SGMA Implementation

Notebook News and Features

July 10, 2024 968

A decade after the introduction of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), significant strides have been made in managing California’s...

SGMA: DWR releases its periodic reviews of nine alternative GSPs

Agency News

June 28, 2024 174

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR, the Department) today released nine periodic reviews...

SJV WATER: Madera Judge asks for more information in lawsuit over fees for groundwater projects

June 22, 2024 229

By Hannah Frances Johansson, Freelance for SJV Water Round one of a lawsuit brought by a group of farmers against...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water experts encourage partnerships to address climate change

Courthouse News Service

June 19, 2024 240

The Golden State’s leaders have ambitious strategies in mind to manage precious groundwater. But scientists and landowners say that partnerships...

SJV WATER: Madera farmers and groundwater agency in limbo waiting for court decision on fees

June 11, 2024 324

Hannah Frances Johansson, SJV Water The end of a two-year legal fight over who should pay, and how much, to...

SGMA UPDATE: Groundwater trading, SGMA implementation, and the 2023 groundwater conditions report

Notebook News and Features

June 5, 2024 724

At the May meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commission was updated on the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater...

SJV WATER: Cover crops could enhance groundwater recharge – a lot – but agencies aren’t embracing the concept

May 24, 2024 231

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Cover crops could be an important tool in groundwater management but are being unintentionally disincentivized...

NEW RESOURCE: DWR Releases a Resource Guide for Funding SGMA Implementation

Reports

March 22, 2024 155

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released its Resource Guide for Funding Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Implementation. ...

AG ALERT: 2024 marks a decade of SGMA regulations

Ag Alert

March 20, 2024 180

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s landmark 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which requires local agencies in affected basins to...

SJV WATER: “We’re finished”: Some small Kings County farmers fear state’s groundwater law being used against them