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...
There are a number of efforts underway at the state level to improve management of the state’s groundwater resources: the State Water Board’s development of the groundwater work plan and the California Water Action Plan, as well as local and...
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...
As part of a new experimental product, NASA scientists are generating groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators each week which are based on GRACE satellite data that is integrated with other observations using a sophisticated numerical model of land surface...
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...
From USGS: “Extensive groundwater pumping from San Joaquin Valley aquifers is increasing the rate of land subsidence, or sinking. This large-scale and rapid subsidence has the potential to cause serious damage to the water delivery infrastructure that brings water from...
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...
California has long relied on surface reservoirs to manage the state’s fluctuating water supply as evidenced by the over 1300 reservoirs both large and small that dot the landscape – from Redding in the north to San Diego in the...
By shifting its timing and use of electricity, California’s water sector can help avoid the need to build new power...