Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released four determinations on groundwater sustainability...
From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released two additional determinations on groundwater...
The Department of Water Resources has issued letters to the GSAs of the remaining six subbasins in the San Joaquin Valley, notifying them that their groundwater sustainability plans contain deficiencies that will need to be addressed. The Department’s letter, signed...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert To keep people informed about the status of groundwater, especially as the state experiences drought and climate challenges, the California Department of Water Resources last week released its California Groundwater Update 2020. The document is...
By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert It has become a well-worn cliché in the world of irrigation: “If you want to manage water, you have to measure water.” Bill Green knows the expression well, as both an agriculture specialist at the...
From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released its second round of assessments of groundwater sustainability plans developed by local agencies to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The first round of assessments was announced in June....
By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert As California weathers another drought, tools that can help farmers and ranchers maximize the water they do get are being sharpened. The newest effort to measure such water use was launched last week by a...
