Groundwater levels Archives

REPORT: New DWR conveyance study finds groundwater stabilization key to protecting San Joaquin Valley water supplies

November 25, 2025

Sinking Ground Puts San Joaquin Valley Water Systems at Risk By the Department of Water Resources The Department of Water...

DWR: New reports show progress in community actions to make groundwater sustainability a reality in California

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News Reports

October 21, 2025

California’s Groundwater Data Collection is Empowering Local Agencies to Implement Solutions Tailored to Communities From the Department of Water Resources:...

SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A pair of bills that arose out of the ongoing fight over groundwater in eastern...

SJV WATER: Kaweah is second San Joaquin Valley groundwater basin to escape state enforcement

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 28, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kaweah subbasin is the second San Joaquin Valley region to successfully escape state intervention,...

PRESS RELEASE: DWR Semi-Annual Groundwater Conditions Update highlights key trends for Water Year 2024

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News Reports

June 24, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: California is now collecting more groundwater data than ever before as highlighted in the...

PRESS RELEASE: California needs more than groundwater to ensure water sustainability

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Groundwater News Policy and regulation

June 24, 2025

From the Office of Governor Newsom: Today, Governor Newsom and the Department of Water Resources released a new report showing that the...

NASA Uses Advanced Radar to Track Groundwater in California

NASA/JPL

Groundwater News

March 20, 2025

By Emily DeMarco, NASA Where California’s towering Sierra Nevada surrender to the sprawling San Joaquin Valley, a high-stakes detective story...

PRESS RELEASE: Transfers, groundwater overuse, voluntary agreements, and lots of $$$: Aqualliance and allies sue Glenn Colusa Irrigation District

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Commentary Water rights and water law

February 6, 2025

Press release from AquAlliance AquAlliance, Central Delta Water Agency, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and the California Water Impact Network...

SGMA UPDATE: Groundwater trading, SGMA implementation, and the 2023 groundwater conditions report

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

June 5, 2024

At the May meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commission was updated on the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater...

SJV WATER: As companies buy up more valley farmland, the wells get deeper, according to new study

SJV Water

Agriculture Groundwater News

March 5, 2024

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Private companies have been snatching up more and more farmland and drilling deeper wells, according...

EOS: Groundwater levels are dropping around the world

American Geophysical Union

Groundwater News

February 14, 2024

Well data from around the world show declines driven by water use and climate change. by Katherine Bourzac Farmers rely...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Scientists map loss of groundwater storage around the world

Desert Research Institute

Groundwater News

November 2, 2023

A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally From the Desert...

DWR releases Semi-Annual Groundwater Conditions Report with look back at 2023 Water Year

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

October 12, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources (DWR): The Department of Water Resources is sharing new data on the state’s groundwater...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Solar is Booming in the California Desert, if Water Issues Don’t Get in the Way

Inside Climate News

Planning and management

June 26, 2023

Utility-scale solar farms spreading rapidly across the desert Southwest are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater and communities are beginning...

SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley groundwater will need more than one epic water year to rebound in the long term

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 8, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water With all the flooding, runoff and more snowmelt still to come, everyone’s wondering: How’s the...