Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
From the State Water Board: Understanding, managing, and regulating nonpoint source pollution of groundwater is a challenge for California. Nonpoint...
IWVGA Sets Record Straight on Pipeline Costs and Basin Sustainability Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority More than 25 million Californians, well over two-thirds of the state’s population, rely on water that travels hundreds of miles through...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Southwest Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) held its first meeting in six months and covered a lot of ground including setting a policy to fine landowners $1,000 a day for not registering their wells...
California’s continued partnership with locals will serve as the key to safeguarding groundwater-reliant communities and infrastructure from land sinking Press release from DWR Local groundwater agencies are getting a new resource to add to their water management toolkit – the...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Agricultural water district representation has always been a bit “clubby,” as most directors are also farmers in those districts. Connections get more complicated for directors with land in adjacent districts that may have opposing policies....
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The State Water Resources Control Board ended its silent treatment of Kings County groundwater managers Jan. 5, agreeing to meet after a year of zero communication. The news came as a happy surprise to locals...
