Jesse Vad, SJV Water

Researchers at Caltech have figured out a way to use vibrations from passing cars to see how much water sits directly beneath the ground’s surface.

Since mid-June, residents in the small, upscale Tulare County town have been turning on taps in their homes only to find no running water.

With nature providing plenty of water — finally — this year, and groundwater regulation well underway, water managers, farmers and others turned their focus to infrastructure at a Water Summit put on by the Water Association of Kern County.

A string of emails appears to show a California agency stood in the way of stream channel maintenance for more than five years, which may have led to flooding that caused severe damage in Merced County.

FEMA staff also declined to elaborate on the requested funding.

Three dam expansion projects could increase water storage for use in the Central Valley by a whopping 304,000 acre feet.

At a recent meeting, residents alleged the district has overcharged them and even threatened to call immigration services on some residents.

Flooding in March knocked out several of the community's wells. Residents say they are paying full price for intermittent water that they can't drink.

The epidemic of dry wells stems from plummeting groundwater levels, caused in part by agriculture’s heavy reliance on groundwater due to severely curtailed surface water deliveries because of the drought.

In a new paper, scientists show that airborne electromagnetic (AEM) surveys flown with helicopters can locate ancient underground passageways, called paleochannels. They say the finding could have significant impacts on how water is recharged in the valley.