Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
New framework enhances transparency and accountability, helping to build confidence in groundwater banking and long-term sustainability Press release from the...
Overuse and climate change are rapidly depleting groundwater throughout the region, but aquifers are not part of the negotiations among the seven basin states to cut back water use. By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water All of the legal motions that can be filed, have been filed in the state’s appeal of a preliminary injunction that has kept it from implementing sanctions against growers in Kings County. The next step...
From the Department of Pesticide Regulation: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is accepting public comments on proposed regulations released today to update DPR’s Groundwater Protection List. The updates in the proposed regulation are based on a new, peer-reviewed method...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A reduction in state funding for a Visalia-based nonprofit is creating a lot of angst among groundwater agencies and prompting hushed conversations about who should get the bill when domestic wells go dry. The issue...
Critical declines in several basins prompted state legislation to ensure water availability Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority Groundwater is the only source of water for the city of Ridgecrest, the U.S. Naval Air Weapons Station China...
