COURTHOUSE NEWS: Even big storms can’t fill LA’s deepest aquifers, study finds Courthouse News Service News February 14, 2025 68Researchers at Stanford University developed a new method to measure water levels in the state’s aquifers using readily available seismic...
NOTICE: Updated Technical Guidance for Water Code Section 1242.1, groundwater recharge Maven News February 14, 2025 68By the State Water Resources Control Board Water Code section 1242.1 allows parties to divert for groundwater recharge without a water...
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds Stanford University Uncategorized February 14, 2025 89Historic rains filled Greater Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers nearly to capacity in 2023. But drought conditions persisted in...
POLICY ANALYSIS: Assessing regional strategies to cope with drought, climate, and environmental flow policy impacts for a sustainable water supply: A case study of the Bay Area Guest Contributor News January 6, 2025 166By Bridget C. Gile, Randall T. Holmes, Allison R. Sherris, Scott Fendorf, and Richard G. Luthy California’s Bay-Delta watershed encompasses...
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE: Be Flood Diversion and Recharge Ready: Flood Diversions for Recharge under Water Code §1242.1 Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News November 28, 2024 1189From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: As flood events become more frequent, being prepared for flood...
SJV WATER: Cataloging San Joaquin Valley water projects is a huge and ever-changing task SJV Water News October 17, 2024 85by Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow, SJV Water It seems like an impossible task, cataloging all – or at...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: The key to fix California’s inadequate water storage? Put water underground, scientists say Inside Climate News News September 16, 2024 608A new study finds that the state should replenish groundwater aquifers to sustain agriculture By Caroline Marshall Reinhart, Inside Climate...
SJV WATER: One Tulare County groundwater agency charges full tilt into recharge SJV Water News August 14, 2024 335By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers and water managers in the Kaweah subbasin are charging headlong into recharge as a...
UC RIVERSIDE: Bold moves needed for California agriculture UC Riverside News July 30, 2024 311UC report details farming’s needs for climate resilience By David Danelski, UC Riverside California should take urgent and bold measures...
SJV WATER: Last year’s groundwater recharge numbers were impressive but what about this year? SJV Water News May 29, 2024 102By Jesse Vad, SJV Water This current, remarkably average water year – not last year’s barn burner – will be...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California sees big dividends in groundwater supply thanks to wet winter duo Courthouse News Service News May 7, 2024 370State water officials say California needs five consecutive winters like 2023 to recover from years of drought-induced overpumping. By Natalie...
DWR NEWS: Historic 2023 Water Year Delivered Big Boost to California’s Groundwater Supplies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News May 6, 2024 353DWR’s Spring Groundwater Conditions Report Reveals How Much was Captured and the Challenges that Remain for Long-term Sustainability From DWR...
DWR NEWS: First-of-its-kind watershed study highlights how innovative tools help build climate resilience in the San Joaquin Valley Department of Water Resources (DWR) News April 19, 2024 247By DWR News California’s changing climate brings new challenges each year for water managers as they navigate extreme shifts from...
REPORT: Fresno State report details how Shallow Subsurface Artificial Groundwater Recharge can recharge clean water to aquifers Maven Reports February 28, 2024 530New technique allows recharge to occur under existing crops at 100% efficiency To address declining groundwater levels throughout the State,...
SJV WATER: How a state-funded drought program was converted to help farmers take on flood water and permanently cut groundwater pumping SJV Water News January 24, 2024 331By Jesse Vad, SJV Water When farmers fallowed thousands of acres during the recent drought, most didn’t expect they would...