The next drought could end up with two domestic wells going dry in the water basin that most of San Joaquin County and parts of surrounding counties rely on. Compare that to Kern County in the southern San Joaquin Valley where many wells go as deep as 1,200 to 1,600 feet. Water experts anticipate 200 wells will go dry in Kern County when the next drought rolls around. … The Eastern San Joaquin County Groundwater Basin is likely the only one among some 515 groundwater basins and subbasins throughout California that already is — or almost at the point — of being on task to meet a 2042 state mandate that no more water can be taken from a groundwater basin than is recharged in any given year.

Other groundwater and irrigation news:

• The Turlock Journal (Calif.): Proposed legislation to boost federal funding for local water recharge projects
• Calexico Chronicle (Calif.): IID approves deficit irrigation program amid farmers’ concerns​
• The Business Journal (Fresno, Calif.): As water scarcity increases, Netafim rolls out new product for the times