SJV WATER: New Kern River hearing set and the J.G. Boswell Company fears water in the river for fish will jeopardize its massive ag holdings SJV Water Water rights and water law January 25, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The J.G. Boswell Company fears its agricultural interests – and possibly even the City of...
SJV WATER: North Kern Water District discusses nitrate compliance options SJV Water Groundwater News January 24, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The main topic at the January 2024 meeting of the North Kern Water District was...
SJV WATER: State nitrate program expands but public participation is still lacking SJV Water Groundwater News January 24, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water After three years, more of the Central Valley is being folded into the state’s nitrate...
SJV WATER: How a state-funded drought program was converted to help farmers take on flood water and permanently cut groundwater pumping SJV Water Groundwater News January 24, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water When farmers fallowed thousands of acres during the recent drought, most didn’t expect they would...
SJV WATER: Dairies in Tulare and Kings counties still struggling with damage in wake of last year’s flooding SJV Water Agriculture January 19, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water When flood water swamped dairies in Tulare and Kings counties last spring, it destroyed equipment,...
SJV WATER: Desert groundwater agency approves bids for initial work on a 50-mile pipeline to import water SJV Water Groundwater News January 19, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Major topic of the meeting of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority was the Imported...
SJV WATER: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa board members question best approach for new groundwater plans required by the state SJV Water Groundwater News January 16, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The 22 separate entities in the Kern subbasin are working on a groundwater sustainability plan...
SJV WATER: Delano water bottling plant prompts concerns over exporting native groundwater SJV Water Groundwater News January 3, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water News of the new Niagara Bottling plant going up in Delano hit the local groundwater...
SJV WATER: Judge limits Bakersfield’s take of Kern River water and orders all sides to the drawing board over fish flows SJV Water Water rights and water law December 29, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued a modified injunction on Kern River flows...
SJV WATER: “Surprised and overjoyed” groundwater managers in Madera rejoice at state’s approval of their plan to stabilize the region’s aquifer SJV Water Groundwater News December 22, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The Madera subbasin’s groundwater plan was approved by the state on Thursday much to the...
SJV WATER: State’s groundwater enforcement timeline is “not nearly as ambitious” as originally envisioned SJV Water Groundwater News December 20, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water State staff revealed it will be well into 2025 before all of the “inadequate” groundwater...
SJV WATER: Army Corps approves cuts to Isabella Dam releases as groups look for ways to protect Kern River fish flows and legal maneuvers expand SJV Water Water rights and water law December 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Army Corps of Engineers approved a request by operators of the power plant at...
SJV WATER: Fish don’t care about Kern River rights kerfuffle – just the flows SJV Water Water rights and water law December 14, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Public interest groups that succeeded in getting a court order mandating 40% of the Kern...
TULARE MEETING NOTES: Greater Kaweah groundwater agency still working on water accounting SJV Water Groundwater News December 13, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Meeting: Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency Date: Dec. 11, 2023 Agenda: CLICK HERE Board packet:...
SJV WATER: Kern’s key groundwater agency fades to the background as water districts continue to grapple with overpumping SJV Water Groundwater News December 12, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water What had been the single largest groundwater agency in Kern County – the Kern Groundwater...
