Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern-Tulare Water District in northeastern Kern County is asking the state to take a closer look at what it says is excessive pumping in a so-called “whiteland” area that is harming its own groundwater...
Delaying the inevitable increases costs for Indian Wells Valley residents Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority California’s...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Water Resources Control Board voted to go forward with sanctions against some Tulare County farmers – including up to $12 million in pumping fees – after they failed to show they had made enough...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers from eight groundwater agencies in Tulare County are pushing back against a state Water Resources Control Board staff’s report that they have not done the work to earn a “good guy” pass from...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board unanimously approved releasing the Delta-Mendota subbasin from potential enforcement actions at its April 7 meeting. “The metrics I think about, and that I’ve mentioned at a number of other...
In December 2025, the Groundwater Resources Association of California hosted a two-day webinar to examine the complex connections between Interconnected Surface Water (ISW) and groundwater. The sessions explored how pumping groundwater affects surface water flow and the ecosystems that rely...
