PRESS RELEASE: DWR Releases GSP Determinations for 10 Non-Critically Overdrafted Basins Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News July 27, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced today the approval of groundwater sustainability plans...
PRESS RELEASE: DWR Awards $17 Million in LandFlex Grants to Protect Drinking Water Supplies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News July 24, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: Moving to help preserve groundwater supplies for Central Valley communities, the Department of Water...
SoCAL WATER DIALOG: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 20, 2023Groundwater is a critical resource, supplying nearly 40% of the state with water to support cities and farms. With droughts...
SJV WATER: New groundwater fee aims to create “equity” among South San Joaquin Valley farmers but some say it will unfairly devalue their farms SJV Water Groundwater News July 12, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water A new groundwater fee intended to create “financial equity” between farmers who pay for imported...
DWR NEWS: Local Actions are Key to Progress in Reaching Groundwater Sustainability Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News July 6, 2023By Paul Gosselin, DWR Deputy Director of Sustainable Groundwater Management Some may be asking after this extremely wet water year —...
SJV WATER: Facing possible state action, SJV groundwater agencies are scrambling to comply with SGMA, leaving some landowners in the lurch. SJV Water Groundwater News June 30, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Growers in a chunk of land sandwiched between Highway 43 and Earlimart in the south...
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Addresses Findings That Most California Groundwater Sustainability Plans Fail to Protect Vulnerable Communities and the Environment Conservation organizations & coalitions Groundwater News June 28, 2023The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Audubon California, and Clean Water Action, among others, suggest that without course...
AG ALERT: Hearings pending on aquifer plans for six subbasins Ag Alert Groundwater News June 28, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Local agencies for six San Joaquin Valley subbasins, facing possible state intervention after their groundwater...
SJV WATER: Chowchilla groundwater plan resubmitted, state releases probationary hearing schedule SJV Water Groundwater News June 27, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The first of six inadequate San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans has been revised. Water managers...
UCSB CURRENT: The more stakeholders are included in groundwater planning, the better those policies protect them UC Santa Barbara Groundwater News June 27, 2023By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Current Having a seat at the table, and voices heard, makes a world of...
STATE WATER BOARD lays out proposed timeline for state intervention in six groundwater basins with inadequate plans Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features June 27, 2023In March 2023, six basins were deemed by the Department of Water Resources to have inadequate groundwater sustainability plans, prompting...
SJV WATER: Water scarcity pits farmer against farmer in south San Joaquin Valley water district SJV Water Groundwater News June 23, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water California’s two prolonged droughts – along with greater surface and groundwater restrictions – are pitting...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board announces tentative schedule for probationary hearings for 6 critically overdrafted groundwater basins State Water Board Groundwater News June 21, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to address the potential for severe impacts to water users and infrastructure...
PRESS RELEASE: California Awards $35 Million to Four Regions to Improve Groundwater Sustainability Department of Conservation Groundwater News June 20, 2023From the Department of Conservation: California’s latest drought-flood cycle has shown the need for local and regional strategies to manage and...
SJV WATER: It may be a record wet year but the state is still dolling out millions to prep for California’s next drought SJV Water Planning and managementPolicy and regulation June 16, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Even as some San Joaquin Valley communities still have flood damage to fix, new drought...
