NOW AVAILABLE: New Groundwater Recharge Guidance Documents from DWR and Sustainable Conservation Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News September 1, 2023 488The Department of Water Resources and Sustainable Conservation have released new guidance documents for groundwater recharge: On-Farm Recharge Methods Manual...
UCANR: New database helps Californians understand proposed groundwater plans Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other August 24, 2023 228Sustainable Groundwater Management Act allows for flexibility in local conservation strategies Press release from UC Ag and Natural Resources To...
WEBINAR: SGMA Review: Achieving Groundwater Access for All & Visual Data Tool Demonstration Maven Podcasts and webinarsWebinars August 21, 2023 169A new report, authored by experts from organizations including The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Audubon California, and...
PRESS RELEASE: DWR Releases GSP Determinations for 10 Non-Critically Overdrafted Basins Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News July 27, 2023 178From 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) Press Release/Other July 24, 2023 86From 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 Meetings and Events July 20, 2023 370Groundwater is a critical resource, supplying nearly 40% of the state with water to support cities and farms. With droughts...
DWR NEWS: Local Actions are Key to Progress in Reaching Groundwater Sustainability Department of Water Resources (DWR) News July 6, 2023 170By Paul Gosselin, DWR Deputy Director of Sustainable Groundwater Management Some may be asking after this extremely wet water year —...
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Addresses Findings That Most California Groundwater Sustainability Plans Fail to Protect Vulnerable Communities and the Environment Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other June 28, 2023 623The 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 News June 28, 2023 68By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Local agencies for six San Joaquin Valley subbasins, facing possible state intervention after their groundwater...
UCSB CURRENT: The more stakeholders are included in groundwater planning, the better those policies protect them UC Santa Barbara News June 27, 2023 119By 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 Meetings and Events June 27, 2023 1009In March 2023, six basins were deemed by the Department of Water Resources to have inadequate groundwater sustainability plans, prompting...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board announces tentative schedule for probationary hearings for 6 critically overdrafted groundwater basins State Water Board Agency News June 21, 2023 2035From 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 Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other June 20, 2023 154From the Department of Conservation: California’s latest drought-flood cycle has shown the need for local and regional strategies to manage and...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementing groundwater recharge in the Central Valley Maven Best of the NotebookMeetings and Events June 15, 2023 2523The recent succession of atmospheric rivers has spurred support for groundwater recharge, creating a wave of momentum for moving recharge...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Race to move water underground on as California’s Central Valley overflows Courthouse News Service News May 26, 2023 24One of California’s most susceptible regions to disastrous flooding faces dangerous conditions as the historic new snowpack melts. But there...