COURTHOUSE NEWS: Sonoma County wins appeal to keep well-permitting ordinance amendments Courthouse News Service Groundwater News August 6, 2026Sonoma County appealed a lower court’s decision to invalidate amendments to its well-permitting ordinance under the public trust doctrine. By...
CA COASTKEEPER: Appellate court confirms groundwater pumping ruling, orders Sonoma County to conduct environmental review of its well ordinance California Coastkeeper Alliance Water rights and water law August 6, 2026Press release from the California Coastkeeper Alliance and the Russian Riverkeeper Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision...
SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater agency threatens to fine landowners $1,000 a day and shut off wells if they don’t register and report extractions SJV Water Groundwater News February 4, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Southwest Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) held its first meeting in six months and...
REPORT: A new resource for Counties: Well ordinance guidance to protect California’s streams Guest Contributor Groundwater News December 3, 2025From the Nature Conservancy: The California Salmon and Steelhead Coalition (SSC), a partnership between Trout Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, and...
SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley well drillers say they are struggling to meet state air regulations SJV Water Groundwater News October 23, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Well drillers are having a hard time updating expensive equipment to meet state air quality...
SJV WATER: Kern water managers concerned about new well permitting bill; “produced” water report and a new water/solar agreement SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation April 19, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Date: April 10, 2024 Agenda and Packet: CLICK HERE Main...
REPORT SUMMARY: Groundwater Well Permitting: Observations and Analysis of Executive Orders N-7-22 and N-3-23 Maven Groundwater NewsReports April 3, 2024Groundwater is intimately connected with the landscape and land use that it underlies. How land is developed above can change...
DWR NEWS: DWR Releases Groundwater Well Permitting Report – Observations and Analysis of Executive Orders N-7-22 and N-3-23 Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater NewsReports March 7, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released its Groundwater Well Permitting: Observations and...
COMMENTARY: Farm regions deserve a voice on protecting aquifers Ag Alert AgricultureCommentaryGroundwater News April 27, 2022By Danny Merkley, California Farm Bureau Federation California’s farmers and ranchers are under enormous stress entering a third year of...
