Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board Tuesday passed a resolution to send the Chowchilla subbasin back under the purview of the Department of Water Resources. So far, it is the only subbasin of seven in...
New framework enhances transparency and accountability, helping to build confidence in groundwater banking and long-term sustainability Press release from the Regional Water Authority: The Regional Water Authority (RWA), representing nearly two dozen water providers in the Sacramento region, has released...
By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Meetings & agenda packets: Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District, May 14: CLICK HERE Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority, May 14: CLICK HERE Arvin-Edison Water Storage district, May 13: CLICK HERE Shafter-Wasco opts to pay for new well...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Growers hoping for a lifeline as groundwater pumping restrictions tighten learned how to apply for state funding to find other uses for their irrigated farmland during a seminar in Tulare County Tuesday. The funding is...
From the Department of Pesticide Regulation: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is accepting public comments on proposed regulations released...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Porterville Irrigation District board of directors voted unanimously to launch a second version of its own groundwater sustainability agency Tuesday, May 13. “The only logical choice we have is to form our own GSA...