities,
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The mechanisms to embed this framework within SGMA-mandated Groundwater Sustainability Plans.
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