SGMA implementation often assumes people already know what to do. It assumes they have email, internet access, parcel numbers, passwords, and confidence navigating online systems. But groundwater policy reaches real people at kitchen tables, in rural homes, and through letters they may not understand. This article looks at why SGMA outreach is not a soft extra. It is infrastructure.

Why I Stepped Into This Work People ask me why I’ve taken on SGMA work when I already had a full, meaningful life walking alongside...