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 California Farm Bureau Federation: Using farmland for wintertime aquifer recharge could help nearby communities replenish their groundwater supplies,...
By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Watsonville-area farmers who rely on well water to produce berries and vegetables are continuing to progress on their long-term goal of reduced depletion of underground water through a combination of conservation and new sources. The...
The Department of Water Resources should enhance groundwater protection with changes to California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. By Jeanette Howard, director of the freshwater science team at The Nature Conservancy, Melissa M. Rohde, groundwater scientist at The Nature Conservancy, and...
By Danny Merkley, California Farm Bureau Federation Each March, those of us involved in water policy commemorate National Groundwater Awareness Week. Because groundwater represents such a precious resource to California farmers and ranchers, Farm Bureau works to promote groundwater awareness...
By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert There is more than one way to recharge groundwater by using almond orchards, and two growers talked about that in an online forum presented by the Almond Board of California. One of them, Mark McKean,...
By Christina Souza, Ag Alert During an annual irrigation conference, water managers, farmers and consultants described creative solutions they’re pursuing...
A panel discussion on how the Irrigated Lands Program (ILRP), the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-Salts) initiative, and Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) can work together to support water quality improvements across the San Joaquin Valley. The...
