Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Meetings: Rosedale Rio-Bravo Water Storage District Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Cawelo Water District Kern Nondistricted Lands Authority Agenda packets: Rosedale Rio-Bravo: CLICK HERE Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa: CLICK HERE Arvin Edison: CLICK...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The embattled Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) may soon have only one member entity left. The City of Porterville and Porterville Irrigation District are set to vote Dec. 17 and Jan. 9, respectively, on...
By NASA/JPL: Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure. Seawater will...
Efforts to hold chemical giants accountable have been hampered by state regulators’ failure to map the full extent of contamination, leaving the true scope of cleanup needs unknown. By Gregory Weaver, Fresnoland The San Joaquin Valley has reached a dead...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Makhan Singh had farmed in California for more than two decades when, in 2017, he bought a 300-acre ranch in Madera County. About half the ranch was planted with almonds. The other half was bare....
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water New research from scientists at Stanford University shows that the San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever due to excessive groundwater pumping. Even though aquifers are plummeting and the ground is sinking, the situation...
