DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Groundwater Use Can Be Accurately Monitored With Satellites Using OpenET, New Study Finds Desert Research Institute News September 6, 2024 144DRI scientists compare data from groundwater pumping meters with OpenET estimates in irrigated land to advance understanding of groundwater use....
PRESS RELEASE: Technical working group gives new findings on Indian Wells Valley basin safe yield Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other September 6, 2024 54Report shows far more water can be pumped annually than IWVGA claims Press release from Searles Valley Minerals and Indian...
SJV WATER: State Water Board staff gives two groundwater agencies a pass, keeps Tule subbasin on hook for probation SJV Water News August 31, 2024 601By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A final report released by state Water Resources Control Board staff Friday maintains its recommendation...
SJV WATER: State Water Board needs to get up to speed on Kern’s new groundwater plan, speakers say SJV Water News August 31, 2024 240By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state came to Kern County Thursday night and got an earful. Water managers, farmers,...
PRESS RELEASE: Kern subbasin groundwater sustainability agencies urge State to consider updated plan Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other August 31, 2024 155Probation recommendation based on outdated science, data The Kern Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) have responded to a draft report...
NOTICE: September 17, 2024, SGMA Public Board Hearing on Tule groundwater subbasin: Final Staff Report available State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS August 31, 2024 64On September 17, 2024, the State Water Board will hold a public hearing to consider designating the Tule Subbasin as...
SJV WATER: Kern disputes state’s take on its groundwater plan at first of two workshops SJV Water News August 27, 2024 192By Lois Henry, SJV Water Calling the state’s review of the Kern subbasin’s newest groundwater plan “cursory,” a representative of...
SJV WATER: Kings County judge extends restraining order giving growers more time as they fight state pumping restrictions SJV Water News August 22, 2024 187By Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow, SJV Water Kings County farmers will have more time to fight requirements from...
SJV WATER: Two sides attempt mediation to settle lawsuit over sinking Friant-Kern Canal Maven News August 17, 2024 438By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Attorneys for the Friant Water Authority and Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency agreed to mediation...
SJV WATER: New “seismic” listening technique could help researchers map water movement and moisture levels in the soil SJV Water News August 17, 2024 60By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The constant, rumbling, teeth-gritting traffic on Highway 99 might actually be good for something. Researchers...
SJV WATER: One Tulare County groundwater agency charges full tilt into recharge SJV Water News August 14, 2024 317By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers and water managers in the Kaweah subbasin are charging headlong into recharge as a...
DWR NEWS: California is approaching ten years of Sustainable Groundwater Management Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News August 14, 2024 162From the Department of Water Resources: This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). In...
SJV WATER: Friant Water Authority pins projected canal project shortfall on four ag water districts, wants them to pony up SJV Water News August 13, 2024 408By Lois Henry, SJV Water Even as work on the first phase of fixing the sinking Friant-Kern Canal is nearly...
CAL MATTERS: Dangerous herbicide used on California crops banned Cal Matters News August 8, 2024 268The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk....
PRESS RELEASE: Delta Mendota GSAs release single subbasin GSP Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other August 1, 2024 351From Delta Mendota GSAs: The 23 Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) of the Delta Mendota Subbasin have released the subbasin’s first...
