Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
This source accounts for about 10% of all the water that enters this highly productive farmland, including rivers and rain. By NASA/JPL In a recent study, scientists found that a previously unmeasured source – water percolating through soil and fractured...
Streamlined permitting helps capture stormwater in Sacramento, Merced counties Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Furthering state efforts to capture and preserve stormwater during high flow events, the State Water Resources Control Board this week issued its...
Residents and growers in the driest land in California’s Central Valley are struggling to decide who gets priority water first. By Natalie Hansen, Courthouse News Service Noemi Barrera has spent four months without running water for herself and her four...
As regions around the world face record-breaking droughts, researchers are using seismology to track groundwater levels and show that sustainable policies reduce strain on aquifers. By Caroline Hasler Climate change is contributing to severe droughts in the southwest United States...
From the Department of Water Resources: Within the State of California, Tribes and underrepresented communities face many challenges accessing clean, affordable water supplies such as groundwater – especially during droughts. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is offering technical assistance...
