blog post Got Surface Water? Groundwater-Only Lands in the San Joaquin Valley By Jelena Jezdimirovic, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou Jul 8, 2019 Twenty percent of the San Joaquin Valley’s irrigated farmland doesn’t have access to surface water. This creates complications for sustainable groundwater management planning.
blog post Fostering Sustainability in the San Joaquin Valley By Lori Pottinger Jun 4, 2019 We talked to Ashley Boren of Sustainable Conservation about two key groundwater challenges affecting California’s biggest farming region.
blog post California’s Dairy Industry Faces Water Quality Challenges By Lori Pottinger May 20, 2019 Contaminated groundwater is an ongoing problem in the San Joaquin Valley. Solutions to nitrate pollution are especially difficult and expensive for the state’s dairies.
blog post Testimony: Water Supply and Quality Challenges in the San Joaquin Valley By Ellen Hanak Apr 30, 2019 Ellen Hanak, director of the PPIC Water Policy Center, describes how the state can help address difficult water problems in California’s largest agricultural region.
blog post Video: State and Federal Experts Discuss San Joaquin Valley’s Water Future By Lori Pottinger Apr 8, 2019 How can state and federal agencies help California’s largest agricultural region address its difficult water management problems?
blog post Widening the Conversation about Safe Drinking Water in the San Joaquin Valley By Lori Pottinger Mar 18, 2019 The San Joaquin Valley is a hot spot for unsafe drinking water. We talked to Veronica Garibay about ways to ensure community involvement in water management decision making.
blog post The Challenges of Changing Land Use in the San Joaquin Valley By Lori Pottinger Mar 12, 2019 Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act could require fallowing farmland on a large scale. We talked to Soapy Mulholland of Sequoia Riverlands Trust about this impending challenge.
blog post A Winning Approach for Managing Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Ellen Hanak, Josué Medellín-Azuara Mar 7, 2019 The transition to groundwater sustainability will be challenging and costly. Some approaches can greatly reduce the costs of bringing basins into balance.
blog post Video: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley By Lori Pottinger Feb 28, 2019 California’s largest farming region faces unprecedented water challenges. Panels of experts discuss approaches that could help address them.
blog post Commentary: A Balancing Act for the Water-Stressed San Joaquin Valley By Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Sarge Green Feb 25, 2019 The San Joaquin Valley is on the brink of a major transition as it seeks to balance its groundwater accounts.