SJV WATER: Accusations of “extortion” and “bullying” fly in dispute over who should pay for sinking the Friant-Kern Canal SJV Water Groundwater News October 11, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A last-resort attempt to shore up funding for ongoing Friant-Kern Canal repairs has run into...
SJV WATER: Westlands Water District teams up with democrats on massive solar project SJV Water Planning and managementPolicy and regulation October 11, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The powerful, and politically right-leaning Westlands Water District recently teamed up with left-leaning democratic assemblymember...
SJV WATER: Effects of water scarcity, regulations discussed at State of Kings County event SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation October 11, 2024By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Regulatory challenges and increasing water demands are shifting pressures and creating fierce resource competition in...
SJV WATER: New UC Davis clinic hopes to give small valley farmers some legal fire power to defend their groundwater stake SJV Water Groundwater News October 10, 2024By Hannah Frances Johansson Nicole Larson is afraid for small farmers. Before enrolling as a law student at University of...
SJV WATER: State grilling prompts Tulare County groundwater agency to make changes SJV Water Groundwater News October 9, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency board took several actions at a recent meeting following...
SJV WATER: Whether pumping cuts come from state or locals, cuts are coming to Tulare County farmers SJV Water Groundwater News October 8, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers in two Tulare County groundwater agencies are scrambling to keep their farmers out...
SJV WATER: State grilling prompts Tulare County groundwater agency to make changes SJV Water Groundwater News October 8, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency board took several actions at a recent meeting following...
SJV WATER: Madera County farmland conversion program gets underway with $10 million in state funds SJV Water Groundwater News October 5, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Land owners can now officially submit proposals to Madera County to convert their ag land...
SJV WATER: State appeals Kings County judge’s groundwater injunction SJV Water Groundwater News October 1, 2024By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board announced Monday it is appealing a Kings County judge’s...
SJV WATER: Valley residents already struggling with dry wells faced another problem this summer: Superheated tank water SJV Water Policy and regulation September 28, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water First their wells went dry. Then this summer’s brutal heat wave made water in emergency...
SJV WATER: Tulare County irrigation districts try to ‘right the ship’ toward groundwater sustainability. But will it be enough? SJV Water Groundwater News September 26, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Three Tulare County irrigation districts that recently found themselves in the state’s crosshairs over groundwater...
SJV WATER: Most well owners in Kings County will soon have to meter and register wells under local – not state – rules SJV Water Groundwater News September 25, 2024By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Most Kings County farmers will begin metering and registering their wells by the end of...
SJV WATER: Gov. Newsom signs trio of water bills to fix long-term water problems in tiny East Orosi SJV Water Policy and regulation September 25, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Residents of East Orosi played host to Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday, who briefly stopped in...
SJV WATER: Ten years after the law known as SGMA changed California’s water world, what’s next? SJV Water Groundwater News September 20, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Monday marked the 10-year anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, (SGMA) which aims to...
SJV WATER: State puts second San Joaquin Valley groundwater basin on probation, with two exceptions SJV Water Groundwater News September 18, 2024By Lisa McEwen and Jesse Vad, SJV Water Farmers in southern Tulare County will face greater pumping scrutiny after the...