CA WATER COMMISSION: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features September 8, 2025Subsidence from groundwater pumping has severely impacted land surfaces and infrastructure in parts of California. Rates of subsidence and its...
EDF: New journal article highlights multibenefit land repurposing as an innovative approach to strengthen rural resilience Environmental Defense Fund Groundwater News September 4, 2025Madera County and the San Joaquin Valley serve as a case study of how to implement a more holistic water...
SJV WATER: Tulare County Judge sifts through barrage of arguments from groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News September 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Lawyers for the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) recently fired a fusillade of legal...
COMMENTARY: Will the state stand by its own groundwater law? Indian Wells Valley Policy and regulation August 22, 2025By Phillip Peters, First District Supervisor on the Kern County Board of Supervisors and board member of the Indian Wells...
COMMENTARY: San Joaquin Valley Farmers Left High and Dry Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Policy and regulation August 11, 2025From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley Following multiple wet years in California, you’d think the state’s most...
COMMENTARY: California groundwater reform sets a dangerous precedent. Lawmakers should think twice Cal Matters CommentaryGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation August 8, 2025By David Saint-Amand, board president of the Indian Wells Valley Water District This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign...
UC RIVERSIDE: Groundwater depletion sinks home prices in California’s Central Valley UC Riverside Groundwater News August 1, 2025Over pumping wells causes subsidence that devalues houses, UCR study finds By Dan Danelski, UC Riverside A UC Riverside study...
SJV WATER: Farmers in west Fresno County groundwater agency to consider 200% pumping fee hike SJV Water Groundwater News August 1, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A western Fresno County groundwater agency hopes to increase pumping fees by about 212%, from...
DWR: New key concept presentation video on subsidence released Maven Groundwater News August 1, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: DWR has released an approximately 30-minute lecture-style presentation video about a key concept presented...
PRESS RELEASE: Searles Valley Minerals praises court ruling as positive outcome for the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Basin Press Release/Notice Groundwater News August 1, 2025Press release from Searles Valley Minerals: Searles Valley Minerals is pleased with the decision of Orange County Superior Court confirming...
PRESS RELEASE: Preliminary court ruling limits U.S. Navy water rights Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News July 31, 2025Ruling doesn’t change estimates of China Lake water use, but will likely mean less, more expensive water for Indian Wells...
SJV WATER: State zeroes in on the sinking San Joaquin Valley SJV Water Groundwater News July 26, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Newly released state guidelines on how to get a handle on subsidence, or land sinking,...
SJV WATER: Lemoore farmers unhappy with lack of representation on groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News July 26, 2025By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water Growers in northwestern Kings County are fed up with a lack of representation on their...
SGMA NEWS: DWR releases draft best management practices on managing land subsidence in California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation July 24, 2025“Best management practices” will help local water managers combat sinking lands & protect critical water infrastructure From the Department of...
VIDEO: Water Blueprint leaders headline AgCenter Water Roundtable Discussion Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Policy and regulation July 17, 2025Panel weighs in on California’s evolving water policies and the latest regulations impacting the Valley From the Water Blueprint for...
