Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
By Liz Saunders and Ellen M. Bruno Across critically overdrafted groundwater basins, groundwater market development has faced significant hurdles. These include challenges with determining allocations and resistance to trade due to fears of consolidation and the loss of small-scale farming. ...
Six California Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) outline how shared infrastructure, user feedback, and transparent data are turning groundwater management plans...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring groundwater agencies in Kings County are preparing for a showdown over how much farmers can pump even as the state Water Resources Control Board restarted probationary sanctions for farmers in the Tulare Lake...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water A bill that will require groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to publish the names of their directors and provide links to their financial interest statements was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this month. The new...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Another Kings County groundwater agency has issued a draft policy on one of its thorniest issues – pumping allotments. The South Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) approved a draft pumping allocation policy at its...
California’s Groundwater Data Collection is Empowering Local Agencies to Implement Solutions Tailored to Communities From the Department of Water Resources: As California enters a new water year, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released two new groundwater reports –...
