SJV WATER: Fresno County irrigation district proposes large fee hike to help it capture more Kings River flood water SJV Water Groundwater News July 16, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Growers in southern Fresno County are facing a possible 137% increase in land assessment fees...
WATER COMMISSION: Water Supply Strategy update: Adapting to a changing climate Maven Policy and regulation July 10, 2025Climate change is rewriting the rules of our environment, and California is feeling the heat—literally. With temperatures climbing to record-breaking...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Flooding in Central Valley offers key opportunities for groundwater recharge Desert Research Institute Groundwater News June 11, 2025The research used satellite imagery to identify where winter flooding occurs, which can improve flood risk awareness and inform how...
Governor Newsom issues executive order to help California capture and store more water from upcoming severe storms; Conservation groups respond Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulationWater project operations January 31, 2025From the Office of the Governor: In anticipation of a multi-day, significant atmospheric river in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom...
AG ALERT: Floodwaters on farms help boost aquifers Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News November 15, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation The historically wet winter early this year motivated greater adoption of a water...
FEATURE: Rethinking water management in California: How to benefit people and wildlife Robin Meadows Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 9, 2023By Robin Meadows A new strategy could help California water managers meet the needs of people as well as the...
AG ALERT: Farmers race to sink water into ground after storms Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News February 22, 2023By Lisa McEwen Growers in the San Joaquin Valley are hurriedly building temporary groundwater sinking basins to take advantage of...
COMMENTARY: California must capture water in wet years and expedite projects Ag Alert CommentaryGroundwater News February 1, 2023Jamie Johansson, California Farm Bureau Federation Now that the recent series of Pacific storms have abated and we are in...
DWR NEWS: Going with the Flow: How Aquifer Recharge Reduces Flood Risk Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News August 3, 2022By DWR News On a small scale, aquifers — subsurface natural basins — have benefitted from man-made recharge for decades....
AG ALERT: On-farm recharge pioneer invested in water savings Ag Alert Groundwater News June 22, 2022By Lisa McEwen, Ag Alert Don Cameron sparked curiosity in 2010 when he began a multi-phase project intended to capture...
AG ALERT: Water storage, recharge focus of Sonoma summit Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News May 18, 2022By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert In recognition of the ongoing drought and weather extremes, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau took...
COMMENTARY: Despite heavy snow, we must seek a new water path Ag Alert CommentaryPlanning and management January 5, 2022By Justin Fredrickson, Ag Alert California is facing an indisputable fact: We need, in a big way, to get busy...
AG ALERT: Alfalfa has ‘high flexibility’ for droughts and floods Ag Alert Agriculture November 24, 2021By Bob Johnson Alfalfa’s water resiliency may become even more important, with the changing climate expected to produce more extreme...
AG ALERT: New groundwater recharge efforts aimed at alfalfa crop Ag Alert Agriculture October 23, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert Efforts have been made by nut-crop growers to recharge their underground water supplies by capturing...
AG ALERT: Research seeks resilience for aquifers Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News October 13, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert One day in early October, a group of University of California, Merced, students went to...
