From the office of Senator Fran Pavley: “Today, the California Assembly passed a bill package by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura...
Here’s what the legislators have to say about the Senate’s passage of groundwater legislation: From Senator Tom Berryhill: “Senator Tom...
The California Water Foundation (CWF) issued the following statement from Executive Director Lester Snow after the California State Senate voted 26-1 to advance AB 1739, which now moves to the Assembly floor for a concurrence vote: “We praise the work...
From the California Water Foundation: Heading into the final week of the state’s legislative session, the California Water Foundation unveiled...
A new study finds more than 75 percent of recent water loss from the Colorado River Basin came from underground...
The Department of Water Resources has produced a list and a map showing the high and medium priority groundwater basins that are not currently monitored under the CASGEM program. The list and map are available here. Also, the Final CASGEM...
From the Department of Water Resources CASGEM program: “To meet requirements specified in the California Water Code, the Department of...
Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...
Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard proposals from organizations for the key elements and statutory changes needed for sustainable groundwater management. In this second installment of...
Last month, the Brown Administration held the second of two workshops to gather input on possible groundwater legislation to heard...
A group of thirty growers and agricultural interest groups have written a letter to Governor Brown, warning him that it...
As the warm temperatures melt California’s meager snowpack, turning rivers into streams and streams into mere trickles, communities and farmers across the state will be increasingly turning to groundwater to meet customer demand and to keep crops and livestock alive....
I was preparing to print out DWR’s groundwater report, but then I realized that out of the 51 pages, most...
On March 24, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the California Environmental Protection...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released a report on groundwater showing that throughout California groundwater resources are at historically low levels. Directed by Governor Edmund G Brown Jr.’s emergency drought declaration in...