DWR: What to Do if Your Well Has Gone Dry – New ‘Be Well Prepared’ Flyer Available in Multiple Languages Department of Water Resources (DWR) ANNOUNCEMENTS July 13, 2023 43From the Department of Water Resources: On May 17, 2023, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced the official launch...
DWR NEWS: Local Actions are Key to Progress in Reaching Groundwater Sustainability Department of Water Resources (DWR) News July 6, 2023 170By Paul Gosselin, DWR Deputy Director of Sustainable Groundwater Management Some may be asking after this extremely wet water year —...
PRESS RELEASE: State-funded stormwater-capture, recharge project breaks ground in Stanislaus County Maven Press Release/Other July 4, 2023 291State and districts’ joint actions will reap regional benefits in building water resilience Press release from the State Water Resources...
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Addresses Findings That Most California Groundwater Sustainability Plans Fail to Protect Vulnerable Communities and the Environment Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other June 28, 2023 623The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Audubon California, and Clean Water Action, among others, suggest that without course...
AG ALERT: Hearings pending on aquifer plans for six subbasins Ag Alert News June 28, 2023 68By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Local agencies for six San Joaquin Valley subbasins, facing possible state intervention after their groundwater...
UCSB CURRENT: The more stakeholders are included in groundwater planning, the better those policies protect them UC Santa Barbara News June 27, 2023 119By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Current Having a seat at the table, and voices heard, makes a world of...
STATE WATER BOARD lays out proposed timeline for state intervention in six groundwater basins with inadequate plans Maven Meetings and Events June 27, 2023 1009In March 2023, six basins were deemed by the Department of Water Resources to have inadequate groundwater sustainability plans, prompting...
PRESS RELEASE: Harvest Water Program Awarded $277.5 Million in Prop. 1 Funds Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other June 21, 2023 202Multi-purpose Project Will Use Up to 50,000 Acre-feet of Recycled Water for Irrigation in South Sacramento County From the California...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board announces tentative schedule for probationary hearings for 6 critically overdrafted groundwater basins State Water Board Agency News June 21, 2023 2035From the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to address the potential for severe impacts to water users and infrastructure...
PRESS RELEASE: California Awards $35 Million to Four Regions to Improve Groundwater Sustainability Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other June 20, 2023 154From the Department of Conservation: California’s latest drought-flood cycle has shown the need for local and regional strategies to manage and...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementing groundwater recharge in the Central Valley Maven Best of the NotebookMeetings and Events June 15, 2023 2523The recent succession of atmospheric rivers has spurred support for groundwater recharge, creating a wave of momentum for moving recharge...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Water rights key to San Joaquin Valley aquifer recharge Robin Meadows News June 8, 2023 500Written 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 Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other June 7, 2023 3Nine 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 Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other June 7, 2023 35Nine out of 10 permits issued for projects in Central Valley From the State Water Resources Control Board: Seizing the...
STANFORD NEWS: How Sierra Nevada snowpack confounds Central Valley groundwater readings Stanford University News June 5, 2023 72By Adam Hadhazy Billions of tons of snow piled atop the Sierra Nevada Mountains can cause parts of the Central...