Groundwater News Archives ~ Page 9 of 52 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

February 14, 2025

By the State Water Resources Control Board Water Code section 1242.1 allows parties to divert for groundwater recharge without a water...

STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds

Stanford University

Groundwater News

February 14, 2025

Historic rains filled Greater Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers nearly to capacity in 2023. But drought conditions persisted in...

SJV WATER: State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program that some fear could pull rug out from ongoing projects

SJV Water

Groundwater News Policy and regulation

February 12, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposal to change the guidelines for California’s $90-million farmland retirement program has literally stopped numerous projects in their tracks. “Right now, all implementation projects are basically stopped,” said Reyn Akiona of Valley Eco, a...

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Update on State Water Board’s SGMA intervention efforts

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

February 12, 2025

Natalie Stork, director of the State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management, spoke at the 2025 California...

SJV WATER: Districts lob more lawsuits at Friant Water Authority, now point finger at feds

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 31, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The legal tug of war between Friant Water Authority and three small Tulare County irrigation...

SJV WATER: Southern Kings and Tulare county farmers with unregistered wells may face local penalties

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 29, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Farmers within portions of the Tule and Tulare Lake subbasins will have one month to register their wells or be charged a $150 monthly penalty. The Tri-County Water Authority Board of Directors unanimously approved imposing...

SJV WATER: Kern subbasin’s groundwater plan still not up to snuff in state’s eyes

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 22, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern water managers’ struck out again on their fourth attempt to write an adequate plan...

SJV WATER: Too little too late? Tulare County water managers work to hold off state pumping sanctions

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 22, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Groundwater managers and others in southern Tulare County are scrambling to comply with state mandates...

NOW AVAILABLE: DWR Releases Frequently Asked Questions: Department’s Role in State Intervention under SGMA

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 18, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (Department, DWR) has released a frequently asked questions document to address inquiries from groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) and the public at large, on the Department’s role and responsibilities when...

SJV WATER: Proposed ag water district could aid groundwater-dependent farmers in northern Tulare County

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 17, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposed new agricultural water district could brighten what had been shaping up as a grim...

AG ALERT: Kaweah farms find balance under SGMA

Ag Alert

Groundwater News

January 15, 2025

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Blake Wilbur, whose family has farmed in Tulare County for four generations, grew up hearing...

AG ALERT: On the Record: Aaron Fukuda talks SGMA in the Kaweah Subbasin

Ag Alert

Groundwater News

January 15, 2025

By Ag Alert Aaron Fukuda is general manager of the Tulare Irrigation District and interim general manager of the Mid-Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency. Fukuda spoke with Ag Alert® last month at the irrigation district office in Tulare and during a...

SJV WATER: Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking California Aqueduct

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 11, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A groundwater agency on the western fringes of Kern County has taken the unprecedented step...

SJV WATER: Crunch time: Groundwater agency with land in two troubled subbasins working double time to try and hold off state sanctions

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 3, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Tri-County Water Authority has a foot in each of the two groundwater basins now...

SJV WATER: Kern water managers hope 4th time is the charm for groundwater plan

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 26, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Groundwater agencies throughout the Kern subbasin approved a fourth groundwater sustainability plan in December in hopes it will finally be their ticket to staying out of probation. The major changes in this new plan include...

Groundwater News

NOTICE: Updated Technical Guidance for Water Code Section 1242.1, groundwater recharge

STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds

SJV WATER: State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program that some fear could pull rug out from ongoing projects

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Update on State Water Board’s SGMA intervention efforts

SJV WATER: Districts lob more lawsuits at Friant Water Authority, now point finger at feds

SJV WATER: Southern Kings and Tulare county farmers with unregistered wells may face local penalties

SJV WATER: Kern subbasin’s groundwater plan still not up to snuff in state’s eyes

SJV WATER: Too little too late? Tulare County water managers work to hold off state pumping sanctions

NOW AVAILABLE: DWR Releases Frequently Asked Questions: Department’s Role in State Intervention under SGMA

SJV WATER: Proposed ag water district could aid groundwater-dependent farmers in northern Tulare County

AG ALERT: Kaweah farms find balance under SGMA

AG ALERT: On the Record: Aaron Fukuda talks SGMA in the Kaweah Subbasin

SJV WATER: Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking California Aqueduct

SJV WATER: Crunch time: Groundwater agency with land in two troubled subbasins working double time to try and hold off state sanctions

SJV WATER: Kern water managers hope 4th time is the charm for groundwater plan

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