COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board puts Tule Subbasin on probation Courthouse News Service Groundwater News September 17, 2024The board potentially could begin restricting water extractions in a year. The probationary status imposes only recording requirements and fees....
CAL MATTERS: ‘Unlawful regulation’: State suffers big setback in water lawsuit filed by growers Cal Matters Groundwater News September 17, 2024A judge slaps the state with an injunction, saying the water board overstepped its authority in Kings County: “There has...
DWR NEWS: Improving the lives of Californians: DWR marks 10 years of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and progress made to protect water supplies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation September 17, 2024Landmark law has driven significant progress to protect drinking water supplies against the impacts of climate change From the Department...
PRESS RELEASE: Technical working group gives new findings on Indian Wells Valley basin safe yield Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News September 6, 2024Report shows far more water can be pumped annually than IWVGA claims Press release from Searles Valley Minerals and Indian...
DWR NEWS: California is approaching ten years of Sustainable Groundwater Management Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation August 14, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). In...
C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Bureau of Reclamation analysis shows some benefits of restoring California’s rivers but opts for status quo on groundwater CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Water project operations August 7, 2024Draft EIS on the Central Valley Project sidesteps state law regulating groundwater pumping and omits water conservation potential A recently...
STATE WATER BOARD: Water Board to hold probationary hearing for Kern County Subbasin under Sustainable Groundwater Management Act State Water Board Groundwater News July 26, 2024Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to protect the long-term viability of groundwater supplies for the...
ACWA: The challenges of implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act ten years in Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 10, 2024A 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 Maven Groundwater News June 28, 2024From 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 SJV Water Groundwater News June 22, 2024By 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 AgricultureGroundwater News June 19, 2024The 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 SJV Water Groundwater News June 11, 2024Hannah 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 Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features June 5, 2024At 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 SJV Water AgricultureGroundwater News May 24, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Cover crops could be an important tool in groundwater management but are being unintentionally disincentivized...
SJV WATER: Meeting notes; Accusations of secrecy, slander and horse “pucky,” pervade high desert groundwater discussions SJV Water Groundwater News May 20, 2024Meeting: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board of directors Date: May 15, 2024 Agenda and Packet: CLICK HERE First topic:...
