The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released a comprehensive new assessment of water conveyance in the San Joaquin Valley. … The study, an action in Governor Newsom’s 2020 Water Resilience Portfolio, finds that the top priority for improving conveyance in the San Joaquin Valley is stopping or minimizing land subsidence, especially near State Water Project and Central Valley Project conveyance facilities. This can only be achieved over the long term by raising groundwater levels above critical thresholds. The study also finds that repair of existing conveyance infrastructure is more important than expanding or building new conveyance because the region has limited surface water supplies. 

Other groundwater news:

• California Agriculture: There’s a path forward in the San Joaquin Valley to benefit farmers, communities, and nature — but only if we plan . . . and plant
• Western Farm Press: Farmer grows agave to beat drought challenges
• North Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency: News release: Fresno-area well owners must register wells ahead of quickly approaching November 30 deadline