Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Arguments over a preliminary injunction that has held off state groundwater sanctions in Kings County since last year are set to be heard before the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Fresno Oct. 7. The...
By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis Ferocious overpumping that has caused huge swaths of the San Joaquin Valley to sink, damaging key water arteries including the Friant-Kern Canal and California Aqueduct must stop, according to the Department of Water Resources...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern farmers will likely avoid state sanctions thanks to the latest revision of the region’s groundwater plan that substantially increased drinking water protections and eventually gained state approval – with some required tweaks. State Water...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: As part of the State Water Boards’ efforts to better understand groundwater recharge in California, the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) program has released a website entitled Effects of Recharge on Groundwater...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board reversed course on a proposed fee change for groundwater extraction in the San Joaquin Valley after receiving a volley of negative letters, saying changes are “premature.” The update came...
