By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water An agricultural water district that serves mostly Hanford-area farmers is looking for ways to preserve...
By Ellen M. Bruno, UCANR The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) opened the door for groundwater markets to emerge in much of California. Groundwater markets refer to the voluntary, compensated transfer of the right or allowance to pump groundwater, as...
Press release from the Indian Wells Groundwater Authority: The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority supports the U.S. Navy’s request for...
By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water The Mid-Kings River Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) approved a pumping allocation over objections from neighboring...
District advances major land-repurposing initiative as water shortages force large-scale land fallowing across the San Joaquin Valley From Westlands Water District Today, the Westlands Water District Board of Directors voted to certify the Final Program Environmental Impact Report (FPEIR) and...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Groundwater agencies in the beleaguered Tulare Lake subbasin in Kings County have released a region-wide...
By Monserrat Solis Incompatible pumping allocations being considered by two groundwater agencies in north Kings County have prompted a blizzard...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A new Tulare County water district is on a tight timeline to balance an opportunity to buy water for its farmers with the need to fund its operations long term. The board of the newly...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water A settlement between a desert mining company and groundwater authority in eastern Kern County will...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The holiday season in the Kaweah subbasin got a little more jolly thanks to its...
STATE WATER BOARD: Kaweah Subbasin to exit state intervention after improving SGMA groundwater plans
Revised plans address subsidence, domestic well impacts Press release from the State Water Board: Following work by the Kaweah Groundwater Subbasin to address groundwater issues under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), the State Water Resources Control Board today voted...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley faced with drastic cuts to the amount of groundwater...
From the Nature Conservancy: The California Salmon and Steelhead Coalition (SSC), a partnership between Trout Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, and...
A new review shows how rising demand, shrinking supplies, and policy decisions together shape when groundwater use peaks and what can be done to avoid long-term depletion. By Kelly Caylor, EOS Groundwater supports billions of people, but many regions are...