Groundwater News

November 15, 2021

By Lois Henry, SJV Water It’s hard to imagine state officials giving the thumbs up to a groundwater sustainability plan...

COMMENTARY: We can help farmers by retiring some parched lands

Commentary Groundwater News

November 10, 2021

By Jay Ziegler, director of policy for The Nature Conservancy, and Dan Vink, principal partner for Six-33 Solutions, for Ag Alert We are all celebrating a rare atmospheric river storm event that recently hit a temporary pause button on California’s...

AG ALERT: Satellites track water use to aid crop efficiency

Agriculture Groundwater News

October 27, 2021

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert As California weathers another drought, tools that can help farmers and ranchers maximize the water...

AG ALERT: Research seeks resilience for aquifers

Agriculture Groundwater News

October 13, 2021

By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert One day in early October, a group of University of California, Merced, students went to...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Groundwater Rights Summary and Allocations Challenges for Market Development

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

October 13, 2021

For the past several months, the California Water Commission has been leading a process to frame state considerations around how Groundwater Sustainability Agencies might construct well-managed groundwater trading programs. The Commission has been hearing from experts and the public at...

CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Water markets can help bring California’s groundwater into balance

Cal Matters

September 20, 2021

Water banking and trading are essential tools for managing the state’s groundwater, and we urgently need to make them work...

USGS: Increased Pumping in California’s Central Valley During Drought Worsens Groundwater Quality

USGS

Groundwater News Science

September 1, 2021

By the USGS: Intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality, according to a new...

AG ALERT: Voluntary groundwater trading efforts gain steam

August 25, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert State agencies and interest groups are working to develop a voluntary groundwater trading program as a tool to aid water managers and farmers. The effort seeks to protect aquifers under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act...

CAL MATTERS: California enacted a groundwater law 7 years ago. But wells are still drying up — and the threat is spreading

Cal Matters

August 18, 2021

As drought worsens, there are few, if any, protections in place for California’s depleted groundwater. The new law gave local...

DR. CHRISTINA BABBITT: Advancing Well-Designed Water Trading Programs in California

Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

August 18, 2021

In March of this year, the Secretaries of the Natural Resources Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Food and...

STEVEN SPRINGHORN: Water Trading & the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

August 17, 2021

In March of this year, the Secretaries of the Natural Resources Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Food and Ag tasked the California Water Commission with initiating a thorough and inclusive public dialogue to frame state considerations around shaping...

WEBINAR: Managing California’s Groundwater: Incorporating Climate Change and Multi-Benefit Projects

Groundwater News Webinars

July 13, 2021

Local Government Commission and the Groundwater Exchange held a three-part webinar series to share key learnings from the Groundwater Leadership...

ACWA CONFERENCE PANEL: Reconciling the Regulatory Overlap of Groundwater Programs

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

July 7, 2021

Several regulatory programs have been created and evolved over time to address various issues, such as SGMA, CV-SALTS, and the...

THIS JUST IN … California Coastkeeper Alliance lawsuit challenges the County of Sonoma to protect public trust resources

California Coastkeeper Alliance