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,...
SJV WATER: Floodplain work could start on two San Joaquin Valley rivers as soon as this week after state funding was approved SJV Water Ecosystems August 28, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state approved funding for a range of floodplain projects in the San Joaquin Valley,...
SJV WATER: Group of valley water users files appeal against proposed new dam SJV Water Water project operationsWater rights and water law August 16, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water A group of water users on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley is...
SJV WATER: Who’s in charge? Unanswered questions spark frustration as weeks of water disruption have dragged into months for residents of Springville SJV Water Groundwater News August 15, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Since the devastating floods of March 10, a community of about 1,000 people has been...
SJV WATER: High water in the Kern River brings new legal issues as local group seeks to keep water in the riverbed SJV Water Water rights and water law August 10, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water A local group that’s suing the City of Bakersfield for how it manages the Kern...
