USGS: Extensometer Hunters: Searching for Long-Lost Technologies in San Joaquin Valley USGS Groundwater News March 16, 2017San Joaquin Valley: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the U.S. Geological Survey. Its weeklong mission: to explore...
NASA Data Show California’s San Joaquin Valley Still Sinking NASA/JPL Groundwater NewsReports February 28, 2017Areas of California’s San Joaquin Valley continue to sink in response to the state’s drought, finds a new update to...
NASA/JPL: NASA data show California’s San Joaquin Valley still sinking NASA/JPL Groundwater News February 28, 2017Areas of California’s San Joaquin Valley continue to sink in response to the state’s drought, finds a new update to...
THIS JUST IN … NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News February 8, 2017Groundwater Pumping Causes Subsidence, Damages Water Infrastructure From the Department of Water Resources: New NASA radar satellite maps prepared for...
Managing California’s Groundwater for Drought, Clean Water, Food Security, and Ecosystems Maven AgricultureBest of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features September 16, 2015Dr. Thomas Harter on the importance groundwater – a critical source of drinking water and drought insurance for 40% of...
This just in … NASA Groundwater Subsidence Report: Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News August 19, 2015Maven note: Headline is the one issued with the press release. It should perhaps more properly be: “Groundwater Subsidence Causing...
NASA/JPL: California drought causing San Joaquin Valley land to sink NASA/JPL Groundwater News August 9, 2015A new NASA report shows land in California’s San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever as Californians continue pumping...
Groundwater pumping and subsidence in the Central Valley Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features September 24, 2014It’s been called the largest alteration of the earth’s surface. In the San Joaquin Valley, since the 1920s, farmers have...
Groundwater at the Delta Stewardship Council, part 1: Subsidence in the Central Valley and an update on CASGEM Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features March 17, 2014Groundwater is taking a much-needed leading role in water policy these days, with the drought and several state-led efforts, such...
In her own words: USGS hydrologist discusses subsidence in the Central Valley Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features November 22, 2013Groundwater withdrawals in the Central Valley have caused a 1200-square mile subsidence bowl that is affecting water conveyance and flood...
Phil Isenberg on the USGS Report: “Cutbacks in surface water deliveries because of drought or environmental concerns cannot sustainably be replaced or exceeded by continual groundwater extractions” Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features November 21, 2013Phil Isenberg, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council, issued the following statement regarding the release of the USGS’s latest report...
Press release: New USGS study: Renewed land subsidence poses risk to water infrastructure in California’s San Joaquin Valley Maven Groundwater News November 21, 2013From USGS: “Extensive groundwater pumping from San Joaquin Valley aquifers is increasing the rate of land subsidence, or sinking. This...
