GRIST: Why are all of America’s biggest cities sinking? Grist News May 8, 2025 148A new study finds that the country’s 28 most populous metros are losing elevation, from New York City to Seattle....
DWR NEWS: Study finds that subsidence, groundwater over-pumping could limit future water State Water Project deliveries if no action is taken Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News May 7, 2025 440By DWR News: A recently released technical report concludes that the sinking of land in the Central Valley due to...
AG ALERT: State water official says more work needed as SGMA evolves Ag Alert News April 23, 2025 190By Christine Souza The California State Water Resources Control Board heard an update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management...
SGMA: Update on basins subject to State Board intervention, plus new BMP and land subsidence regulation in the works Maven Notebook News and Features April 17, 2025 513Groundwater plays a vital role in California’s water supply, accounting for a significant portion of the Central Valley’s annual water...
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 191By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Tea Pot Dome Water District has agreed to pay Friant Water Authority $1.4 million in...
SJV WATER: Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking California Aqueduct SJV Water News January 11, 2025 1300By Lois Henry, SJV Water A groundwater agency on the western fringes of Kern County has taken the unprecedented step...
SJV WATER: New study shows the valley is sinking an inch per year SJV Water News November 30, 2024 357By Jesse Vad, SJV Water New research from scientists at Stanford University shows that the San Joaquin Valley is sinking...
STANFORD NEWS: Groundwater pumping drives rapid sinking in California Stanford University News November 19, 2024 403A new study from Stanford researchers shows central California’s vast San Joaquin Valley has sunk at a record pace since...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fixing California Aqueduct subsidence: A multi-billion dollar problem Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features October 22, 2024 1087The aqueduct capacity in certain areas of the Southern San Joaquin Valley is nearly reduced by half due to subsidence....
PRESS RELEASE: FWA / AEWSD Statement on court ruling on lawsuit against ETGSA over Friant-Kern Canal subsidence Friant Water Authority Press Release/Other July 3, 2024 203Press release from the Friant Water Authority and the Arvin Edison Water Storage District: The Tulare County Superior Court issued...
PRESS RELEASE: Court confirms ETGSA’s view of settlement agreement SJV water agencies Press Release/Other July 2, 2024 198Press release from the East Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency: Today the Court met for the first time with lawyers for...
SJV WATER: Kaweah’s new groundwater plan may be enough to negate state action, if they can see eye-to-eye on subsidence SJV Water News July 2, 2024 305By Lisa McEwen , SJV Water The state came to Tulare County and gave water managers in the Kaweah subbasin...
SJV WATER: Stanford study shows where – and why – recharge is uplifting sunken ground SJV Water News June 25, 2024 3217By Jesse Vad, SJV Water New research reveals why some rivers in the San Joaquin Valley are causing the ground...
SJV WATER: Newly rebuilt Friant-Kern Canal still sinking from overpumping, Tulare farmers not paying their share for the fix, lawsuit alleges SJV Water News February 17, 2024 1136By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in Tulare County are being allowed to continue pumping so much groundwater that it...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Scientists map loss of groundwater storage around the world Desert Research Institute News November 2, 2023A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally From the Desert...
