SJV WATER: State recommends Kern subbasin be moved off enforcement track, with some caveats SJV Water Groundwater News September 6, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern farmers will likely avoid state sanctions thanks to the latest revision of the region’s...
SJV WATER: State pinning hopes for Kern River rainbow’s survival on hatchery, despite its checkered history SJV Water Fish and wildlife September 4, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state is poised to spend a little more than $7 million to get the...
SJV WATER: Tulare County Judge sifts through barrage of arguments from groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News September 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Lawyers for the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) recently fired a fusillade of legal...
SJV WATER: New $2 million program aims to protect Hanford-area domestic wells SJV Water Groundwater News August 21, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Landowners who rely on domestic wells for drinking water may be able to seek help...
SJV WATER: Kern River trial moved to 2027 as participants await state Supreme Court ruling SJV Water Water rights and water law August 14, 2025A trial over flows in the Kern River, originally set for December 8 this year, was kicked 15 months into...
SJV WATER: Kern agency doesn’t shut door on water sale as possible solution for homeowners 200 miles away SJV Water Planning and management August 13, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Residents of the Diablo Grande housing development in the foothills west of Modesto hope a...
SJV WATER: State’s proposed fee change for pumpers falls flat SJV Water Groundwater News August 10, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board reversed course on a proposed fee change for groundwater...
SJV WATER: Decades of planning to bolster Kern River rainbow numbers results in little action SJV Water Fish and wildlife August 4, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Plans to keep dwindling Kern River rainbow trout populations from dipping into endangered species territory...
SJV WATER: Farmers in west Fresno County groundwater agency to consider 200% pumping fee hike SJV Water Groundwater News August 1, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A western Fresno County groundwater agency hopes to increase pumping fees by about 212%, from...
SJV WATER: State zeroes in on the sinking San Joaquin Valley SJV Water Groundwater News July 26, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Newly released state guidelines on how to get a handle on subsidence, or land sinking,...
SJV WATER: Lemoore farmers unhappy with lack of representation on groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News July 26, 2025By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water Growers in northwestern Kings County are fed up with a lack of representation on their...
SJV WATER: Water district says Kern agency can’t kill agreement to supply homes 200 miles away SJV Water Planning and management July 23, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A water district 200 miles north of Kern County is fighting back against a local...
SJV WATER: Bill may extend lifeline to Tulare County farmers left behind after groundwater agency implosion SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation July 23, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) can see a light at the...
SJV WATER: Boswell silent and “blank” as the farming behemoth continues with plans to sink the Tulare Lake bed another 10 feet SJV Water Groundwater News July 22, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water While some groundwater managers in the beleaguered Tulare Lake subbasin look for ways to come...
SJV WATER: California’s highest court to hear Kern River case SJV Water Water rights and water law July 17, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water For the first time in more than 100 years, the Kern River is headed back...
