overdraft

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Overdraft refers to the condition of a groundwater basin in which the amount of water withdrawn by pumping exceeds the amount of water that recharges the basin over a period of years during which water supply conditions approximate average conditions.

DAILY DIGEST, 5/21: Lawmakers attack governor’s plan to streamline Delta tunnel; Legal analysis of Arrowhead/Blue Triton court ruling; Solano wants Cache Slough plan to include stronger local protections; Limited chinook sport fishing to reopen in 3 Central Valley rivers; and more …
DAILY DIGEST, 5/19: The pilots chasing ‘sky rivers’ and cyclones from Japan to the US; Groups notify State Board: Reclamation is not a reliable partner; U.S. hydropower generation expected to rise in 2025 following last year’s relative low; Months after the fires, how safe is it to swim at L.A.’s beaches?; and more …
PRESS RELEASE: The urgent need for groundwater management in the Indian Wells Valley
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 4-9: Land subsidence could limit future SWP deliveries; SGMA creates winners and losers in Valley agriculture; Arrowhead wins one of three court cases; CDFW adjusts salmon releases to support Sacramento River populations; and more …
DAILY DIGEST, 5/7: Subsidence along the California Aqueduct threatens SWP deliveries; Kings County farmers upbeat about SGMA lawsuit against state; Ag water practices critical to CA’s success; Landsat at work: Satellites help with complex crop and water issues; and more …

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