Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
Satellite data have revealed an abrupt drop in aquifers’ ability to recharge after the 2020–2022 drought. More real-time monitoring could spot the issue before it arises again. By Grace Van Deelen, EOS From 2020 to 2022, California faced one of...
From the Department of Water Resources: Managed aquifer recharge can do more than replenish groundwater. This new brochure explores how thoughtfully designed recharge projects can also support flood risk reduction, ecosystem enhancement, water quality, climate resilience, working lands, and drought...
Curious how groundwater recharge efforts are progressing across California? This new Annual Groundwater Recharge Round-Up provides a statewide snapshot of...
Sonoma County appealed a lower court’s decision to invalidate amendments to its well-permitting ordinance under the public trust doctrine. By Carly Nairn, Courthouse News Service The county of Sonoma did not violate the public trust doctrine when it amended an...
UC ANR and CAFF recommend assistance for farmers who use limited groundwater to avert losing small farmers Press release from the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) and the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF): Small farms across the state...
Heavy groundwater pumping during California’s 2020-2022 drought caused the ground in the Sacramento Valley to sink faster than expected, permanently...
A community-led project in California shows how collaboration can reshape farmland to improve water resources, restore native plants, and create recreational space. By Claire Beveridge, EOS California is experiencing major changes in how farmland is used as recent policies seek...
