SoCAL WATER DIALOG: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 20, 2023Groundwater is a critical resource, supplying nearly 40% of the state with water to support cities and farms. With droughts...
DWR NEWS: DWR Captures and Stores Water from Record-Breaking Snowpack Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations July 19, 2023From DWR News: 2023 has demonstrated how quickly California can move from one extreme to another — as severe drought...
PRESS RELEASE: State-funded stormwater-capture, recharge project breaks ground in Stanislaus County Maven Groundwater News July 4, 2023State and districts’ joint actions will reap regional benefits in building water resilience Press release from the State Water Resources...
SJV WATER: Will the giant Westlands Water District “spill” water this year for lack of demand? SJV Water Groundwater News June 28, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Westlands Water District, the biggest agricultural water district in the state, could lose 200,000 acre...
PRESS RELEASE: Harvest Water Program Awarded $277.5 Million in Prop. 1 Funds CA Water Commission Groundwater News June 21, 2023Multi-purpose Project Will Use Up to 50,000 Acre-feet of Recycled Water for Irrigation in South Sacramento County From the California...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementing groundwater recharge in the Central Valley Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features June 15, 2023The recent succession of atmospheric rivers has spurred support for groundwater recharge, creating a wave of momentum for moving recharge...
SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley groundwater will need more than one epic water year to rebound in the long term SJV Water Groundwater News June 8, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water With all the flooding, runoff and more snowmelt still to come, everyone’s wondering: How’s the...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Water rights key to San Joaquin Valley aquifer recharge Robin Meadows Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law June 8, 2023Written by Robin Meadows It sounds like such a simple fix for California’s groundwater woes. In phenomenally wet years like...
STATE WATER BOARD: Over 1 million acre-feet of water authorized for groundwater recharge since December State Water Board Groundwater News June 7, 2023Nine out of 10 permits issued for projects in Central Valley From the State Water Resources Control Board: Seizing the...
PRESS RELEASE: Over 1 million acre-feet of water authorized for groundwater recharge since December State Water Board Groundwater News June 7, 2023Nine out of 10 permits issued for projects in Central Valley From the State Water Resources Control Board: Seizing the...
SJV WATER: Westlands Water District lets bounty of flood water flow to the ocean instead of maximizing groundwater recharge SJV Water Groundwater News May 30, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Groundwater recharge – or the lack of it – was a driving force behind the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Race to move water underground on as California’s Central Valley overflows Courthouse News Service Groundwater News May 26, 2023One of California’s most susceptible regions to disastrous flooding faces dangerous conditions as the historic new snowpack melts. But there...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sacramento’s New Wastewater Treatment Upgrade Will Help Recharge Groundwater—Will It Also Help the Delta? Robin Meadows Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation May 16, 2023by Robin Meadows Two decades ago, scientists were alarmed by sudden declines in at-risk fish and their tiny prey, called...
UC DAVIS: Growing Crops with Less Groundwater UC Davis AgricultureGroundwater News April 30, 2023UC Davis Provides Farmers with New Technologies and Tools in Response to Climate Change By Amy Quinton, UC Davis On...
DWR NEWS: Winter Storms Allow State Water Project to Move and Store Additional Water Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations March 29, 2023By DWR News The series of storms that have hit California since the beginning of the year is translating to...
