SGMA Implementation

June 28, 2023

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Local agencies for six San Joaquin Valley subbasins, facing possible state intervention after their groundwater...

SJV WATER: Water scarcity pits farmer against farmer in south San Joaquin Valley water district

SJV Water

Planning and management Policy and regulation

June 23, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water California’s two prolonged droughts – along with greater surface and groundwater restrictions – are pitting...

SJV WATER: It may be a record wet year but the state is still dolling out millions to prep for California’s next drought

SJV Water

June 16, 2023

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Even as some San Joaquin Valley communities still have flood damage to fix, new drought...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Water rights key to San Joaquin Valley aquifer recharge

Robin Meadows

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

June 8, 2023

Written by Robin Meadows It sounds like such a simple fix for California’s groundwater woes. In phenomenally wet years like...

SJV WATER: Another San Joaquin Valley groundwater plan appears headed for rejection

SJV Water

March 29, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Madera subbasin’s groundwater plan appears headed for state rejection after one of the region’s...

AG ALERT: Farmers race to sink water into ground after storms

February 22, 2023

By Lisa McEwen Growers in the San Joaquin Valley are hurriedly building temporary groundwater sinking basins to take advantage of...

AG ALERT: Water rules add to challenges for farmers

Agriculture Groundwater News Policy and regulation

November 16, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Already grappling with drought, lower commodity prices and higher production costs, more farmers are feeling...

AG ALERT: Efforts to protect groundwater are tested by drought

Conservation organizations & coalitions

November 9, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Balancing the state’s groundwater supplies for a sustainable future may not be easy due to...

GUEST COMMENTARY: SGMA is Failing. Time to Fix It

Commentary Groundwater News Policy and regulation

October 25, 2022

Guest commentary by Michael DeLapa, executive director of LandWatch Monterey County, and Chelsea Tu, executive director of Monterey Waterkeeper In...

AG ALERT: Researchers turn to drones, satellites to track water use

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Agriculture

October 5, 2022

Like many other researchers, environmental engineering professors Erin Hestir and Joshua Viers of the University of California, Merced, are trying...

DWR NEWS: Going with the Flow: How Aquifer Recharge Reduces Flood Risk

August 3, 2022

By DWR News On a small scale, aquifers — subsurface natural basins — have benefitted from man-made recharge for decades....

AG ALERT: Alternatives sought for farm fallowing amid dust worries

August 3, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As local groundwater sustainability agencies bring groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management...

AG ALERT: On-farm recharge pioneer invested in water savings

June 22, 2022

By Lisa McEwen, Ag Alert Don Cameron sparked curiosity in 2010 when he began a multi-phase project intended to capture...

AG ALERT: Water storage, recharge focus of Sonoma summit