GRIST: How California’s farmers can recharge the aquifers they’ve drained Grist News May 2, 2025 199By Frida Garza, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In parts...
STANFORD NEWS: Scientists map fastest pathways for replenishing Central Valley groundwater Stanford University News April 17, 2025 362Researchers found that up to 13 million acres of California’s Central Valley may be suitable for recharging groundwater. The largest...
COMMENTARY: The easy impossible paths to water abundance Edward Ring Commentary February 27, 2025 415By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Coming up with a plan to...
DAN WALTERS: California lacks the capacity to store water that atmospheric rivers dump on the state Cal Matters News February 26, 2025 192By Dan Walters, Cal Matters President Donald Trump is obsessed with how California manages its water supply, demanding changes as...
CAL MATTERS: Even in wet years, wells are still dry. Why replenishing California’s groundwater is painfully slow Cal Matters News February 25, 2025 289The governor vowed to clear the way for more groundwater recharge. Has it worked? “We’re still tinkering around with small...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Even big storms can’t fill LA’s deepest aquifers, study finds Courthouse News Service News February 14, 2025 108Researchers 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 State Water Board News February 14, 2025 138By 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 News February 14, 2025 192Historic 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 175By 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 1199From 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 618A 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 339By 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 312UC 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 103By Jesse Vad, SJV Water This current, remarkably average water year – not last year’s barn burner – will be...
