Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
Mountain recharge powers growers’ hidden reservoirs By Jules Bernstein, UC Riverside New research shows that California’s Central Valley, known as America’s breadbasket, gets as much as half of its groundwater from the Sierra Nevadas. This is significant for a farming...
Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to protect the long-term viability of groundwater supplies for the benefit of all groundwater users, the State Water Resources Control Board today issued a public notice for a Feb. 20,...
By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Where hidden water tables meet the Earth’s surface, life can thrive even in the driest locations. Offering refuge during times of drought, shallow groundwater aquifers act like water savings accounts that can support ecosystems...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The first steps toward possible state control of groundwater pumping in Kings County were derailed under a ruling issued July 15 that said the Water Resources Control Board had overstepped its bounds by requiring meters...
Press release from the Friant Water Authority and the Arvin Edison Water Storage District: The Tulare County Superior Court issued an important ruling yesterday in the lawsuit Friant Water Authority (FWA) and the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD) filed against...
