Groundwater markets Archives

September 8, 2026

As droughts intensify and groundwater warms, contaminants can move into underground aquifers – threatening drinking water and agriculture. By Sanket...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: New report focuses on groundwater sustainability without leaving small farms behind

Maven

Groundwater News Reports

August 26, 2026

Report offers 50 recommendations to keep loss of small farms from becoming SGMA’s “seventh undesirable result.” The 2014 Sustainable Groundwater...

SJV WATER: Board members sue over alleged ‘water scheme’ in western Fresno County water basin

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 15, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers frustrated with recent actions by the Pleasant Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) board filed...

UCANR: Addressing the needs of small farmers under SGMA groundwater market development

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Groundwater News

December 23, 2025

By Ellen M. Bruno, UCANR The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) opened the door for groundwater markets to emerge in...

GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECONOMICS: Stuck in the mud: Groundwater markets struggle to gain traction under SGMA

Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics

Groundwater News

November 6, 2025

By Liz Saunders and Ellen M. Bruno Across critically overdrafted groundwater basins, groundwater market development has faced significant hurdles. These...

CA WATER COMMISSION: From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading

Maven

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

The August meeting of the California Water Commission featured a panel discussion on groundwater trading, which has emerged as a...

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: Farmers in Tulare County set to test groundwater market they hope could help keep them in business and replenish the aquifer

SJV Water

Groundwater News

February 2, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water How will selling groundwater help keep more groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley’s already critically...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Draft white paper includes preliminary findings, next steps on safeguards for groundwater trading programs

CA Water Commission

Policy and regulation Reports

January 13, 2022

From the California Water Commission: As part of the California Water Commission’s work assessing how to shape well-managed groundwater trading programs...