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July 10, 2019

Panel discusses land use issues, including well permitting, land fallowing, general plans and SGMA, and more … Groundwater is intimately...

ANNOUNCEMENT: DWR to update Bulletin 74 – California Well Standards

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Other Announcements

June 1, 2019

From the Department of Water Resources: As many as two million water wells tap California’s groundwater, with approximately 7,000 to...

ELLEN HANAK: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley

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Event coverage

May 29, 2019

Ellen Hanak delivers four priorities for managing the implementation of SGMA in the San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley...

CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Tribal Groundwater Rights and SGMA: A New Underlying Tension?

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May 15, 2019

Panel discussion moderated by DWR Tribal Advisor Anecita Agustinez discusses tribal involvement in GSAs, the benefits of tribal participation in...

PANEL PRESENTATION: Funding options for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies

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Event coverage

April 16, 2019

Presentation reviews the GSA fee authorities granted in SGMA, looks at the various fees enacted by some GSAs, and a...

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Groundwater Sustainability Plan development: How is it going on the ground?

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February 27, 2019

A San Joaquin Valley perspective, a Sacramento Valley perspective, a researcher’s perspective and a consultant’s perspective on GSP development Since...

THIS JUST IN … Survey Shows Areas of Land Subsidence in the Sacramento Valley

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Breaking News

January 29, 2019

Data shows most of the valley has experienced little to no subsidence over the past nine years, with some exceptions...

SURVEY: Take a Survey on Energy Used For Groundwater Pumping

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 12, 2019

Take a Survey on Energy Used For Groundwater Pumping The California Energy Commission has funded Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to...

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Multiple perspectives on groundwater-surface water interactions under SGMA

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December 19, 2018

Panel discussion looks at groundwater-surface water interactions under SGMA from a regulatory, environmental, academic, and policy perspective The Sustainable Groundwater...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Emerging legal issues in SGMA implementation

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Best of the Notebook

November 1, 2018

Panel discusses water rights and pumping allocations, groundwater recharge as a beneficial use, public trust doctrine and groundwater, and the...

DR. JEFF MOUNT: Making groundwater a centerpiece of managing the droughts of the future

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October 24, 2018

Four essential policy reforms are needed to reduce the social, economic, and environmental costs of future droughts, says Dr. Mount...

DR. JAY FAMIGLIETTI: Cape Town: A Harbinger of Future Water Crises for California Cities and Farms?

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Event coverage

October 17, 2018

The headlines declared that Cape Town was on the brink of disaster. A drought in the Western Cape province of...

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Update on Southern California regional groundwater conditions

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Meetings

October 16, 2018

Data shows groundwater recharge in the region has declined by 1.1 MAF since 2000; storage remains at unhealthy levels At...

Successful Groundwater Sustainability Planning

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News and Features

July 11, 2018

Dudek hydrogeologist Jill Weinberger discusses groundwater sustainability planning and lessons learned California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires all groundwater...

DR. JEFF MOUNT: The Consequences of Sustainable Groundwater Management

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June 20, 2018

In 2014 California enacted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) which mandates that areas that depend upon groundwater achieve sustainability...

GSA SUMMIT: SGMA and Land Use Issues

ANNOUNCEMENT: DWR to update Bulletin 74 – California Well Standards

ELLEN HANAK: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley

CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Tribal Groundwater Rights and SGMA: A New Underlying Tension?

PANEL PRESENTATION: Funding options for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Groundwater Sustainability Plan development: How is it going on the ground?

THIS JUST IN … Survey Shows Areas of Land Subsidence in the Sacramento Valley

SURVEY: Take a Survey on Energy Used For Groundwater Pumping

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Multiple perspectives on groundwater-surface water interactions under SGMA

PANEL DISCUSSION: Emerging legal issues in SGMA implementation

DR. JEFF MOUNT: Making groundwater a centerpiece of managing the droughts of the future

DR. JAY FAMIGLIETTI: Cape Town: A Harbinger of Future Water Crises for California Cities and Farms?

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Update on Southern California regional groundwater conditions

Successful Groundwater Sustainability Planning

DR. JEFF MOUNT: The Consequences of Sustainable Groundwater Management

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation