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 Groundwater News July 2, 2024By 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 Groundwater News June 25, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water New research reveals why some rivers in the San Joaquin Valley are causing the ground...
SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit over sinking canal altered but moving forward SJV Water Groundwater NewsWater rights and water law May 8, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water One of multiple charges in a lawsuit that pins blame for the perpetually sinking Friant-Kern...
AG ALERT: Probation under SGMA will cost the region, farmers say Ag Alert Groundwater News April 24, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers in the critically overdrafted Tulare Lake Subbasin in the San Joaquin Valley are bracing...
SJV WATER: Infrastructure the main topic at Kern’s annual water summit SJV Water Policy and regulation March 8, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water With nature providing plenty of water – finally – this year, and groundwater regulation well...
PRESS RELEASE: Friant Water Authority (FWA) seeks more money from local groundwater pumping, while demanding that land subsidence cease Friant Water Authority Groundwater News February 22, 2024Press release from the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ETGSA) FWA and Arvin Edison Water Storage District have filed a...
SJV WATER: Newly rebuilt Friant-Kern Canal still sinking from overpumping, Tulare farmers not paying their share for the fix, lawsuit alleges SJV Water Groundwater News February 17, 2024By 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 Groundwater News November 2, 2023A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally From the Desert...
SJV WATER: A new study helps scientists understand how the Sierra Nevada snowpack affects fluctuations in ground levels on the San Joaquin Valley floor SJV Water Groundwater News June 21, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Scientists have figured out how to more accurately understand ground fluctuations in the San Joaquin...
SJV WATER: State to pay $17 – $20 million for repeated rebuild of Corcoran levee SJV Water Current Conditions May 12, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state will front Kings County $17-$20 million to pay for raising the Corcoran levee...
SJV WATER: Storm could “push the limits” of San Joaquin Valley’s flood response systems SJV Water Current Conditions March 8, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water If the coming storm hits as predicted starting late Thursday, San Joaquin Valley flooding hot...
NEPA DOCS: Delta-Mendota Canal Subsidence Correction Project Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS February 11, 2023The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, propose the Delta-Mendota Canal Subsidence Correction...
USBR NEWS: Making the Friant-Kern Canal Whole Again Bureau of Reclamation News Planning and management January 23, 2023Project Aims to Restore the Venerable Asset’s Ability to Convey Water By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation When a key...
NASA/JPL: NASA Finds New Way to Monitor Underground Water Loss NASA/JPL Groundwater News April 5, 2022By NASA/JPL Researchers have untangled puzzling patterns of sinking and rising land to pin down the underground locations where water...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on the California Aqueduct Subsidence Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 18, 2021At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, Daniel Whisman, principal engineer and program manager for DWR’s California Aqueduct...
