NOTEBOOK FEATURE: San Joaquin Valley water vision highlights urgent need for coordinated action Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 14, 2026California Water Commission hears how state planning, local priorities, and funding gaps are shaping the Valley’s water future. The San...
CA FARM WATER COALITION: Unified Water Plan charts a path to keep the San Joaquin Valley growing CA Farm Water Coalition Planning and management September 10, 2026California Farm Water Coalition welcomes the congressionally authorized plan and urges leaders at every level to fund it. From the...
WATER BLUEPRINT: Unified Water Plan for the San Joaquin Valley released: Congressionally authorized report gives decision-makers a roadmap for Valley water investment Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Planning and managementReports September 4, 2026Built from the adopted groundwater plans of all sixteen Valley subbasins, the plan defines the region’s water supply gap and...
SJV WATER: Are Kings County farmers getting a bad rap from bad data? SJV Water Groundwater News August 21, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Kings County farmers are either underreporting how much groundwater they pump – by a lot....
SJV WATER: Will AI data centers soak up the last of the valley’s water? SJV Water Planning and management August 15, 2026By Monserrat Solis and Lisa McEwen Questions about artificial intelligence and jobs, ethics, even the end of humanity may be...
CAL MATTERS: Where did the birds go? Once-abundant wetlands are drying up after federal staff cutbacks Cal Matters Ecosystems August 14, 2026A long decline in the number of people managing wildlife refuges in California accelerated after the Trump administration’s DOGE staffing...
SJV WATER: Studies look at “less bad” options for farmers facing groundwater cutbacks SJV Water Groundwater News August 5, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Growing more drought-tolerant crops could be an option for San Joaquin Valley farmers facing severe...
SJV WATER: Hanford-area groundwater agency moves forward with “necessary evil” fee elections SJV Water Groundwater News August 5, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water One Kings County groundwater agency is gearing up to ask its growers to pay land...
COMMENTARY: Advancing groundwater recharge in the Sacramento River basin: A strong technical foundation Guest Contributor CommentaryGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation July 23, 2026By David Guy and Jim Peifer Groundwater recharge is one of the most important and affordable tools available to help...
SJV WATER: Board members sue over alleged ‘water scheme’ in western Fresno County water basin SJV Water Groundwater News July 15, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers frustrated with recent actions by the Pleasant Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) board filed...
SJV WATER: Wealthy grower John Vidovich has become a lightning rod for discontent in western Kern water district SJV Water Groundwater News July 4, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water Growers in the Buena Vista Water Storage District have been working for the past year...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California’s first carbon capture project is up and running. Environmentalists are still trying to stop it. Inside Climate News Climate change July 4, 2026As the state drafts pipeline rules for projects injecting CO2 underground, environmental groups are pressing for a more thorough assessment...
GRIST: A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields. Grist Planning and management June 18, 2026A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage. By Jake Bittle, Grist...
DELTA COUNCIL: California’s shifting snowpack and the growing water gap Maven Climate changeHydrologyNotebook News and FeaturesResearch article June 17, 2026Even by California’s standards of extreme variability, water year 2025–26 has been a strikingly poor snow year, especially in the...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sinking land, shrinking capacity: DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 1, 2026Groundwater-driven land sinking in the San Joaquin Valley is reducing aqueduct capacity, prompting interim repairs and long-term planning. At Metropolitan...
