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 State Water Resources Control Board: This notice is to inform you of new reporting requirements for groundwater extractors (people who pump groundwater) in the Tulare Lake Subbasin. The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) oversees groundwater...
Meeting: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board of directors Date: May 15, 2024 Agenda and Packet: CLICK HERE First topic: Reassessment of importing water from Little Lake, an area north of the Indian Wells Valley in Inyo County. Background: The...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Fresno Irrigation District (FID) received $5 million from the federal government for recharge projects. It’s the largest grant FID has ever received and staff were overjoyed when they heard the news. “We were elated,” said...
Though vast stores of groundwater persist below Earth’s surface, the climbing cost of accessing it is on track to significantly reshape the geography of trade and drive users toward alternative water sources From Pacific Northwest National Labs: A new study...
State water officials say California needs five consecutive winters like 2023 to recover from years of drought-induced overpumping. By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service An extraordinary water year brought much-needed relief to a drought-stricken Golden State, but experts say California...
