ASU-led research uses 20 years of satellite data to reveal unprecedented continental drying New findings from studying over two decades...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Newly released state guidelines on how to get a handle on subsidence, or land sinking,...
By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water Growers in northwestern Kings County are fed up with a lack of representation on their groundwater agency and what they say has been an excessively slow process to get their voices heard. The board of...
“Best management practices” will help local water managers combat sinking lands & protect critical water infrastructure From the Department of...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) can see a light at the...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water While some groundwater managers in the beleaguered Tulare Lake subbasin look for ways to come together on pumping limits in order to comply with state mandates, the giant J.G. Boswell Farming Company has remained silent...
The California Department of Conservation’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is an initiative aimed at addressing groundwater sustainability and supporting communities...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Growers in southern Fresno County are facing a possible 137% increase in land assessment fees...
Press release from Mesa Water District In a major victory for water justice and regional collaboration, several Orange County water agencies, including Mesa Water District (Mesa Water®), have successfully concluded a multiyear legal dispute that ensures the continued protection of...
Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority As the Indian Wells Valley groundwater basin continues to face critical...
By Scott Hayman, chair of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority. This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kaweah subbasin is the second San Joaquin Valley region to successfully escape state intervention, managers learned today. In a phone call with state Water Resources Control Board staff, managers of Kaweah’s three groundwater sustainability...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Residents of Allensworth are on the cusp of finally solving water issues that have plagued...
DWR’s LandFlex Pilot Program has saved over 100,000 acre-feet of groundwater and protected 16,500 drinking water wells in California’s frontline...
By Ellen Bruno and Nick Hagerty, UCANR California is now ten years into a revolution in groundwater management. In 2014, the state passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) which requires newly formed local groundwater sustainability agencies to develop long-term...