Groundwater News Archives ~ Page 2 of 53 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

DWR: New reports show progress in community actions to make groundwater sustainability a reality in California

October 21, 2025

California’s Groundwater Data Collection is Empowering Local Agencies to Implement Solutions Tailored to Communities From the Department of Water Resources:...

SJV WATER: Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 19, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County groundwater agency that fell apart last year amid distrust largely over proposed...

SJV WATER: Kaweah subbasin to get early Christmas present with state vote to remove it from enforcement

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 15, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Growers and water managers in the Kaweah groundwater subbasin were gratified to see a formal recommendation this week for the state Water Resources Control Board to move the region from enforcement back to state oversight....

SJV WATER: Eric R. Quinley: The most hated man in the Tule subbasin?

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 15, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water He’s either simply telling it like it is, or, he’s a sanctimonious know-it-all stirring the...

SJV WATER: Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter groundwater clash

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 14, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Already heated tensions flared Friday when a southern Tulare County dairy farmer noticed what appeared...

STATE WATER BOARD staff recommend Kaweah Subbasin return to DWR jurisdiction under SGMA

State Water Board

Groundwater News

October 14, 2025

Assessment released today describes substantial progress made in sustainability plans. From the State Water Resources Control Board: State Water Resources Control Board staff released today a Staff Assessment of the Kaweah Subbasin recommending that the State Water Board return the...

DWR: California’s groundwater data collection and understanding of subsidence expands with launch of NASA-ISRO satellite

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

October 9, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Monitoring the sinking of land surface in California, called subsidence, requires immense amounts of...

SJV WATER: Ruling in groundwater case out of Kings County could have far-reaching effects

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 8, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Appellate court justices heard arguments Tuesday in the highly watched dispute over whether the state...

SJV WATER: Kern water banking project gets another $22 million in Proposition 1 funding

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 8, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The only San Joaquin Valley water storage project to qualify for Proposition 1 funding recently got another $22 million from the California Water Commission. The Kern Fan Groundwater Storage Project, a joint effort between Rosedale-Rio...

SJV WATER: Farmers look for “common sense” solutions through maze of groundwater regulations

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 7, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water As groundwater agencies limit pumping, sometimes in different amounts and ways, farmers with land across...

DWR releases new fact sheet on the impacts of land subsidence

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

October 6, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (The Department, DWR) has released a factsheet on the...

SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 4, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The ongoing case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its fair share to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal will continue, according to a recent ruling. A trial date is set for...

SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A pair of bills that arose out of the ongoing fight over groundwater in eastern...

PRESS RELEASE: Final court decision on Navy water rights at China Lake threatens regional water stability and national security

Indian Wells Valley

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

Ridgecrest residents expected to shoulder financial burden to access water in the future The consequences of the California Superior Court’s...

CA WATER COMMISSION: From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading

Maven

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

The August meeting of the California Water Commission featured a panel discussion on groundwater trading, which has emerged as a promising tool to help basins achieve sustainability while mitigating the economic impacts of reduced water use. However, designing and implementing...