In 2017, a nationwide assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey found that brackish groundwater in the nation’s aquifers is more...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Last-ditch revisions being considered for the groundwater plan covering Kings County are not only “too little, too late” to avoid state intervention, according to one observer, they could be a death knell for smaller farmers....
By Jesse Vad and Lisa McEwen The Friant-Kern Canal was called out specifically as one of the reasons the state...
Groundwater depletion causing dry well impacts and subsidence that threatens critical infrastructure, including the Friant-Kern Canal From the State Water...
State-of-the-art helicopter-based technology and local coordination improve management of our underground water supply From the Department of Water Resources: National Groundwater Awareness Week is next week, and in the spirit of promoting groundwater knowledge, the Department of Water Resources (DWR)...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released its Groundwater Well Permitting: Observations and...
By Lois Henry and Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fallout over the ever sinking Friant-Kern Canal could affect growers throughout the...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Private companies have been snatching up more and more farmland and drilling deeper wells, according to new research. A newly published study looked at data from 2003-2017 and showed a drastic increase in limited liability...
Notice from the Department of Water Resources: A Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the Carpinteria Basin that was recently submitted...
New technique allows recharge to occur under existing crops at 100% efficiency To address declining groundwater levels throughout the State,...
Press release from the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ETGSA) FWA and Arvin Edison Water Storage District have filed a complaint against the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ETGSA) for breach of contract in the Tulare County Superior Court. The...
From the Department of Water Resources: To help Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) appropriately address depletions of interconnected surface water (ISW)...
From the Department of Water Resources: As California continues to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, the State...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in Tulare County are being allowed to continue pumping so much groundwater that it is endangering a newly constructed portion of the Friant-Kern Canal that had to be rebuilt because overpumping had sunk a...