SGMA Implementation Archives

December 3, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley faced with drastic cuts to the amount of groundwater...

REPORT: New DWR conveyance study finds groundwater stabilization key to protecting San Joaquin Valley water supplies

November 25, 2025

Sinking Ground Puts San Joaquin Valley Water Systems at Risk By the Department of Water Resources The Department of Water...

CA AGRICULTURE: There’s a path forward in the San Joaquin Valley to benefit farmers, communities, and nature — but only if we plan . . . and plant

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Groundwater News

November 24, 2025

From California Agriculture: For most of its history, California treated groundwater and surface water as legally distinct. Unlike surface water...

SJV WATER: Lots of comments at Kings pumping policy events – just not about the pumping policies

Maven

Groundwater News

November 21, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring Kings County groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) released draft pumping allocation policies recently but...

PRESS RELEASE: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority and Searles Valley Minerals announce comprehensive settlement and mutual release agreement

Indian Wells Valley

Groundwater News

November 21, 2025

Parties agree to work cooperatively to improve the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Basin The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority (IWVGA)...

SJV WATER: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority initiates funding process for 50-mile pipeline to import water

SJV Water

Groundwater News

November 19, 2025

By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority approved a request for $5 million in federal funding...

PRESS RELEASE: Searles Valley Minerals resolves some issues with IWVGA, approves settlement on Groundwater Sustainability Plan

Indian Wells Valley

Groundwater News

November 14, 2025

Press release from Searles Valley Minerals As of Nov. 13, 2025, Searles Valley Minerals and the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater...

GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECONOMICS: Stuck in the mud: Groundwater markets struggle to gain traction under SGMA

Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics

Groundwater News

November 6, 2025

By Liz Saunders and Ellen M. Bruno Across critically overdrafted groundwater basins, groundwater market development has faced significant hurdles. These...

SJV WATER: New Tulare County groundwater agency picks through rubble of the past for what might work in the future

SJV Water

Groundwater News

November 5, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Board members of the nascent Tule East groundwater agency spent their second meeting setting up...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Open-Source Tools, Shared Success: White Paper Highlights Groundwater Innovation in Action

Guest Contributor

Groundwater News

November 3, 2025

Six California Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) outline how shared infrastructure, user feedback, and transparent data are turning groundwater management plans...