Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Major topic of the meeting of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority was the Imported Water Pipeline and Request for Bids for Utility Potholing for Imported Water Pipeline Background: The Indian Wells Valley in eastern...
State, Local Water Agencies Achieve Major Milestone in Efforts to Ensure Groundwater Sustainability Statewide From the Department of Water Resources:...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water News of the new Niagara Bottling plant going up in Delano hit the local groundwater agency with surprise and alarm. The plant is permitted to use 1.6 million gallons of groundwater per day, according to...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water State staff revealed it will be well into 2025 before all of the “inadequate” groundwater subbasins will start probationary hearings. The state Water Resources Control Board held a meeting on Tuesday where staff discussed the...
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is encouraging local agencies to prepare groundwater recharge projects early to maximize the capture and storage of any upcoming storm runoff to recharge groundwater basins. Groundwater provides water for millions of Californians and...
Written by Roger Dickinson, CivicWell Policy Director and co-author of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and Julie Rentner, River Partners...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Members of the public have just a few more days to let the state know whether they think groundwater management in Kings County should be taken over by the State Water Resources Control Board. A...
