blog post The Coming Groundwater Revolution By Lori Pottinger Jan 6, 2016 Pumping extra groundwater has gotten many California farmers through this drought. We talked to groundwater specialist Thomas Harter about managing this key resource for the long term.
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.
Report Improving California’s Water Market By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Gokce Sencan ... Sep 14, 2021 Water trading and banking will prove important tools to help California bring its groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). A broad range of policy changes could help improve and expand California’s water market while protecting communities from harm.
blog post A Bottom-Up Approach to Groundwater Sustainability By Lori Pottinger Feb 28, 2018 An expert interview about groundwater management innovations being tried in Kern County.
blog post Commentary: Replenishing Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley By Ellen Hanak, Sarge Green Apr 19, 2018 Storing more water underground can help make a dent in the valley’s large groundwater deficit.
blog post An Epic Snowpack May Test Water Management in the San Joaquin Valley By Jeffrey Mount Mar 13, 2023 Nothing improves our understanding of water like a “stress test”—and it’s starting to look like the San Joaquin Valley will face one this spring, when California’s epic snowpack begins to melt. This week on our blog, Jeff Mount speculates about what may lie ahead for the valley.
blog post Groundwater Quality Is Key to Quantity By Jelena Jezdimirovic, Caitrin Chappelle Aug 30, 2017 Improving groundwater management isn’t just about how much water our aquifers can supply. We also need to focus on its water quality.
blog post Groundwater Sustainability Moves from Planning to Implementation By Lori Pottinger Aug 10, 2020 The completion of groundwater sustainability plans for the state’s most over-pumped basins was a major step toward bringing basins into long-term balance. What are next steps and possible pitfalls in the process?
blog post Commentary: Water-use Challenges Affecting Farmers Means Reinventing the San Joaquin Valley By Ellen Hanak, Caitlin Peterson Sep 26, 2023 To ensure the San Joaquin Valley’s future, groundwater overpumping has to end—and some 500,000 acres of farmland will likely need to come out of intensively irrigated production. But unplanned, haphazard fallowing would harm the valley. In our Fresno Bee commentary, we share insights on how to protect the valley’s residents, agriculture, and environment, drawing on over seven years of research.
