Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
Press release from Searles Valley Minerals: Searles Valley Minerals is pleased with the decision of Orange County Superior Court confirming that the Navy’s federal reserved water right within the Indian Wells Valley groundwater basin is limited to 2,008 acre-feet per...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Newly released state guidelines on how to get a handle on subsidence, or land sinking, were received with mixed reactions after they were released by the Department of Water Resources on Thursday. The guidelines provide...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) can see a light at the end of the tunnel as county administrators begin to execute a rescue plan to help them comply with the state’s...
The California Department of Conservation’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is an initiative aimed at addressing groundwater sustainability and supporting communities...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Growers in southern Fresno County are facing a possible 137% increase in land assessment fees that the Consolidated Irrigation District hopes will help it nearly double its recharge capacity and capture more Kings River flood...
By Scott Hayman, chair of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority. This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California is at a groundwater management crossroads as legal loopholes threaten to undo the state’s progress toward responsible...
