On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held...
On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held...
On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held a joint informational hearing on the management of California’s groundwater resources. Assemblymember Anthony Rendon opened the hearing with some remarks...
There are a number of efforts underway at the state level to improve management of the state’s groundwater resources: the...
Groundwater is taking a much-needed leading role in water policy these days, with the drought and several state-led efforts, such...
At the February 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Director of the Department of Water Resources Mark Cowin updated the Commission on the Department’s drought response, the California Water Action Plan, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, and groundwater management....
As part of a new experimental product, NASA scientists are generating groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators each week which...
Groundwater withdrawals in the Central Valley have caused a 1200-square mile subsidence bowl that is affecting water conveyance and flood...
Phil Isenberg, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council, issued the following statement regarding the release of the USGS’s latest report showing extensive groundwater pumping from San Joaquin Valley aquifers is increasing the rate of land subsidence, or sinking, potentially causing...
From USGS: “Extensive groundwater pumping from San Joaquin Valley aquifers is increasing the rate of land subsidence, or sinking. This...
Population growth and more intensive land use are projected to place increasing pressure on California’s water resources while at the...
California lacks a statewide sustainable groundwater management program, instead leaving groundwater under local control, and while there are a few stunning examples of successful and sustainable groundwater management programs in the state, there are also dismal examples of failure to...
California has long relied on surface reservoirs to manage the state’s fluctuating water supply as evidenced by the over 1300...
By shifting its timing and use of electricity, California’s water sector can help avoid the need to build new power...