Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
The board potentially could begin restricting water extractions in a year. The probationary status imposes only recording requirements and fees. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service California’s state water board Tuesday placed the Tule Subbasin on probationary status after a...
A new study finds that the state should replenish groundwater aquifers to sustain agriculture By Caroline Marshall Reinhart, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the...
DRI scientists compare data from groundwater pumping meters with OpenET estimates in irrigated land to advance understanding of groundwater use. By Desert Research Institute Drought is a widespread concern in the Western U.S., and water managers across the region are...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state came to Kern County Thursday night and got an earful. Water managers, farmers, residents and others told members of the Water Resources Control Board that they need to get up to date on...
Probation recommendation based on outdated science, data The Kern Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) have responded to a draft report...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Calling the state’s review of the Kern subbasin’s newest groundwater plan “cursory,” a representative of the agencies that wrote the plan detailed how it will protect drinking water wells, improve water quality and restore the...
