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Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Basin Sustainability Agency announces new statewide tool to report dry residential wells.
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Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Basin Sustainability Agency announces new statewide tool to report dry residential wells.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 3, 2023

The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency, in coordination with the State Department of Water Resources, is spreading the wor…

Revisiting what happened – in flood management and in hydrological luck – that kept Pajaro from flooding.
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Revisiting what happened – in flood management and in hydrological luck – that kept Pajaro from flooding.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jan 26, 2023

Since New Year’s Eve, the Pajaro River was one of several rivers officials watched closely as the water level rose amid storms that pounded th…

County hydrologists recommend a moratorium on new wells in some areas.
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County hydrologists recommend a moratorium on new wells in some areas.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 16, 2017

In an effort combat seawater intrusion in the Salinas Valley—which is threatening agricultural and municipal water supplies—the board of the M…

Marina Coast’s prehistoric water supply is not replenishing.
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Marina Coast’s prehistoric water supply is not replenishing.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 1, 2016

If you turn on a tap in Marina, or anywhere in the former Fort Ord, some of the water coming out is thought to be more than 20,000 years old, …

Scientists predict drought will persist through winter.
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Scientists predict drought will persist through winter.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 20, 2016

When it comes to Monterey County's water supply, and the overall health of its wilderness areas, good news has become increasingly scarce. 

California’s drought is breeding a new culture of tattling for the sake of our aquifers.
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California’s drought is breeding a new culture of tattling for the sake of our aquifers.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Sep 3, 2015

In June, Seaside resident Ron Bird posted a photo to Facebook of a local home with a lush front lawn, sprinklers spraying beyond the grass ont…

Marina Coast argues Cal Am test well is to blame for groundwater-level drop; Coastal Commission (at least partly) agrees.
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Marina Coast argues Cal Am test well is to blame for groundwater-level drop; Coastal Commission (at least partly) agrees.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Updated Jul 6, 2015

UDPATE 7/6: The California Coastal Commission agreed with Marina Coast, requiring Cal Am to obtain an amended permit to resume pumping its des…

BREAKING: Cal Am shuts off its desal test well as groundwater levels drop.
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BREAKING: Cal Am shuts off its desal test well as groundwater levels drop.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Jun 16, 2015

I can't help but think of the Bob Marley chorus, "Whatcha gonna do when the well runs dry?"

Study: Cal Am's proposed desal project could actually be good for Salinas Valley groundwater.
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Study: Cal Am's proposed desal project could actually be good for Salinas Valley groundwater.

  • Kera Abraham
  • May 8, 2015

Surprise! Pumping seawater at the coast can slow the the creep of seawater inland.

Desal, recycled water projects finally open to public comment. Be warned: They’re dense.
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Desal, recycled water projects finally open to public comment. Be warned: They’re dense.

  • Kera Abraham
  • May 7, 2015

Move over, summer fiction stack. Anyone interested in the Monterey Peninsula’s future water supply has some heavy reading ahead.

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