A century after the state began overseeing surface water, the California legislature enacted a set of three laws regulating water below the surface. The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014, granted the state official oversight authority of groundwater. However, its involvement existed long before SGMA and continues to influence current policies and […]
Groundwater makes up 30 to 50 percent of California’s water supply, but until recently there were few restrictions placed on its retrieval. Then in 2014 California became the last Western state to require regulation of its groundwater. With deadlines starting this year, for the first time water managers in the nation’s premier agricultural region – the […]
A three-member Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeals panel at 9 a.m. Friday will listen to oral arguments in the Imperial Irrigation District’s appeal of a 2017 Superior Court ruling in favor of former IID director and local farmer Mike Abatti on water rights.
Lake Tahoe’s famed clarity has long been used to gauge the health and changing conditions of Big Blue. Unlike in recent years when researchers were able to point to a dominant factor affecting lake clarity like drought or higher-than-average precipitation, 2019 saw a range of influences on Tahoe, including lake mixing for the first time […]
Hundreds of studies on nature-based solutions to extreme events show that “green infrastructure” is often cheaper and more effective than engineered projects like dams, levees and sea walls, according to a new analysis.
The Past, Present and Future of California’s Groundwater
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water in the West (Stanford University)by Michelle HortonA century after the state began overseeing surface water, the California legislature enacted a set of three laws regulating water below the surface. The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014, granted the state official oversight authority of groundwater. However, its involvement existed long before SGMA and continues to influence current policies and […]
Could the Answer to Groundwater Resources Come From High in the Sky?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Berkeley Labby Christina ProcopiouGroundwater makes up 30 to 50 percent of California’s water supply, but until recently there were few restrictions placed on its retrieval. Then in 2014 California became the last Western state to require regulation of its groundwater. With deadlines starting this year, for the first time water managers in the nation’s premier agricultural region – the […]
Oral Arguments in IID’s Abatti Appeal Set for Friday
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley Pressby Michael MareshA three-member Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeals panel at 9 a.m. Friday will listen to oral arguments in the Imperial Irrigation District’s appeal of a 2017 Superior Court ruling in favor of former IID director and local farmer Mike Abatti on water rights.
Understaffed and ‘Struggling,’ Central Valley Water Board Trims Programs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Agri Pulseby Brad HookerThe State Water Resources Control Board and its regional branches are facing an uncertain time, and farmers could see the fallout.
Tahoe’s Average Clarity Decreases by 8 Feet In 2019
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Sierra Sunby Justin ScaccoLake Tahoe’s famed clarity has long been used to gauge the health and changing conditions of Big Blue. Unlike in recent years when researchers were able to point to a dominant factor affecting lake clarity like drought or higher-than-average precipitation, 2019 saw a range of influences on Tahoe, including lake mixing for the first time […]
Green Infrastructure Can Be Cheaper, More Effective than Dams
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Scientific Americanby Daniel CusickHundreds of studies on nature-based solutions to extreme events show that “green infrastructure” is often cheaper and more effective than engineered projects like dams, levees and sea walls, according to a new analysis.