: Begin UPDATE August 10th, 2025 One of the leading selling points used by advocates of SGMA is the idea that the groundwater sustainability agencies are controlled locally. In the case of the Indian Wells Valley, nothing could be futher from the truth. Resident’s of the City of Ridgecrest were tricked into thinking that they … Continue reading UPDATE August 10th, 2025 – SGMA IS A FAILED EXPERIMENT: The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority is the California Department of Water Resource’s GUINEA PIG – Why Is Stantec Inc. Hiding Behind Provost and Pritchard?