Bridgett R. Scanlon – Groundwater Depletion and Sustainability of Irrigation in the U.S. High Plains and Central Valley

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Lawsuit could expand state control of groundwater

Sacramento Superior Court Judge Allen Sumner just issued a preliminary ruling that Siskiyou County must regulate groundwater well permits along the Scott River in accordance with “Public Trust Doctrine.” This means the water now mainly used by hay farmers

What groundwater regulation will bring

Wayne Lusvardi March 17, 2014

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 is here, and described California’s new green groundwater regulatory scheme. For the first time, California is not only going to manage groundwater basins, but conduct surveillance and policing of groundwater withdrawals.

Gov. Brown, Legislature push groundwater regulation

Wayne Lusvardi March 14, 2014

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Due to the current compound drought and water storage shortage, California legislators are considering enacting groundwater regulation over the entire Central Valley aquifer. Some recent developments: State Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills,