AGWA: Background

The Association of Ground Water Agencies, or AGWA, was initially formed in 1994 by a group of eight Southern California groundwater basin management agencies. In 1995 it was incorporated as a nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation.

Mission statement: The mission of the Association of Ground Water Agencies is to provide a unified voice for groundwater management agencies, to coordinate efforts and exchange information to enhance the effective management of groundwater resources in California.

Specifically, AGWA's purpose is to create a forum for the discussion of groundwater issues of interest to those entities which, either by court judgment or statute, are responsible for management of groundwater basin resources, and to take action where appropriate in connection with such issues.

AGWA's primary objectives are to:

promote more effective means of enhancing management of groundwater basins
promote the reliability of existing groundwater supplies and the increase of basin yields
promote the protection and enhancement of groundwater quality