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 Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (Department) today completed a month-long release of determinations for groundwater sustainability plans in eight low- and very low-priority basins. This announcement marks another major milestone for the Sustainable...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The grim reality for agriculture under the state’s new groundwater law has pitted farmer against farmer in several regions, including the Pleasant Valley subbasin. An April 22 meeting of the Pleasant Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency...
Groundwater plays a vital role in California’s water supply, accounting for a significant portion of the Central Valley’s annual water budget and even more so in dry years. However, prolonged drought conditions and persistent aquifer overdraft have led to steady...
Ruling affirms James ID’s historic groundwater rights and denies MAGSA’s request for an emergency injunction to stop pumping from James ID’s wellfields Press release from the James Irrigation District: A California Superior Court has ruled in favor of James Irrigation...
By Emily DeMarco, NASA Where California’s towering Sierra Nevada surrender to the sprawling San Joaquin Valley, a high-stakes detective story is unfolding. The culprit isn’t a person but a process: the mysterious journey of snowmelt as it travels underground to...
