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A water budget is an accounting of the rates of the inflows, outflows, and changes in water storage in a specific area; they are important to understanding the movement of water into, within, and out of a watershed.  Water budgets also provide an understanding of historical conditions and how future changes to supply, demand, hydrology, population, land use, and climate may affect the water resources of the area.

Water budgets are a required element of Groundwater Sustainability Plans; however, water budgets are not intended to be a direct measure of groundwater sustainability but rather to provide GSAs with an understanding of the basin that will inform and help guide future projects and management actions in order to achieve sustainability for the basin.

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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: Developing a water budgetWith water availability being an important concern, water managers often use water budgets to quantify and manage water resources.  A water budget is an accounting of the rates of the inflows, outflows, and changes in water storage in a specific area; however, as simple as that might sound, developing an accurate water budget can be a difficult and challenging endeavor. To address this problem, the Department of Water Resources has developed a water budget handbook, which is intended to demystify […]Water budgets – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News CentralMay 13 2020

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