SJV WATER: Public mostly mum on prospect of state take-over of Kings County groundwater pumping SJV Water Groundwater News November 7, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water With the state poised to possibly mandate how much water Kings County farmers are allowed...
SJV WATER: Judge orders Bakersfield to keep water in the Kern River SJV Water Water rights and water law October 31, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what one attorney called a “moment of truth” for the City of Bakersfield, a...
SJV WATER: One Central Valley dam project gets nearly $95 million in funding; two others still in proposal phase SJV Water Planning and management October 21, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Three dam expansion projects could increase water storage for use in the Central Valley by...
SJV WATER: Fiercely dedicated to the valley, a one-time housing assistance nonprofit emerges as a major player in water solutions SJV Water Groundwater News October 20, 2023By Lois Henry and Lisa McEwen, SJV Water In a state where there seems to be no middle ground on...
SJV WATER: Kern River interests allowed to squeeze a little extra water into Lake Isabella this winter SJV Water Water project operations October 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern River irrigators will be able to store more water than usual in Lake Isabella...
SJV WATER: Kern River legal wrangling raises questions about how – or whether – the river can serve the needs of people, fish and ag SJV Water Water rights and water law October 14, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp came back several times during an Oct. 13...
SJV WATER: Farmers fighting farmers over pumping allocations as Kaweah subbasin prepares for state scrutiny SJV Water Groundwater News October 6, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Groundwater relations in the Kaweah subbasin in Tulare County have gone from bad to worse....
SJV WATER: Court to consider cutting water diversions out of Kern River SJV Water Water rights and water law October 3, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water A preliminary injunction that could cut water being taken out of the Kern River if...
SJV WATER: Creek beds to be used for groundwater recharge and to improve water quality in Kaweah subbasin SJV Water Groundwater News September 29, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A fast-acting recharge project in a creek bed near Lindsay is scheduled to break ground...
SJV WATER: Is the San Joaquin Valley ready for its post SGMA future? Not…quite…yet SJV Water Groundwater News September 27, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water In less than 20 years’ time, the San Joaquin Valley could become a patchwork of...
SJV WATER: Valley agencies in a race against winter and a fast-approaching state deadline to repair flood damage SJV Water Current Conditions September 22, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water All across Tulare County, the race is on to repair flood-damaged infrastructure before an anticipated...
SJV WATER: Water Board upholds “cease and desist”; says company has no rights to spring water used in its Arrowhead bottled water brand SJV Water Water rights and water law September 19, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Whenever drought has struck in recent years and Californians were ordered, beseeched and shamed into...
SJV WATER: Tule River tribe suffers chronic water problems, even in record wet year SJV Water Water quality September 12, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Despite a record snowpack that has kept the South Fork of the Tule River flowing...
SJV WATER: “Immense” flow of public funds to groundwater agencies is tapering off SJV Water Groundwater News September 11, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Since 2015, the state has doled out nearly $150 million to groundwater agencies for planning...
SJV WATER: East Orosi residents protest what they say is abusive, dysfunctional water district SJV Water Policy and regulation September 6, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Just as residents in rural East Orosi are getting some traction on drinking water issues,...
