Groundwater News Archives ~ Page 4 of 55 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

October 6, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (The Department, DWR) has released a factsheet on the...

SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 4, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The ongoing case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its fair...

SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A pair of bills that arose out of the ongoing fight over groundwater in eastern Kern County’s desert have come to very different conclusions – one awaiting the Governor’s signature and the other tabled indefinitely....

PRESS RELEASE: Final court decision on Navy water rights at China Lake threatens regional water stability and national security

Indian Wells Valley

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

Ridgecrest residents expected to shoulder financial burden to access water in the future The consequences of the California Superior Court’s...

CA WATER COMMISSION: From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading

Maven

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

The August meeting of the California Water Commission featured a panel discussion on groundwater trading, which has emerged as a...

DWR releases new FAQ on Flood-MAR

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

September 26, 2025

Flood-MAR is a water resource management strategy that uses high flows resulting from, or in anticipation of, rainfall or snowmelt for managed aquifer recharge (MAR). Flood-MAR occurs on agricultural lands, working landscapes, and managed natural lands, including refuges, floodplains, and...

SJV WATER: ‘Brutal’ groundwater plan may be only path forward for Tulare County growers

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 25, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in southeastern Tulare County left hanging after their old groundwater agency disintegrated have new...

SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater legal battle gets appellate court hearing date

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 25, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Arguments over a preliminary injunction that has held off state groundwater sanctions in Kings County...

STATE WATER BOARD: Kern County Subbasin avoids probation under SGMA and returns to DWR oversight

State Water Board

Groundwater News

September 19, 2025

Board finds that subbasin’s latest plans are on track to meet sustainability goals once final deficiencies are addressed Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board [Wednesday] approved a resolution to return the...

SJV WATER: Kern subbasin gets off enforcement track with latest groundwater plan redo

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 18, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water It took half a dozen attempts but Kern water managers finally came up with a...

SJV WATER: Showdown: State says it’s time for water interests to show their cards on subsidence

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 17, 2025

By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis Ferocious overpumping that has caused huge swaths of the San Joaquin Valley to sink,...

CA WATER COMMISSION: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

September 8, 2025

Subsidence from groundwater pumping has severely impacted land surfaces and infrastructure in parts of California. Rates of subsidence and its associated impacts have increased in some areas of California due to unsustainable groundwater pumping and practices and increasing climate aridification....

SJV WATER: State recommends Kern subbasin be moved off enforcement track, with some caveats

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 6, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern farmers will likely avoid state sanctions thanks to the latest revision of the region’s...

EDF: New journal article highlights multibenefit land repurposing as an innovative approach to strengthen rural resilience

Environmental Defense Fund

Groundwater News

September 4, 2025

Madera County and the San Joaquin Valley serve as a case study of how to implement a more holistic water...

SJV WATER: Tulare County Judge sifts through barrage of arguments from groundwater agency

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 3, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Lawyers for the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) recently fired a fusillade of legal arguments against Friant Water Authority’s contention that the GSA shorted its obligation to help pay for repairs to the sinking...

Groundwater News

DWR releases new fact sheet on the impacts of land subsidence

SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay

SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled

PRESS RELEASE: Final court decision on Navy water rights at China Lake threatens regional water stability and national security

CA WATER COMMISSION: From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading

DWR releases new FAQ on Flood-MAR

SJV WATER: ‘Brutal’ groundwater plan may be only path forward for Tulare County growers

SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater legal battle gets appellate court hearing date

STATE WATER BOARD: Kern County Subbasin avoids probation under SGMA and returns to DWR oversight

SJV WATER: Kern subbasin gets off enforcement track with latest groundwater plan redo

SJV WATER: Showdown: State says it’s time for water interests to show their cards on subsidence

CA WATER COMMISSION: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP

SJV WATER: State recommends Kern subbasin be moved off enforcement track, with some caveats

EDF: New journal article highlights multibenefit land repurposing as an innovative approach to strengthen rural resilience

SJV WATER: Tulare County Judge sifts through barrage of arguments from groundwater agency

DAILY DIGEST, 1/7: California scientists maintain one of the world’s longest-running snow datasets; From roadways to waterways: The environmental toll of 6PPD-quinone; Groundwater recharge estimation factsheet now available; Deadlocked Colorado River negotiators to meet; and more …