Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
From the Department of Pesticide Regulation: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is accepting public comments on proposed regulations released...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Kings County growers in and around the Hanford area will be required to register their wells, report how much they pump and register private recharge areas under three new policies enacted by the Mid-Kings River...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A Tulare County judge agreed that a local groundwater agency was dragging its feet producing documents in a lawsuit filed by Friant Water Authority but also chastised the authority for being “passive” about what it...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (Department) has updated the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal to include public viewing access for the Projects and Management Actions (PMA) Module. The public view of the PMA...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Pressure is mounting to find new uses for an estimated 70,000 acres – or 20% – of farmland in southern Tulare County that will likely be taken out of production to reduce groundwater use by...
By Ellen M. Bruno and Nick Hagerty, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics In this article we discuss the early effects of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) on water-related investments in agriculture. We consider the role of the regulation in...
