SJV WATER: Settlement wipes out $24 million in groundwater fee debt, removes pipeline opposition in high desert dispute SJV Water Groundwater News December 5, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A settlement between a desert mining company and groundwater authority in eastern Kern County will...
SJV WATER: State officially takes Kaweah off groundwater “naughty” list SJV Water Groundwater News December 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The holiday season in the Kaweah subbasin got a little more jolly thanks to its...
STATE WATER BOARD: Kaweah Subbasin to exit state intervention after improving SGMA groundwater plans SJV Water Groundwater News December 3, 2025Revised plans address subsidence, domestic well impacts Press release from the State Water Board: Following work by the Kaweah Groundwater...
SJV WATER: Growers eager for “lifeline” being offered by state farmland transition program SJV Water Groundwater News December 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley faced with drastic cuts to the amount of groundwater...
SJV WATER: Clean drinking water harvested from tomatoes at Los Banos processing plant SJV Water Agriculture December 3, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A gadget capable of extracting evaporation from tomato pulp is producing 120,000 gallons a day...
SJV WATER: Cuyama Valley groundwater lawsuit marches on, dragging small farmers, residents in its wake SJV Water Groundwater News November 21, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water About 30 ranchers and residents sat quietly in the Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center recently,...
SJV WATER: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority initiates funding process for 50-mile pipeline to import water SJV Water Groundwater News November 19, 2025By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority approved a request for $5 million in federal funding...
SJV WATER: “We’re not stopping.” Kings County Farm Bureau vows to take groundwater case to state Supreme Court SJV Water Groundwater News November 8, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kings County Farm Bureau is passing the hat to raise between $1.5 million and...
SJV WATER: Revamping Kernville hatchery could cost $27 million – or more – on top of $7 million already being spent on siphon SJV Water Fish and wildlife November 7, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water It could cost $27 million, or more, to revamp and reopen the Kernville hatchery as a...
SJV WATER: New Tulare County groundwater agency picks through rubble of the past for what might work in the future SJV Water Groundwater News November 5, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Board members of the nascent Tule East groundwater agency spent their second meeting setting up...
SJV WATER: Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare Lake subbasin SJV Water Groundwater News November 1, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring groundwater agencies in Kings County are preparing for a showdown over how much...
SJV WATER: Gov. signs bill to beam more sunlight on groundwater agency board members SJV Water Groundwater News October 30, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A bill that will require groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to publish the names of their...
SJV WATER: Appellate court tanks injunction that had held off state groundwater intervention in Kings County SJV Water Groundwater News October 29, 2025By Lois Henry and Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Dual appellate court opinions issued Wednesday in a closely watched groundwater case...
SJV WATER: Kaweah growers likely to avoid state intervention but still face “mountain of work” SJV Water Groundwater News October 28, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Even with the threat of state intervention all but in the rearview mirror, Kaweah water...
SJV WATER: Months of hashing, rehashing over “controversial” groundwater use results in proposed pumping plan for Lemoore-area farmers SJV Water Groundwater News October 23, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Another Kings County groundwater agency has issued a draft policy on one of its thorniest...
