SJV WATER: Wealthy grower John Vidovich has become a lightning rod for discontent in western Kern water district SJV Water Groundwater News July 4, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water Growers in the Buena Vista Water Storage District have been working for the past year...
PRESS RELEASE: Survey confirms need for groundwater demand management network and resources Guest Contributor Groundwater News April 20, 2026From the California Water Data Consortium: Our partners at the Groundwater Demand Management Network (GDM Network) recently released an executive...
THE CURRENT: Why some regions are winning the fight against groundwater depletion UC Santa Barbara Groundwater News March 21, 2026Study examines successful cases of aquifer recovery, highlighting how communities and resource managers can tackle groundwater depletion By Harrison Tasoff,...
NEVADA CURRENT: Las Vegas serves as case study for groundwater recovery, study says Nevada Current Groundwater News March 21, 2026by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Groundwater depletion is a growing concern for regions that need to provide water for growing...
SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley farmers will have water certainty – if they can make it through the next few years, panelists say SJV Water Planning and management March 14, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water supply certainty is in the future for San Joaquin Valley growers, according to three...
SJV WATER: As promised, state delivers tough subsidence guidelines prompting some valley water managers to cry foul SJV Water Groundwater News March 4, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Though some valley groundwater managers say new state guidelines “move the goal posts” on subsidence,...
SJV WATER: State abruptly ends year-long silent treatment for Kings County water managers SJV Water Groundwater News January 9, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The State Water Resources Control Board ended its silent treatment of Kings County groundwater managers...
SJV WATER: Newly formed Tulare County water district already busy wheeling and dealing for water SJV Water Groundwater News December 10, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A new Tulare County water district is on a tight timeline to balance an opportunity...
SJV WATER: Settlement wipes out $24 million in groundwater fee debt, removes pipeline opposition in high desert dispute SJV Water Groundwater News December 5, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A settlement between a desert mining company and groundwater authority in eastern Kern County will...
EOS: Avoiding and responding to peak groundwater American Geophysical Union Groundwater News November 25, 2025A new review shows how rising demand, shrinking supplies, and policy decisions together shape when groundwater use peaks and what...
SJV WATER: Months of hashing, rehashing over “controversial” groundwater use results in proposed pumping plan for Lemoore-area farmers SJV Water Groundwater News October 23, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Another Kings County groundwater agency has issued a draft policy on one of its thorniest...
PRESS RELEASE: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority and Searles Valley Minerals announce critical water rights settlement and partnership Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News October 23, 2025Deal means immediate and significant water savings for the Indian Wells Valley Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater...
SJV WATER: Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions SJV Water Groundwater News October 19, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County groundwater agency that fell apart last year amid distrust largely over proposed...
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...
