Hydrosat Secures Multi-Year Program to Support County-Wide Water Monitoring Mandate in Madera County

The county-wide implementation covers approximately 220,000 acres and provides Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs), landowners and growers with daily, actionable insights into irrigation water use in support of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

The renewed agreement builds on an established, trusted partnership in large-scale agricultural water management and underscores the importance of objective, data-driven measurement in advancing groundwater sustainability while supporting productive agriculture. Under the agreement, Hydrosat will deliver daily crop water use monitoring, irrigation scheduling tools, seasonal crop monitoring, allocation tracking and visual reporting through a shared digital portal serving agencies and growers alike. Unlike coarse regional models or manual reporting systems, Hydrosat provides daily measurement at the individual field level with 10m resolution, integrating monitoring, reporting and decision support into a single platform designed to drive grower adoption beyond regulatory oversight.

"Sustainable groundwater management requires accurate, field-level measurement." said Royce Dalby, President of Hydrosat. "Through this renewed service agreement with Madera County, we are delivering daily visibility into crop water use at a large scale to enable measurable groundwater management. By combining monitoring, reporting and decision support in a single platform, we help agencies meet SGMA requirements. At the same time, we are giving growers the tools to optimize irrigation and protect yields."

The initiative will provide measurable, field-level groundwater management at scale; daily water use visibility that enables growers to stay within allocations while optimizing irrigation; and SGMA compliance driven by objective data rather than estimates or guesswork.

"Madera County is advancing an innovative, data-driven approach to water management by replacing estimates with consistent, field-level measurement across 220,000 acres," said Stephanie Anagnonson, Director of Water Resources for Madera County. "Through this renewed agreement with Hydrosat, we are providing our GSAs and growers with daily, actionable information that supports better decisions, responsible groundwater management and the long-term resilience of our agricultural economy."

By replacing uncertainty with consistent, transparent data, the program enables GSAs to track groundwater use against sustainability targets while reducing administrative burden. At the same time, growers gain clear, actionable visibility into water consumption and irrigation performance, helping protect yields while managing within groundwater allocations.

About Hydrosat

Hydrosat is the leading deep tech company leveraging thermal imagery to measure water stress and increase agricultural productivity. Hydrosat currently monitors millions of hectares for customers such as NOAA, NRO, Bayer, SupPlant, and Nutradrip, who trust the company's high-resolution, timely satellite thermal imagery to deliver advanced analytics that convey precise crop yield forecasts and improved irrigation tools to financial and agribusiness customers around the globe. For more information, please visit www.hydrosat.com

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