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) Groundwater News May 7, 2025By 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 Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation April 23, 2025By 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 Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 17, 2025Groundwater 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 Groundwater News March 5, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Tea Pot Dome Water District has agreed to pay Friant Water Authority $1.4 million in...
NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY: Where California’s land is sinking and rising NASA/JPL Groundwater News February 25, 2025By NASA’s Earth Observatory As part of a broader effort to improve understanding of sea level rise, researchers have published...
NASA-led study pinpoints areas sinking, rising along California coast NASA/JPL Climate changeScience February 11, 2025The elevation changes may seem small — amounting to fractions of inches per year — but they can increase or...
SJV WATER: Districts lob more lawsuits at Friant Water Authority, now point finger at feds SJV Water Groundwater News January 31, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The legal tug of war between Friant Water Authority and three small Tulare County irrigation...
SJV WATER: Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking California Aqueduct SJV Water Groundwater News January 11, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A groundwater agency on the western fringes of Kern County has taken the unprecedented step...
AG ALERT: Annual Farm Bureau meeting workshop takes on navigating SGMA Ag Alert Groundwater News December 18, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Ten years into the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, local agencies are implementing...
SJV WATER: New study shows the valley is sinking an inch per year SJV Water Groundwater News November 30, 2024By 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 Groundwater News November 19, 2024A 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 FeaturesWater project operations October 22, 2024The aqueduct capacity in certain areas of the Southern San Joaquin Valley is nearly reduced by half due to subsidence....
AG ALERT: State Water Board agrees on probation for Tule Subbasin Ag Alert Groundwater News September 25, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Some farmers who rely on groundwater in portions of the Tule Subbasin in Tulare and...
PRESS RELEASE: FWA / AEWSD Statement on court ruling on lawsuit against ETGSA over Friant-Kern Canal subsidence Friant Water Authority Groundwater NewsWater rights and water law July 3, 2024Press 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 Water rights and water law July 2, 2024Press release from the East Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency: Today the Court met for the first time with lawyers for...
