Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
In December 2025, the Groundwater Resources Association of California hosted a two-day webinar to address the complex relationship between Interconnected Surface Water (ISW) and groundwater. The sessions focused on how groundwater extraction impacts surface water flows and the ecosystems that...
As Groundwater Awareness Week winds down, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released the final California’s Groundwater: Bulletin 118 – Update 2025 (CalGW Update 2025). CalGW Update 2025 provides a comprehensive inventory and assessment of available information on the...
The 2025 Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) Annual Report is now available, detailing program progress and regional activities. Prepared by...
In December 2025, the Groundwater Resources Association of California hosted a two-day webinar to address the complex relationship between Interconnected Surface Water (ISW) and groundwater. The event brought together experts to discuss the science, environmental implications, and policy challenges of...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Though some valley groundwater managers say new state guidelines “move the goal posts” on subsidence, state regulators gave fair warning of what was coming. At a September workshop Deputy Director of the Department of Water...
From the Department of Water Resources: Last December, DWR released the San Joaquin Basin Flood-MAR Watershed Studies (Watershed Studies) — five individual reports (covering the Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, and Upper San Joaquin watersheds) and a summary document that together...
