California Lawmakers Move to Protect the State’s Collapsing Groundwater Supply

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New rules seek sustainable use, but the details will be written later by local agencies.

California Lawmakers Pass $US 7.5B Water Bond

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The spending measure now goes to the voters in November.

California Will Fall Short of Water Recycling Goals

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Between $US 13 billion and $US 81 billion will be needed to meet state targets.

California Drought Helps Rim Fire Recovery

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Little rain is not a problem for land managers working in the aftermath of one of California’s largest fires.

California Groundwater Legislation Will Be Amended Monday

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Basins get more than two decades to balance groundwater use.

California Lawmakers Prepare Final Push for Groundwater Regulation

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The state will force local agencies to take control but allow them to set goals.

Canvassing Fairgoers about California’s Drought

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Everyone has a groundwater story.

In Silicon Valley, Symbols of California’s Drought Abound

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But a lukewarm response in the world’s technology capital.

Drought to Cost California Agriculture $2.2 Billion and 17,000 Jobs, But Groundwater Is a Lifeline

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Record reductions in river flows will be offset by pumping more water from aquifers.
Credit — Map © Jordan B. Bates and Aubrey Ann Parker / Circle of Blue Caption — Infographic: California’s water withdrawals from 1985 to 2005, as well as information on population demographics and arsenic contamination in the Central Valley.

California Water Data

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A clutch of new data tools from Circle of Blue puts California's…

In California, Groundwater Softens Drought’s Punch – That’s Both Good News and Bad

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Agriculture may do better this year than expected, researchers say. But at a long-term cost.
Credit — Map © Jordan B. Bates and Aubrey Ann Parker / Circle of Blue Caption — Infographic: California’s water withdrawals from 1985 to 2005, as well as information on population demographics and arsenic contamination in the Central Valley.

California Water Data

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The most populous state in the United States enters the summer of 2014 in the throes of a ruinous drought.