New research reveals why some rivers in the San Joaquin Valley are causing the ground to uplift when others aren’t. The answer lies beneath the ground’s surface. A new study from scientists at ...

SACRAMENTO – We all know the saying about saving something for a rainy day, but in California it's about saving the water for a dry day. As the rain and snow continue to hit our region, what is ...

A helicopter drags a hoop used to send and receive electromagnetic signals into the earth above Pine Flat Dam. The process is used to search for ancient river channels for better groundwater recharge.

FRESNO -- Much has been said of California's two consecutive years of above-average precipitation but there are still some grumblings in California about the water supply. In the Central Valley, some ...

The State Water Resources Control Board is dramatically raising its fees on groundwater recharge permits. The added compliance costs are creating tension for water districts as they plan for ...

A groundwater recharge project converts flood flows into storage in Kern County. (photo: Department of Water Resources) Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria of Fresno has filed a measure to streamline ...

The San Joaquin Valley recently received some good news about its groundwater: We are replenishing more of it whenever we have the chance. Comparing two recent wet years — 2017 to 2023 — the volume of ...

Central Sierra runoff delivered over 13.19 million acre/ft of snowmelt this past water year ending in September. That’s the arithmetic counting the snowmelt from the five major rivers from north to ...

WRD will install 576 artificial recharge shafts in Tamil Nadu to enhance groundwater levels, starting January 2024.