Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
Six California Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) outline how shared infrastructure, user feedback, and transparent data are turning groundwater management plans...
Appellate court reversal allows continuation of Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in the Tulare Lake Subbasin Press release from the State Water Board Following a Fifth District Court of Appeal’s reversal of a temporary suspension of actions related to the probationary...
By Lois Henry and Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Dual appellate court opinions issued Wednesday in a closely watched groundwater case out of Kings County will likely mean three things: Farmers there will have to start reporting extractions and paying fees;...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers in southern Tulare County recently agreed to pay $50,000 for a three-month public relations blitz aimed at convincing state lawmakers to pour more money into land fallowing programs to stem subsidence, or land...
California’s Groundwater Data Collection is Empowering Local Agencies to Implement Solutions Tailored to Communities From the Department of Water Resources:...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County groundwater agency that fell apart last year amid distrust largely over proposed pumping allocations and fees, is again setting pumping limits and fees – this time with farmer input. At its Oct....
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Already heated tensions flared Friday when a southern Tulare County dairy farmer noticed what appeared to be signs illustrating subsidence levels being affixed to a telephone pole across the street from his ranch in the...
