Groundwater recharge Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

September 10, 2026

California Farm Water Coalition welcomes the congressionally authorized plan and urges leaders at every level to fund it. From the...

YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: The next water crisis is beneath our feet

Yale Climate Connections

Groundwater News

September 8, 2026

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

SJV WATER: Even Kings County districts that don’t pump may have to pay for groundwater management

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 5, 2026

By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water The directors of a Kings County water district didn’t like it, but they agreed to...

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...

NOW AVAILABLE: New Guide: Designing Recharge Projects for Multiple Benefits

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fact Sheets/Tools/Info Groundwater News

August 8, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: Managed aquifer recharge can do more than replenish groundwater. This new brochure explores how...

NOW AVAILABLE: 2025 Groundwater Recharge Roundup

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fact Sheets/Tools/Info Groundwater News

August 8, 2026

Curious how groundwater recharge efforts are progressing across California? This new Annual Groundwater Recharge Round-Up provides a statewide snapshot of...

COMMENTARY: Advancing groundwater recharge in the Sacramento River basin: A strong technical foundation

Guest Contributor

Commentary Groundwater News Policy and regulation

July 23, 2026

By David Guy and Jim Peifer Groundwater recharge is one of the most important and affordable tools available to help...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Turning flood risk into water supply: Inside DWR’s San Joaquin Basin Studies

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

April 9, 2026

The San Joaquin Basin faces complex water management challenges that demand a unified approach. Decades of groundwater overuse, increasing flood...

THE CURRENT: Why some regions are winning the fight against groundwater depletion

UC Santa Barbara

Groundwater News

March 21, 2026

Study examines successful cases of aquifer recovery, highlighting how communities and resource managers can tackle groundwater depletion By Harrison Tasoff,...