SGMA Implementation

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...

SJV WATER: Gov. signs bill to beam more sunlight on groundwater agency board members

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 30, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A bill that will require groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to publish the names of their...

SJV WATER: Kaweah growers likely to avoid state intervention but still face “mountain of work”

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 28, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Even with the threat of state intervention all but in the rearview mirror, Kaweah water...

SJV WATER: Months of hashing, rehashing over “controversial” groundwater use results in proposed pumping plan for Lemoore-area farmers

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 23, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Another Kings County groundwater agency has issued a draft policy on one of its thorniest...

SJV WATER: Grappling with subsidence using data, farmer-to-farmer talks and “fluffy PR”

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 23, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers in southern Tulare County recently agreed to pay $50,000 for a three-month public...

PRESS RELEASE: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority and Searles Valley Minerals announce critical water rights settlement and partnership

Indian Wells Valley

Groundwater News

October 23, 2025

Deal means immediate and significant water savings for the Indian Wells Valley Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater...

SJV WATER: Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 19, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County groundwater agency that fell apart last year amid distrust largely over proposed...

SJV WATER: Eric R. Quinley: The most hated man in the Tule subbasin?

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 15, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water He’s either simply telling it like it is, or, he’s a sanctimonious know-it-all stirring the...

DWR: California’s groundwater data collection and understanding of subsidence expands with launch of NASA-ISRO satellite

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

October 9, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Monitoring the sinking of land surface in California, called subsidence, requires immense amounts of...

SJV WATER: Farmers look for “common sense” solutions through maze of groundwater regulations

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 7, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water As groundwater agencies limit pumping, sometimes in different amounts and ways, farmers with land across...

DWR releases new fact sheet on the impacts of land subsidence

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

October 6, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (The Department, DWR) has released a factsheet on the...

SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 4, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The ongoing case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its fair...

CA WATER COMMISSION: From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading

Maven

Groundwater News

September 30, 2025

The August meeting of the California Water Commission featured a panel discussion on groundwater trading, which has emerged as a...