By Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Most groundwater plans covering the San Joaquin Valley got a big, fat thumbs down from the state. There were two glaring exceptions. Plans by the Westlands Water District and Kings subbasin, which together cover most...
From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to enable local water agencies and other water users to capture water from the latest round of storms to recharge state groundwater supplies. The order suspends regulations...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: In late February, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a petition from the operators of the two major state and federal water projects to temporarily suspend a Delta water quality requirement in...
From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): A coalition of environmental groups – the California Water Impact Network, the California Sportfishing...
State Water Board approves federal request to divert more than 600,000 acre-feet of water for wildlife refuges, underground storage, and recharge. Decision helps improve aquifer conditions in Central Valley. From the State Water Resources Control Board: To capitalize on strong...
Groundwater plans, largely serving low-income Latino communities, were deemed inadequate for preventing dry wells and sinking land. By Alastair Bland,...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Six San Joaquin Valley groundwater agencies learned Thursday they could be subject to state enforcement action if they don’t redo plans to bring their aquifers back into balance. In its final determinations, the Department of...
