Calendar of California Water Events

Groundwater is essential to meet California’s consumptive and environmental water needs. In dry years, as much as forty-five percent of the state’s total consumptive water use is satisfied by groundwater. Groundwater overdraft, land subsidence, water … Continue reading "GRA Central Coast Branch: The Disconnect Between Groundwater Legal Systems and Groundwater Hydrology: What Changes Should Be Made to Groundwater Law to Better Reflect the Physical Environment?"

Agricultural managed aquifer recharge (Ag‐MAR) initiatives have been piloted in California to mitigate the effects of unsustainable groundwater withdrawals. These initiatives rely on capturing wet‐year water and spreading it on large areas of irrigated agricultural … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Agricultural Managed Aquifer Recharge from Local to Regional Scales: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead"