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...
AG ALERT: Abandoned crops bring pest plague to adjacent farms Ag Alert Agriculture July 16, 2025By Caleb Hampton California farmers, agricultural commissioners and lawmakers have in recent months sounded an alarm about a troubling symptom...
COMMENTARY: How deep-pocketed groundwater users are stalling California’s sustainability plans Cal Matters CommentaryGroundwater News July 2, 2025By Scott Hayman, chair of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority. This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up...
DWR highlights successful partnership with California’s farming community to protect groundwater supplies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News June 25, 2025DWR’s LandFlex Pilot Program has saved over 100,000 acre-feet of groundwater and protected 16,500 drinking water wells in California’s frontline...
UCANR: How is SGMA affecting growers’ planting and drilling decisions? UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR) Groundwater News June 24, 2025By Ellen Bruno and Nick Hagerty, UCANR California is now ten years into a revolution in groundwater management. In 2014,...
PRESS RELEASE: DWR Semi-Annual Groundwater Conditions Update highlights key trends for Water Year 2024 Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater NewsReports June 24, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: California is now collecting more groundwater data than ever before as highlighted in the...
EOS: Fallowed fields are fueling California’s dust problem American Geophysical Union Groundwater News June 13, 2025New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events. By Andrew Chapman, EOS...
