San Joaquin Valley

Planning and management

August 15, 2026

By Monserrat Solis and Lisa McEwen Questions about artificial intelligence and jobs, ethics, even the end of humanity may be...

SJV WATER: Studies look at “less bad” options for farmers facing groundwater cutbacks

August 5, 2026

By 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

Commentary Groundwater News Policy and regulation

August 5, 2026

By 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

July 23, 2026

By 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

July 15, 2026

By 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

July 4, 2026

By 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, 2026

As 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, 2026

A 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

Climate change Hydrology Notebook News and Features Research article

June 17, 2026

Even 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

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...

AG ALERT: Groundwater law begins reshaping valley

Ag Alert

May 6, 2026

By Caleb Hampton Earlier this spring, an excavator maneuvered through the rolling hills of eastern Merced County, stacking almond trees...

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

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...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Turning flood risk into water supply: Inside DWR’s San Joaquin Basin Studies

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

April 9, 2026

The San Joaquin Basin faces complex water management challenges that demand a unified approach. Decades of groundwater overuse, increasing flood...

SJV WATER: Fourth San Joaquin Valley groundwater region avoids state intervention