San Joaquin Valley

Groundwater News Water quality

February 6, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The federal government has OKed a 20-year extension of a water exchange program for one...

SJV WATER: Kern’s final groundwater plan approved

February 6, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water After months of fireworks over low-ball pumping numbers and concerns that some groundwater agencies wouldn’t...

SJV WATER: Nuts getting a bad rap for sinking the California Aqueduct

February 6, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water State water officials are blaming almond and pistachio orchards for sinking the California Aqueduct before...

SJV WATER: Extreme ag pumping threatens California’s main water artery

February 6, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Heavy groundwater pumping to sustain a massive increase in orchards and vineyards in the San...

CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD: Update on the San Joaquin River Restoration Program

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

January 21, 2020

Historically, the San Joaquin River has supported large chinook salmon populations. However, since the Bureau of Reclamation’s Friant Dam on...

NEW REPORTS: Innovation in action: 21st century water infrastructure solutions; Funding a future for water in the San Joaquin Valley; Water Smart housing development; Closing the water access gap in the United States

Reports Water project operations

November 23, 2019

Innovation in Action: 21st Century Water Infrastructure Solutions From the Water Now Alliance: “Innovation in Action: 21st Century Water Infrastructure...

SJV WATER: Our “valley of tribes” must work together on water issues

November 14, 2019

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Water and oil do mix, or at least they should in order for the San...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Approves Central Valley Water Board Plan to Reduce Nitrate Contamination in Groundwater and Provide Replacement Drinking Water

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

October 16, 2019

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today approved an ambitious, long-term plan to...

CV-SALTS: An overview of the salt and nitrate permitting changes proposed for the Central Valley

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water quality

October 8, 2019

The State Water Resources Control Board will hold a public meeting on October 16 to consider adopting a resolution approving...

ELLEN HANAK: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

May 29, 2019

Ellen Hanak delivers four priorities for managing the implementation of SGMA in the San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley...

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER: Flood Flow Schedule

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 16, 2019

From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Beginning Friday, March 15, 2019, at 1 p.m., the Bureau of Reclamation will...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Upgrading the water grid

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water project operations

January 30, 2019

In September of 2018, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Managing Drought in a Changing Climate:...

CA AGRICULTURE: Groundwater sustainability in the San Joaquin Valley: Multiple benefits if agricultural lands are retired and restored strategically

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

September 10, 2018

From California Agriculture: Sustaining the remarkable scale of agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley has required large imports of surface...

CORNELL CHRONICLE: Groundwater loss prompts more California land sinking

Cornell University