CA WATER COMMISSION: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features September 8, 2025Subsidence from groundwater pumping has severely impacted land surfaces and infrastructure in parts of California. Rates of subsidence and its...
SJV WATER: Tulare County Judge sifts through barrage of arguments from groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News September 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Lawyers for the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) recently fired a fusillade of legal...
SJV WATER: New $2 million program aims to protect Hanford-area domestic wells SJV Water Groundwater News August 21, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Landowners who rely on domestic wells for drinking water may be able to seek help...
PRESS RELEASE: Orange County water agencies prevail in major groundwater rights case, safeguarding water equality for 2.5 million residents SoCal water agencies Groundwater News July 14, 2025Press release from Mesa Water District In a major victory for water justice and regional collaboration, several Orange County water...
SJV WATER: Kern River plaintiff alleges region’s groundwater plan ignores harm to river flows SJV Water Water rights and water law June 26, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water In a comment letter to the state Water Resources Control Board, one of the plaintiffs...
PRESS RELEASE: RWA releases water accounting system for the Sacramento Regional Water Bank Guest Contributor Groundwater News June 3, 2025New framework enhances transparency and accountability, helping to build confidence in groundwater banking and long-term sustainability Press release from the...
GOVERNOR NEWSOM: California makes major strides for water supplies and climate resilience over the past year Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Planning and management October 3, 2024With California experiencing climate-driven extremes in weather, the state is continuing to take aggressive action to protect and expand the...
AG ALERT: Cover crops offer water-holding benefits Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News July 17, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As farmers statewide prepare for anticipated cutbacks to groundwater under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,...
PRESS RELEASE: FWA / AEWSD Statement on court ruling on lawsuit against ETGSA over Friant-Kern Canal subsidence Friant Water Authority Groundwater NewsWater rights and water law July 3, 2024Press release from the Friant Water Authority and the Arvin Edison Water Storage District: The Tulare County Superior Court issued...
PRESS RELEASE: Court confirms ETGSA’s view of settlement agreement SJV water agencies Water rights and water law July 2, 2024Press release from the East Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency: Today the Court met for the first time with lawyers for...
DWR NEWS: State Releases California Water Plan Update 2023: A Roadmap to Water Management and Infrastructure for a Water Resilient Future Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management April 3, 2024The 2023 update focuses on equity, watershed resilience, and climate urgency The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released...
AG ALERT: 2024 marks a decade of SGMA regulations Ag Alert Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation March 20, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s landmark 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which requires local agencies in affected basins to...
PROFILE: Rosemary Knight and Meredith Goebel: Ground(water) Breaking Science in the San Joaquin Valley NASA/JPL Groundwater News February 16, 2024By Jessica Sheaves, NASA Earth Applied Sciences writer In 2014, Rosemary Knight had access to a helicopter and an ambitious...
CAL MATTERS: California ranks high worldwide for rapidly depleted groundwater Cal Matters Groundwater News January 24, 2024Researchers found that the world’s most rapidly declining basins are in farm regions, especially drier areas like the San Joaquin...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Groundwater levels around the world are dropping quickly, often at accelerating rates Maven Groundwater News January 24, 2024Rapid declines are most common in aquifers under croplands in drier regions, including California, the most extensive analysis of groundwater...
