Two voluntary groundwater data programs set in motion by the Sonoma Valley GSA have yielded their first set of results thanks to the participation of our community members across the basin! Groundwater Level Monitoring Program Level Up! is a voluntary well monitoring...
This article is reposted with permission from the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) website. The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in 2014 started California’s first steps toward sustainable management of our critical groundwater...
Awareness of groundwater level is critical to pump health. Falling levels can reach the inlet point of the once submerged pump. When that occurs, air is drawn into the pump and a mixture of air and water cavitate into a pressurized fury of air-water bubbles. This...
With California’s climate swinging from extended droughts to wet years with heavy rain and flood, the measurement of groundwater levels in our aquifers can vary widely from season to season and year to year. The only way to know this information for sure is to monitor...
Sonoma County’s groundwater basins are characterized by diverse geological conditions underground, so to truly understand how much water is in our aquifer requires water level measurements at many strategic locations throughout the region. While there are several...
David Noren knows what it’s like to depend on groundwater. He grew up in Bennett Valley in a home with a well and has for the last 30 years lived in his Sebastopol home that also draws its water from the Santa Rosa Plain. He also works in water, as a manager of...
