SJV WATER: Ugly deeds, politics and high drama swirl amid the waters of a re-emerging Tulare Lake SJV Water Current Conditions March 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The drama was high on the Tulare Lake bed Saturday as flood waters pushed some...
SJV WATER: Hoping to “take the pressure off” flooded areas, a levee is cut in the old Tulare Lake SJV Water Current Conditions March 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water After days of debate and delay the Kings County Board of Supervisors ordered a levee...
SJV WATER: Damage from “severe breach” of Friant-Kern Canal construction at Deer Creek difficult to assess SJV Water Water project operations March 14, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water An unfinished section of the new Friant-Kern Canal suffered a “severe breach” at Deer Creek...
SJV WATER: Kern River outflow from Lake Isabella is ramping up but, no, it is not a “flood release” SJV Water Current Conditions March 14, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Outflow from Lake Isabella into the Kern River increased on Tuesday but only because downriver...
SJV WATER: How did two valley groundwater plans win recommendations for approval from the state? SJV Water Groundwater News March 13, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Most groundwater plans covering the San Joaquin Valley got a big, fat thumbs down from...
SJV WATER: Regs relaxed for storing flood water SJV Water Groundwater News March 11, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Governor Gavin Newsom is hoping to see the deluge from the ongoing storms socked away...
SJV WATER: Storm could “push the limits” of San Joaquin Valley’s flood response systems SJV Water Current Conditions March 8, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water If the coming storm hits as predicted starting late Thursday, San Joaquin Valley flooding hot...
SJV WATER: State rejects six San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans, which could bring enforcement action SJV Water Groundwater News March 3, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Six San Joaquin Valley groundwater agencies learned Thursday they could be subject to state enforcement...
SJV WATER: State will pay some valley farmers not to farm in attempt to save groundwater SJV Water Groundwater News March 1, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water More state money is flowing to the valley to take land out of production in...
SJV WATER: Desert groundwater agency mulls how to get water from San Joaquin Valley SJV Water Groundwater News December 17, 2022By Lois Henry, SJV Water A high-desert groundwater agency in eastern Kern County that’s in the midst of buying water...
SJV WATER: Utility stops flows to closed hatchery but keeps some North Fork Kern water for itself SJV Water Policy and regulation July 29, 2022By Lois Henry, SJV Water Southern California Edison has stopped taking water out of the North Fork of the Kern...
SJV WATER: Costs vs. benefits still unknown for the latest delta tunnel alignment, released Wednesday SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project July 27, 2022By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County water managers are, for the most part, sticking with the proposed Sacramento-San Joaquin...
SJV WATER: South valley groundwater managers to use $10 million to protect community water and look for ways to retire up to 100,000 acres of farmland SJV Water Groundwater News July 25, 2022By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Three San Joaquin Valley water agencies are gearing up to spend $10 million each in...
SJV WATER: Vulnerable domestic wells will be focus of $10 million farmland retirement grant in Madera County SJV Water Groundwater News July 14, 2022By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Three San Joaquin Valley water agencies are gearing up to spend $10 million each in...
SJV WATER: Will $10 million “make a dent” in Tulare County groundwater use? SJV Water Groundwater News July 7, 2022By Lois Henry, SJV Water Three San Joaquin Valley water agencies are gearing up to spend $10 million each in...
