San Joaquin Valley

November 18, 2021

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released its second round of assessments of groundwater sustainability plans developed...

SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater plan raising questions

SJV Water

November 15, 2021

By 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

Commentary Water rights and water law

November 3, 2021

By 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

October 18, 2021

Commentary 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

September 20, 2021

Water 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 News Science

September 1, 2021

By 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

August 18, 2021

As 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

August 3, 2021

A 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

Agriculture Policy and regulation

July 14, 2021

Pressured 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

Agriculture

June 30, 2021

In 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

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

June 28, 2021

A 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

Groundwater News Science

June 26, 2021

Scientists 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

June 23, 2021

By 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