SJV WATER: One year later, state groundwater sanctions paused but Kings County farmers, water managers moving forward SJV Water News April 16, 2025 145By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Wednesday marks one full year since the state brought the “hammer” down...
PRESS RELEASE: Court sides with James Irrigation District in groundwater rights case, rejecting McMullin Area GSA’s attempt to cut off access to James ID’s wellfields Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other April 15, 2025 285Ruling affirms James ID’s historic groundwater rights and denies MAGSA’s request for an emergency injunction to stop pumping from James...
SJV WATER: Irrigation district kills groundwater partnership in the crib amid accusations of power mongering, lack of transparency SJV Water News April 11, 2025 120By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Less than two months after agreeing to join forces with the City of Porterville to...
SJV WATER: Another water district annexes so-called “white lands,” the scourge of complying with California’s groundwater law SJV Water News April 9, 2025 341By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A tiny water district in western Tulare County is poised to nearly triple in size...
NASA Uses Advanced Radar to Track Groundwater in California NASA/JPL News March 20, 2025 354By Emily DeMarco, NASA Where California’s towering Sierra Nevada surrender to the sprawling San Joaquin Valley, a high-stakes detective story...
EOS: Seismometers provide fuller picture of Los Angeles groundwater American Geophysical Union News March 19, 2025 85A new method to evaluate deep aquifers shows even torrential rains haven’t fully replenished groundwater beneath Los Angeles. By Grace...
SJV WATER: Three troubled San Joaquin Valley subbasins may band together to tackle widespread sinking SJV Water News March 14, 2025 207Water managers in the Tulare Lake, Tule and the Kaweah subbasins are discussing the possibility of creating a regional subsidence...
SJV WATER: Kings County Water District wants to mend fences with groundwater agency it imploded last year SJV Water News March 11, 2025 248By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County water district blamed for leaving a key groundwater agency in the beleaguered...
SJV WATER: Fresno County’s Pleasant Valley heads to State Water Board for possible intervention SJV Water News March 11, 2025 109By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A western Fresno County groundwater subbasin is the seventh in the San Joaquin Valley to...
SJV WATER: Tea Pot Dome agrees to pay share of cost to fix sinking canal and reveal pumping data to Friant Water Authority SJV Water News March 5, 2025 189By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Tea Pot Dome Water District has agreed to pay Friant Water Authority $1.4 million in...
SJV WATER: Legislation could provide new path for farmers in beleaguered Tulare County groundwater agency SJV Water News March 4, 2025 211Farmers in the embattled Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency may have the glimmer of a path forward thanks to a...
EDF: Groundwater Accounting Platform Adds Open-Source Access to Boost Sustainable Water Management Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other March 4, 2025 126New public source code access will improve collaboration on groundwater management From the Environmental Defense Fund: The Groundwater Accounting Platform...
COMMENTARY: From Carrot Kings to Small Pumpers: The Unequal Fight for Cuyama’s Water Guest Contributor Commentary March 4, 2025 202Guest commentary by Trudy Wischemann Last Tuesday I felt called to make another trip to Cuyama, solo this time. They...
SJV WATER: Madera County groundwater agency can collect fees and legal action will continue, judge rules SJV Water News March 1, 2025 241By Lois Henry; Freelance writer Hannah Johansson contributed to this article A lawsuit over whether the Madera County Groundwater Sustainability...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: State and local water agencies complete initial plan determinations to advance groundwater sustainability Maven Agency News February 27, 2025 793DWR approves 15 groundwater sustainability plans in latest round of determinations From the Department of Water Resources: Marking a major...
