…to minimize the impacts of lost surface water supply by unreasonably assuming the lost supply would be made up from increased pumping of already stressed groundwater supplies. In its Record…
‘Keep Management Local’ Still Focus for SGMA
California has about a year left to get all of the water management entities in place for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and experts say the need to keep…
Partnerships Formed for Temperance Flat Research
…high flows until there is conveyance and percolation capacity available for moving the water to distant aquifer recharge and banking facilities is critical for improving the valley’s groundwater management.” Speaking…
Draft of Approved Changes to Basin Boundaries
DWR Releases Draft of Approved Changes to California Groundwater Basin Boundaries The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a draft of its approved changes to California’s groundwater basin boundaries,…
Stanford Study on Salinity of Deep Groundwater
…Author Affiliations For more on the study, including a video from a Stanford researcher, see: More Groundwater Found in Central Valley Significance Groundwater withdrawals are increasing across the United States, particularly…
More Groundwater Found in Central Valley
…to characterize both shallow and deep groundwater sources in eight California counties. The researchers concluded that when deeper sources of groundwater are factored in, the amount of usable groundwater in…
Snowpack Runoff Forecasts Drop Significantly
…we’re paying a debt to the groundwater and soil moisture,” Jones says. “We’ve had four, very dry prior years, so even if we get 100 percent of precipitation, we will…
Water Briefing Clarifies ‘Wet’ Winter
…The morning session had a statewide focus and speakers showed detailed information on where California stands with water and the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. California Department of…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…recycling, additional conservation, increased storage and improved groundwater management. California WaterFix would reduce the “reverse” flows in south Delta channels that pose risks to threatened and endangered fish species. It…
California Farmers Count Every Drop
…the nation’s fresh produce. Groundwater has helped compensate for California’s lack of rainfall, but groundwater overdraft cannot be continued indefinitely. California farmers have responded to the drought by fallowing land;…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…to supplement with groundwater or purchased water. Even in an above-average rainfall year in an El Niño, we are not even at a normal supply.” During testimony before the subcommittee,…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…irrigation may also help with salinity management by uniformly leaching salts from a crop’s root zone. Precision irrigation, including overhead systems, are becoming ever more critical with coming groundwater regulations,…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…California. Almond Almanac 1990-94, 2000-14. Land IQ. Groundwater Recharge Suitability Analysis. Nov. 2015. Based on data from UC Davis Soil Agricultural Groundwater Banking Index, California DWR Groundwater Levels, USGS Central…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans Approved by CWC
…recognize that groundwater is best managed on the local level and that each groundwater basin has unique characteristics and challenges. An inherently technical and complex task, managing groundwater requires regulations…