Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
State Water Board approves federal request to divert more than 600,000 acre-feet of water for wildlife refuges, underground storage, and recharge. Decision helps improve aquifer conditions in Central Valley. From the State Water Resources Control Board: To capitalize on strong...
Groundwater plans, largely serving low-income Latino communities, were deemed inadequate for preventing dry wells and sinking land. By Alastair Bland,...
California may move to take over groundwater basins after plans to sustainably manage groundwater fell short of state standards. By Natalie Hansen, Courthouse News Service California water authorities say some regional groundwater sustainability plans to control aquifers do not stack...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water More state money is flowing to the valley to take land out of production in an attempt to ease demand on groundwater. The state Department of Water Resources (DWR) is starting a new program called...
From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to protect the state’s water supplies from the impacts of climate-driven extremes in weather. After years of prolonged drought, recent storms resulted in the wettest three-week...
Communities, largely home to low-income Latino residents, still have dry wells. Restoring groundwater takes decades, with costly, long-term replenishment projects...
By DWR News The Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) innovative Statewide Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) Survey Project has now released AEM data for the entire Central Valley of California, marking a major milestone for the program. Over 11,500 line-miles of AEM...
