Groundwater News Archives ~ Page 15 of 52 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

August 14, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). In...

SJV WATER: Friant Water Authority pins projected canal project shortfall on four ag water districts, wants them to pony up

SJV Water

Groundwater News

August 13, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Even as work on the first phase of fixing the sinking Friant-Kern Canal is nearly...

CAL MATTERS: Dangerous herbicide used on California crops banned

Cal Matters

Groundwater News

August 8, 2024

The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Mendota GSAs release single subbasin GSP

SJV Water

Groundwater News

August 1, 2024

From Delta Mendota GSAs: The 23 Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) of the Delta Mendota Subbasin have released the subbasin’s first...

SJV WATER: Rising from the ashes: Groundwater agency blamed for Kings County probationary woes relaunches

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 31, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water After several rounds of musical chairs in front of a standing-room only audience, a groundwater...

SJV WATER: “Groundhog day meets purgatory.” The tale of the sinking Tule subbasin

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 26, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water When you’re done, you’re done. And the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) is done. The district recently issued its new groundwater plan — purposely without coordination among the other groundwater agencies in the...

UC RIVERSIDE: Parched Central Valley farms depend on Sierras for groundwater

UC Riverside

Groundwater News Science

July 26, 2024

Mountain recharge powers growers’ hidden reservoirs By Jules Bernstein, UC Riverside New research shows that California’s Central Valley, known as...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: White House looks to safeguard groundwater supplies as aquifers decline nationwide

Inside Climate News

Groundwater News Policy and regulation

July 26, 2024

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is working with local stakeholders to determine how the federal government...

SJV WATER: Kern subbasin’s third try at groundwater plan fails to avert state enforcement action

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 26, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Noting that Kern County residents could suffer “urgent impacts” to their drinking water from continued agricultural groundwater overpumping, staff at the state Water Resources Control Board announced Thursday they are recommending the entire Kern subbasin...

STATE WATER BOARD: Water Board to hold probationary hearing for Kern County Subbasin under Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

State Water Board

Groundwater News

July 26, 2024

Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to protect the long-term viability of groundwater supplies for the...

AG ALERT: Ruling puts state’s groundwater crackdown on hold

Ag Alert

Groundwater News

July 24, 2024

By the California Farm Bureau Federation A Superior Court judge has temporarily blocked state enforcement actions affecting Kings County growers...

CAL MATTERS: Judge temporarily blocks state order to growers who depleted groundwater

Cal Matters

Groundwater News

July 17, 2024

A Kings County judge granted a temporary restraining order against the state’s unprecedented mandate. Growers there will not have to meter their groundwater use for now. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter...

THE CURRENT: Groundwater is key to protecting global ecosystems

UC Santa Barbara

Groundwater News

July 17, 2024

By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Where hidden water tables meet the Earth’s surface, life can thrive even in the...

SJV WATER: New(ish) Kern groundwater authority gets underway

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 17, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A somewhat new groundwater authority held its first meeting Monday with a mandate to represent...

AG ALERT: Cover crops offer water-holding benefits

Ag Alert

Agriculture Groundwater News

July 17, 2024

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As farmers statewide prepare for anticipated cutbacks to groundwater under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, they are trying to stretch every drop of water to stay in business. Merced County farmer Benina Montes,...

Groundwater News

DWR NEWS: California is approaching ten years of Sustainable Groundwater Management

SJV WATER: Friant Water Authority pins projected canal project shortfall on four ag water districts, wants them to pony up

CAL MATTERS: Dangerous herbicide used on California crops banned

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Mendota GSAs release single subbasin GSP

SJV WATER: Rising from the ashes: Groundwater agency blamed for Kings County probationary woes relaunches

SJV WATER: “Groundhog day meets purgatory.” The tale of the sinking Tule subbasin

UC RIVERSIDE: Parched Central Valley farms depend on Sierras for groundwater

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: White House looks to safeguard groundwater supplies as aquifers decline nationwide

SJV WATER: Kern subbasin’s third try at groundwater plan fails to avert state enforcement action

STATE WATER BOARD: Water Board to hold probationary hearing for Kern County Subbasin under Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

AG ALERT: Ruling puts state’s groundwater crackdown on hold

CAL MATTERS: Judge temporarily blocks state order to growers who depleted groundwater

THE CURRENT: Groundwater is key to protecting global ecosystems

SJV WATER: New(ish) Kern groundwater authority gets underway

AG ALERT: Cover crops offer water-holding benefits

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Thunderstorms could bring flash floods to CA as cyclone nears; Return of The Blob: Heat wave spans Pacific Ocean; Parched soils can spark hot drought a nation away; Residents want a natural LA River. Officials say it’s risky; and more …