Groundwater recharge Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

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,...

NEVADA CURRENT: Las Vegas serves as case study for groundwater recovery, study says

Nevada Current

Groundwater News

March 21, 2026

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Groundwater depletion is a growing concern for regions that need to provide water for growing...

SJV WATER: New on-farm recharge project with a soil health twist targets pistachio orchards in the San Joaquin Valley

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 9, 2026

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A large-scale pilot project studying the effects of recharging water onto pistachio orchards, some with...

NOW AVAILABLE: San Joaquin Basin Flood-MAR Watershed Studies online data portal and metrics dashboard

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fact Sheets/Tools/Info Groundwater News

February 27, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: Last December, DWR released the San Joaquin Basin Flood-MAR Watershed Studies (Watershed Studies) —...

STATE WATER BOARD: State accelerates stormwater capture opportunities with 5-year groundwater recharge permits

State Water Board

Groundwater News

February 20, 2026

Board approved nine local agency permits before this week’s storms From the State Water Board: Just before storms began drenching...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Recharge the valley: Why California’s water future depends on groundwater

Guest Contributor

Commentary Groundwater News

February 19, 2026

By Jim Mayer and Michael Saunders By any honest measure, California is living in water extremes. Long droughts empty reservoirs,...

COMMENTARY: We banked on collaboration—and it’s paying off

Guest Contributor

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

By Jim Peifer, Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority In the late 1990s, Sacramento-area water providers worked together to...

DWR: New Central Valley Flood-MAR dashboard integrates floodwater and groundwater management

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 8, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: California is taking a new, data-driven approach to capturing floodwaters for groundwater recharge. The...

NOW AVAILABLE: Groundwater Recharge Estimation factsheet

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fact Sheets/Tools/Info Groundwater News

January 7, 2026

The Flood-MAR Network’s Estimating Recharge Action Team has created a Groundwater Recharge Estimation factsheet. The factsheet serves to provide landowners...

SJV WATER: Hanford-area farmers will face new groundwater recharge rules in the new year

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 30, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water An agricultural water district that serves mostly Hanford-area farmers is looking for ways to preserve...

DWR: New watershed studies highlight how the San Joaquin Basin can turn floods into opportunities

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

December 3, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: California’s San Joaquin Basin is at the center of the state’s water challenges, with...