SJV WATER: Are Kings County farmers getting a bad rap from bad data? SJV Water Groundwater News August 21, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Kings County farmers are either underreporting how much groundwater they pump – by a lot....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Sonoma County wins appeal to keep well-permitting ordinance amendments Courthouse News Service Groundwater News August 6, 2026Sonoma County appealed a lower court’s decision to invalidate amendments to its well-permitting ordinance under the public trust doctrine. By...
CA COASTKEEPER: Appellate court confirms groundwater pumping ruling, orders Sonoma County to conduct environmental review of its well ordinance California Coastkeeper Alliance Water rights and water law August 6, 2026Press release from the California Coastkeeper Alliance and the Russian Riverkeeper Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision...
USGS investigates groundwater drought metrics across the US USGS Groundwater News April 21, 2026From the USGS: In a pioneering study led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), researchers analyzed groundwater levels across the...
DWR Releases Final California’s Groundwater: Bulletin 118 – Update 2025, Celebrates Groundwater Awareness Week Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News March 13, 2026As Groundwater Awareness Week winds down, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released the final California’s Groundwater: Bulletin 118...
DWR: Local agencies across California continue advancements toward groundwater sustainability Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News March 13, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the final version of California’s Groundwater:...
EOS: Report: 13 Great Lakes’ worth of water underlies the contiguous United States American Geophysical Union Groundwater News January 26, 2026Combining direct measurements with artificial intelligence methods, a new map estimates groundwater depth across the contiguous United States at a...
USGS: Landsat at work: Satellites help with complex crop and water issues USGS AgriculturePlanning and management May 7, 2025California faces challenges in trying to produce so much of our food By the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science...
EOS: Seismometers provide fuller picture of Los Angeles groundwater American Geophysical Union Groundwater News March 19, 2025A new method to evaluate deep aquifers shows even torrential rains haven’t fully replenished groundwater beneath Los Angeles. By Grace...
SJV WATER: New “seismic” listening technique could help researchers map water movement and moisture levels in the soil SJV Water Groundwater News August 17, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The constant, rumbling, teeth-gritting traffic on Highway 99 might actually be good for something. Researchers...
SJV WATER: Counting groundwater: The devil is in the details SJV Water Groundwater News May 31, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water A lengthy complaint alleging secretive, self-dealing on the part of a prominent farmer and board...
STANFORD NEWS: How Sierra Nevada snowpack confounds Central Valley groundwater readings Stanford University Groundwater News June 5, 2023By Adam Hadhazy Billions of tons of snow piled atop the Sierra Nevada Mountains can cause parts of the Central...
EOS: Reaching New Levels in Groundwater Monitoring American Geophysical Union Groundwater News November 3, 2022As regions around the world face record-breaking droughts, researchers are using seismology to track groundwater levels and show that sustainable...
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...
PNNL: Ultra-sensitive radiation detectors provide deeper dive into groundwater Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Groundwater NewsScience June 26, 2021Scientists tap PNNL’s rare ability to measure argon-39 for new insights into groundwater Stacie Jones, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Scientists...
