AG ALERT: Groundwater law begins reshaping valley Ag Alert Groundwater News May 6, 2026By 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 Maven Groundwater NewsReports April 30, 2026The 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 Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management April 9, 2026The 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 SJV Water Groundwater News April 8, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board unanimously approved releasing the Delta-Mendota subbasin from potential enforcement...
STATE WATER BOARD: Delta-Mendota Subbasin exits state intervention, returns to DWR oversight State Water Board Groundwater News April 8, 2026From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today took two major actions under the Sustainable Groundwater...
SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater managers frustrated, enlightened by state actions SJV Water Groundwater News March 27, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water One Kings County groundwater agency will send an emissary to Sacramento to ask for more...
SJV WATER: Pipeline remains stalled as Kings County ag titans continue court battle SJV Water Groundwater News March 17, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A massive pipeline that could move water from north of Lemoore south to Stratford –...
SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley farmers will have water certainty – if they can make it through the next few years, panelists say SJV Water Planning and management March 14, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water supply certainty is in the future for San Joaquin Valley growers, according to three...
SJV WATER: Another valley groundwater subbasin will likely escape state intervention SJV Water Groundwater News March 11, 2026By SJV Water The Delta-Mendota subbasin, one of the largest in California, will likely avoid state enforcement. Staff from the...
PRESS RELEASE: Conservation groups and Tribes request release of overdue state report on 2022 Merced River drying Conservation organizations & coalitions Planning and management March 6, 2026Press release Friends of the River, American Rivers, Big Sandy Rancheria, and the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation have formally requested...
SJV WATER: As promised, state delivers tough subsidence guidelines prompting some valley water managers to cry foul SJV Water Groundwater News March 4, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Though some valley groundwater managers say new state guidelines “move the goal posts” on subsidence,...
PRESS RELEASE: Board staff recommends Delta-Mendota Subbasin return to DWR oversight under SGMA State Water Board Groundwater News March 2, 2026Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board State Water Resources Control Board staff today released a Staff Assessment...
SJV WATER: Western Kings County farmers given deep groundwater cuts in hopes of pleasing the state SJV Water Groundwater News February 19, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Keeping on the state’s good side was paramount in the decision by a southwestern Kings...
SJV WATER: State supreme court declines to hear groundwater case out of Kings County SJV Water Groundwater News February 13, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The California Supreme Court denied a petition by the Kings County Farm Bureau to review...
SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater agency issues flurry of well policies, will pay for meters SJV Water Groundwater News February 11, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water It’s been a busy start to the year for the Southwest Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency...
