SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater plan raising questions SJV Water Groundwater News November 15, 2021By Lois Henry, SJV Water It’s hard to imagine state officials giving the thumbs up to a groundwater sustainability plan...
AG ALERT: Flows to increase; water districts cry foul Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 3, 2021By Christina Souza The Newsom administration has informed regional water districts that it will move forward with a plan to...
GUEST COMMENTARY: San Joaquin County Deserves a Fair Chance to Develop its American River Water Right Application Guest Contributor CommentaryWater rights and water law October 18, 2021Commentary written by San Joaquin County Supervisors Chuck Winn and Kathy Miller Last month, the State Water Resources Control Board...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Water markets can help bring California’s groundwater into balance Cal Matters Groundwater News September 20, 2021Water banking and trading are essential tools for managing the state’s groundwater, and we urgently need to make them work...
USGS: Increased Pumping in California’s Central Valley During Drought Worsens Groundwater Quality USGS Groundwater NewsScience September 1, 2021By the USGS: Intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality, according to a new...
CAL MATTERS: California enacted a groundwater law 7 years ago. But wells are still drying up — and the threat is spreading Cal Matters Groundwater News August 18, 2021As drought worsens, there are few, if any, protections in place for California’s depleted groundwater. The new law gave local...
CAL MATTERS: An entire California town is without running water — in a heat wave Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 3, 2021A rural Central Valley community is without running water during a heat wave, prompting authorities to haul in bottles and...
CAL MATTERS: Drought emergency declared in Central Valley, Klamath region Cal Matters AgriculturePolicy and regulation July 14, 2021Pressured by growers and legislators, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in 39 counties as most of California experiences...
CAL MATTERS: Tulare County’s never-ending drought brings dried up wells and plenty of misery Cal Matters Agriculture June 30, 2021In the rural towns around Visalia, today’s dry spell is indistinguishable from the last one or the next one. Drought...
CAL MATTERS: An entire California town is without running water — in a heat wave Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 28, 2021A rural Central Valley community is without running water during a heat wave, prompting authorities to haul in bottles and...
PNNL: Ultra-sensitive radiation detectors provide deeper dive into groundwater Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Groundwater NewsScience June 26, 2021Scientists tap PNNL’s rare ability to measure argon-39 for new insights into groundwater Stacie Jones, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Scientists...
AG ALERT: Irrigation districts propose water transfer to Westside Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 23, 2021By the California Farm Bureau Federation: Transferred water could begin moving as early as July 1 to water-short irrigation districts...
AG ALERT: State releases its first reviews of local SGMA plans Ag Alert Groundwater News June 9, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Against the backdrop of what’s shaping up as a devastating drought year, the California Department...
THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases First Assessments of Initial Groundwater Sustainability Plans Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News June 3, 2021From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released its first assessments of...
RULING: State Water Board issues ruling on Kings River FAS Hearing–Ruling on Motions to Exclude Evidence from Phase 1A Hearing State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSWater rights and water law June 1, 2021From the State Water Board’s Administrative Hearings Office: On December 2, 2020, the Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) of the State...
