MAGSA has initiated a Proposition 218 election to seek landowner approval of a new special benefit assessment that would fund the construction, operation, and long-term sustainability of the McMullin On-Farm Flood Capture Expansion Project.
(more…)Through the Bureau of Reclamation Meter and Telemetry Grant Program, the McMullin Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MAGSA) has provided $1.9 million in rebates to participating landowners, helping offset the cost of installing required metering and telemetry systems.
(more…)As part of the Grower Irrigation Academy, MAGSA and Fresno State’s Center for Irrigation Technology launched an educational video library designed to help irrigators continue learning about water-saving technologies and strategies at home. Topics in the video library range from deficit irrigation strategies to choosing the right soil moisture sensor.
(more…)Each year, the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) recognizes the most active ACWA member agencies in each of its regions throughout the state when it comes to advocacy at the state and federal level. MAGSA is honored to announce that we have received the 2025 Outreach Award for our region at this year’s ACWA Fall Conference and Expo in San Diego, California. This award recognizes outstanding efforts to support sustainable water policy and regional collaboration.
(more…)A MAGSA landowner was recently the first person to receive financial support through MAGSA’s domestic well mitigation measures, marking an important milestone in the Kings Subbasin.
(more…)To quote MAGSA’s General Manager Matt Hurley, “Estimates and Educated Guesses are tools of fools when attempting to hone the efficient consumption of either water or energy in a groundwater-only groundwater sustainability agency. A variation in data reliability of even five percent can skew results by a wide margin. In irrigation groundwater pumping, management and field application, precise reliable, and temporally relevant data provide the only effective means to achieve the optimal efficiency for either resource.” In other words, MAGSA can’t afford to risk its future with estimates or educated guesses.
With the help of our very motivated landowners, we have done the homework, and we know there are +/- 1,200 agricultural wells located within the MAGSA boundary. As of this post, approximately 1,000 of those wells have been equipped with the requisite meters, telemetry and monitoring contracts and are beginning to report real data into the MAGSA database. As a bonus, most of those landowners have received rebates for their participation by way of a $2.8 million grant from the Bureau of Reclamation
(more…)A Notice of Availability (NOA) was prepared to notify agencies and interested parties that MAGSA has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Aquaterra Water Bank Project. The DEIR evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the Aquaterra Water Bank Project and alternatives.
(more…)The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is expected to provide comments on the updated Kings Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP), Annual Report, and Periodic Review by the beginning of 2026. DWR has also released draft guidance on subsidence, which will inform ongoing management strategies across the Subbasin.
(more…)MAGSA continues to make progress toward full well metering and telemetry installation in the region. To date, about 80% of eligible wells are equipped with meters and telemetry systems. MAGSA’s Rebate Program was initially designed to provide rebates for up to 925 wells, but additional funding remains, leaving a limited number of rebates still available.
(more…)Following a Grower Irrigation Academy summer webinar series reaching about 90 attendees, the McMullin Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MAGSA) and Fresno State’s Center for Irrigation Technology (CIT) are gearing up for a fall season of hands-on learning opportunities for local growers and irrigators.
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