Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (Department) has updated the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)...
By DWR News: A recently released technical report concludes that the sinking of land in the Central Valley due to over-pumping of groundwater, referred to as subsidence, has restricted the amount of water the State Water Project (SWP) can deliver...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water All of the drama and vitriol of a long-running groundwater feud in the high desert played out before the Kern County Board of Supervisors – albeit in muted form – on Monday as supervisors considered...
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...
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...
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...
