Groundwater News Archives

DWR: California’s groundwater data collection and understanding of subsidence expands with launch of NASA-ISRO satellite

October 9, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Monitoring the sinking of land surface in California, called subsidence, requires immense amounts of...

SJV WATER: Ruling in groundwater case out of Kings County could have far-reaching effects

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 8, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Appellate court justices heard arguments Tuesday in the highly watched dispute over whether the state...

SJV WATER: Kern water banking project gets another $22 million in Proposition 1 funding

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 8, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The only San Joaquin Valley water storage project to qualify for Proposition 1 funding recently got another $22 million from the California Water Commission. The Kern Fan Groundwater Storage Project, a joint effort between Rosedale-Rio...

SJV WATER: Farmers look for “common sense” solutions through maze of groundwater regulations

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 7, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water As groundwater agencies limit pumping, sometimes in different amounts and ways, farmers with land across...

DWR releases new fact sheet on the impacts of land subsidence

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

October 6, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (The Department, DWR) has released a factsheet on the...

SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 4, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The ongoing case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its fair share to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal will continue, according to a recent ruling. A trial date is set for...

SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A pair of bills that arose out of the ongoing fight over groundwater in eastern...

PRESS RELEASE: Final court decision on Navy water rights at China Lake threatens regional water stability and national security

Indian Wells Valley

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

Ridgecrest residents expected to shoulder financial burden to access water in the future The consequences of the California Superior Court’s...

CA WATER COMMISSION: From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading

Maven

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

The August meeting of the California Water Commission featured a panel discussion on groundwater trading, which has emerged as a promising tool to help basins achieve sustainability while mitigating the economic impacts of reduced water use. However, designing and implementing...

DWR releases new FAQ on Flood-MAR

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

September 26, 2025

Flood-MAR is a water resource management strategy that uses high flows resulting from, or in anticipation of, rainfall or snowmelt...

SJV WATER: ‘Brutal’ groundwater plan may be only path forward for Tulare County growers

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 25, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in southeastern Tulare County left hanging after their old groundwater agency disintegrated have new...

SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater legal battle gets appellate court hearing date

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 25, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Arguments over a preliminary injunction that has held off state groundwater sanctions in Kings County since last year are set to be heard before the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Fresno Oct. 7. The...

STATE WATER BOARD: Kern County Subbasin avoids probation under SGMA and returns to DWR oversight

Maven

Groundwater News

September 19, 2025

Board finds that subbasin’s latest plans are on track to meet sustainability goals once final deficiencies are addressed Press release...

SJV WATER: Kern subbasin gets off enforcement track with latest groundwater plan redo

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 18, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water It took half a dozen attempts but Kern water managers finally came up with a...

SJV WATER: Showdown: State says it’s time for water interests to show their cards on subsidence

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 17, 2025

By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis Ferocious overpumping that has caused huge swaths of the San Joaquin Valley to sink, damaging key water arteries including the Friant-Kern Canal and California Aqueduct must stop, according to the Department of Water Resources...