By Lois Henry, SJV Water Westlands Water District, the biggest agricultural water district in the state, could lose 200,000 acre...
The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Audubon California, and Clean Water Action, among others, suggest that without course...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Local agencies for six San Joaquin Valley subbasins, facing possible state intervention after their groundwater sustainability plans were deemed inadequate, have learned more about next steps from California water officials. At a workshop of the...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The first of six inadequate San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans has been revised. Water managers...
By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Current Having a seat at the table, and voices heard, makes a world of...
In March 2023, six basins were deemed by the Department of Water Resources to have inadequate groundwater sustainability plans, prompting possible intervention by the State Water Board. This marks the first since the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act was passed in...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water California’s two prolonged droughts – along with greater surface and groundwater restrictions – are pitting...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Scientists have figured out how to more accurately understand ground fluctuations in the San Joaquin...
Multi-purpose Project Will Use Up to 50,000 Acre-feet of Recycled Water for Irrigation in South Sacramento County From the California Water Commission: The California Water Commission on Wednesday awarded the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San) $277.5 million to...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to address the potential for severe impacts to water users and infrastructure...
From the Department of Conservation: California’s latest drought-flood cycle has shown the need for local and regional strategies to manage and...
The recent succession of atmospheric rivers has spurred support for groundwater recharge, creating a wave of momentum for moving recharge projects forward. Earlier this year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to enable local water agencies that are water...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water With all the flooding, runoff and more snowmelt still to come, everyone’s wondering: How’s the...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The small town of Tooleville ran out of water and started receiving water hauled in...
Written by Robin Meadows It sounds like such a simple fix for California’s groundwater woes. In phenomenally wet years like this one, when reservoirs are so full water is still being released to make room for snowmelt, just use some...