By Ellen M. Bruno and Nick Hagerty, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics In this article we discuss the early effects...
Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority: In recognition that the county’s groundwater supply continues to face severe...
By Frida Garza, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In parts of California’s Central Valley, so much groundwater has been pumped out of the ground to deal with the region’s persistent...
From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (Department) today completed a month-long release of determinations...
By SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board will consider sending the Chowchilla subbasin back to another state agency...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today released a Staff Assessment of the Chowchilla Subbasin under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), recommending that the State Water Board return the subbasin to the Department...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The grim reality for agriculture under the state’s new groundwater law has pitted farmer against...
By Christine Souza The California State Water Resources Control Board heard an update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management...
Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority: Through its adjudication efforts filed in 2021 against all water users in the Indian Wells Valley basin, the Inland Wells Valley Water District has opened the door for Meadowbrook Dairy and...
Groundwater plays a vital role in California’s water supply, accounting for a significant portion of the Central Valley’s annual water...
Researchers found that up to 13 million acres of California’s Central Valley may be suitable for recharging groundwater. The largest...
By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Wednesday marks one full year since the state brought the “hammer” down on Kings County farmers for pumping so much groundwater it sank a vast area that could be seen from space,...
Ruling affirms James ID’s historic groundwater rights and denies MAGSA’s request for an emergency injunction to stop pumping from James...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Less than two months after agreeing to join forces with the City of Porterville to...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A tiny water district in western Tulare County is poised to nearly triple in size by annexing 13,000 acres of land that has become “the stepchild nobody wants” for its lack of surface water. The...