By Lois Henry, SJV Water One new legal filing and a raft of letters have been sent to the California State Supreme Court alternately praising and decrying the recent 5th District Court of Appeal opinion that overturned a local court...
A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email service can add weekly email...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern County Water Agency filed a motion May 30 seeking to remove Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp from the long-running Kern River lawsuit saying it believes he is prejudiced against the agency....
At the Water Rights Fees Stakeholder Meeting on June 11, 2025, the Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management will present information about possible changes to fees for groundwater pumpers in probationary basins under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Staff will...
Climate Change is bringing warmer and wetter storms, reducing our snowpack and increasing the need for more storage. At the same time, extended droughts have contributed to the over-pumping of our groundwater basins, leaving ample storage space for new water...
