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 North Kern Water Storage District is part of the North Central Kern (NCK) Groundwater Sustainability Agency, along with 22 other entities. The NCK GSA is looking to send a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) to the...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water With the state poised to possibly mandate how much water Kings County farmers are allowed to pump, it was surprising how quiet the first public workshop on this contentious issue was. While more than 225...
From the Department of Water Resources: On October 30, 2023, DWR released its Groundwater Sustainability Plan Implementation: A Guide to Annual Reports,...
Eleven Basins are Approved, and Six Basins are Deemed Incomplete and have 180 Days to Correct Plans From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced decisions for groundwater sustainability plans in 17 non-critically overdrafted...
Officials celebrate start of $211 million High Desert Water Bank, Metropolitan’s largest-ever investment in groundwater storage From the Metropolitan Water...
A new study by UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley researchers calculates how a unique program modeled after rooftop solar metering can help to enhance the storage of groundwater By Elisa Smith (UC Santa Cruz) and Tove Sharp (UC Berkeley)...
Tulare Lake prioritized due to impacts to dry wells and subsidence affecting infrastructure and communities From the State Water Resources Control Board: Signaling the next stage in California’s actions toward ensuring the long-term viability of its groundwater supplies, the State...
