The Department of Water Resources has released a report summarizing the construction, monitoring, effectiveness, and impacts of the 2021–2022 West False River Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier. This report was prepared to fulfill the reporting requirement by the State Water Board’s...
Groundwater is intimately connected with the landscape and land use that it underlies. How land is developed above can change both water demand and how much water can be recharged, and inappropriate land use and poor land management can cause...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released its Resource Guide for Funding Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Implementation. ...
The report recommends policies, programs and tools for agricultural resilience. By Patty Guerra, UC Merced Water is among the most precious resources on the planet. Some areas don’t get enough; some get too much. And climate change is driving both...
New technique allows recharge to occur under existing crops at 100% efficiency To address declining groundwater levels throughout the State, the legislature in 2014 enacted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which required groundwater users in medium and high-priority basins to...
Report Details How the SWC Science Program Funded Over $3.3 Million in Management-Relevant Water Research and Launched the Organization’s First Science Solicitation From the State Water Contractors: The State Water Contractors’ (SWC) Science Program today released its Annual Science Report...
