Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
From DWR News California’s new water year started on October 1 and with continued warm and dry weather in the long-range forecasts, the State is preparing for a fourth dry year. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is continuing to...
From the Department of Water Resources: Within the State of California, Tribes and underrepresented communities face many challenges accessing clean,...
From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a determination on groundwater sustainability...
During one of the driest years on record, California legislators didn’t approve laws to protect depleted groundwater or boost water supplies. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As local groundwater sustainability agencies bring groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, several hundred thousand acres of irrigated farmland in the San Joaquin Valley are anticipated to come out of production....
From the Department of Water Resources: On January 28, 2022, the Department released eight Incomplete determinations on groundwater sustainability plans...
From the Department of Water Resources: On January 21, 2022, the Department released four Incomplete determinations on groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) developed by local agencies to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). These basins were given...
Written exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The litany of harms from yellow starthistle, California’s most aggressive invasive weed with as many as 15 million acres infested, ranges from crowding out native plants to becoming so spiny livestock stop...
