EDF: New journal article highlights multibenefit land repurposing as an innovative approach to strengthen rural resilience Environmental Defense Fund Groundwater News September 4, 2025Madera County and the San Joaquin Valley serve as a case study of how to implement a more holistic water...
NOW AVAILABLE: New educational resources for the Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program Press Release/Notice ANNOUNCEMENTSGroundwater News July 19, 2025The California Department of Conservation’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is an initiative aimed at addressing groundwater sustainability and supporting communities...
DWR highlights successful partnership with California’s farming community to protect groundwater supplies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News June 25, 2025DWR’s LandFlex Pilot Program has saved over 100,000 acre-feet of groundwater and protected 16,500 drinking water wells in California’s frontline...
SJV WATER: Land conversion money available for Tulare County farmers, others, to cut groundwater use SJV Water Groundwater News May 22, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Growers hoping for a lifeline as groundwater pumping restrictions tighten learned how to apply for...
SJV WATER: Madera County farmland conversion program gets underway with $10 million in state funds SJV Water Groundwater News October 5, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Land owners can now officially submit proposals to Madera County to convert their ag land...
DAN WALTERS: As California cracks down on groundwater, what will happen to fallowed farmland? Cal Matters Agriculture April 30, 2024California water regulators are cracking down on the overuse of groundwater by farmers. Enforcement could prompt them to idle thousands...
AG ALERT: Land-use bill taps farmland for solar sites Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation April 17, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Proposed state legislation to modify California’s longstanding farmland conservation law could pave the way for...
SJV WATER: Report highlights strong interest in farmland transition funds SJV Water Groundwater News April 11, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water There was no shortage of interest in the $90 million in state funding made available...
SJV WATER: World Ag Expo: Water seminar lands with a thud as speaker details “devastating” amount of acreage expected to go out of production SJV Water Groundwater News February 14, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The sun was shining and blue skies reigned over the 57th World Ag Expo in...
SJV WATER: Tulare County land trust embarks on projects to protect groundwater and farming SJV Water Groundwater News November 30, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A unique land trust in southwestern Tulare County that aims to preserve farming by strategically...
SJV WATER: Is the San Joaquin Valley ready for its post SGMA future? Not…quite…yet SJV Water Groundwater News September 27, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water In less than 20 years’ time, the San Joaquin Valley could become a patchwork of...
THE CENTER SQUARE: California Senator introduces voluntary agricultural land repurposing bill The Center Square AgriculturePolicy and regulation June 30, 2023By Tom Joyce, The Center Square U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, introduced a bill that he hopes will bolster water...
PRESS RELEASE: California Awards $35 Million to Four Regions to Improve Groundwater Sustainability Department of Conservation Groundwater News June 20, 2023From the Department of Conservation: California’s latest drought-flood cycle has shown the need for local and regional strategies to manage and...
SJV WATER: It may be a record wet year but the state is still dolling out millions to prep for California’s next drought SJV Water Planning and managementPolicy and regulation June 16, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Even as some San Joaquin Valley communities still have flood damage to fix, new drought...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: In California’s Central Valley, the Plan to Build More Solar Faces a Familiar Constraint: The Need for More Power Lines Inside Climate News Groundwater News March 26, 2023The state could embrace “policy synergy” to deploy solar in areas transitioning out of agriculture, but the transmission lines must...
