Land subsidence (groundwater) Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

August 21, 2026

Satellite data have revealed an abrupt drop in aquifers’ ability to recharge after the 2020–2022 drought. More real-time monitoring could...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California drought caused irreversible ground sinking in Sacramento Valley

Courthouse News Service

Groundwater News

July 28, 2026

Heavy groundwater pumping during California’s 2020-2022 drought caused the ground in the Sacramento Valley to sink faster than expected, permanently...

SJV WATER: State poised to nix pumping along Friant-Kern Canal in Tulare County by early 2027

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 17, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Growers who farm within two miles of the Friant-Kern Canal in southern Tulare County should...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sinking land, shrinking capacity: DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water project operations

June 1, 2026

Groundwater-driven land sinking in the San Joaquin Valley is reducing aqueduct capacity, prompting interim repairs and long-term planning. At Metropolitan...

REPORT SUMMARY: San Joaquin Valley Conveyance Study: Subsidence and Capacity Challenges

Maven

Groundwater News Reports

April 30, 2026

The San Joaquin Valley Conveyance Study, released by the Department of Water Resources in November of 2025, examines how land...

SJV WATER: Tulare County water managers push back on state subsidence data

SJV Water

Groundwater News

April 19, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers from eight groundwater agencies in Tulare County are pushing back against a state...

SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley farmers will have water certainty – if they can make it through the next few years, panelists say

SJV Water

Planning and management

March 14, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water supply certainty is in the future for San Joaquin Valley growers, according to three...

SJV WATER: As promised, state delivers tough subsidence guidelines prompting some valley water managers to cry foul

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 4, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Though some valley groundwater managers say new state guidelines “move the goal posts” on subsidence,...

SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater agency threatens to fine landowners $1,000 a day and shut off wells if they don’t register and report extractions

SJV Water

Groundwater News

February 4, 2026

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Southwest Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) held its first meeting in six months and...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices to help address subsidence and protect California’s water infrastructure

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

California’s continued partnership with locals will serve as the key to safeguarding groundwater-reliant communities and infrastructure from land sinking Press...