SJV WATER: State refuses to accept groundwater plans for the Madera subbasin SJV Water Groundwater News February 26, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water In the first indication of how strict state officials will be with new groundwater sustainability...
SJV WATER: SoCal water managers want to know who – exactly – is sinking the California Aqueduct SJV Water Groundwater News February 21, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water A state report released in December pinned blame for sinking along the California Aqueduct on...
SJV WATER: San Joaquin River Chinook salmon made history last year – sort of SJV Water Fish and wildlife February 13, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water An unexpected number of Chinook salmon swam up the San Joaquin River last spring, prompting...
SJV WATER: Irrigation water prices under SGMA causing sticker shock SJV Water Groundwater News February 6, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water Reaction was hushed when Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District General Manager Eric Averett asked the...
SJV WATER: Salty water spat erupts over “no man’s land” of Mendota Pool SJV Water Groundwater NewsWater quality February 6, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water The federal government has OKed a 20-year extension of a water exchange program for one...
SJV WATER: Kern’s final groundwater plan approved SJV Water Groundwater News February 6, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water After months of fireworks over low-ball pumping numbers and concerns that some groundwater agencies wouldn’t...
SJV WATER: Nuts getting a bad rap for sinking the California Aqueduct SJV Water Groundwater News February 6, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water State water officials are blaming almond and pistachio orchards for sinking the California Aqueduct before...
SJV WATER: Extreme ag pumping threatens California’s main water artery SJV Water Groundwater News February 6, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water Heavy groundwater pumping to sustain a massive increase in orchards and vineyards in the San...
SJV WATER: Our “valley of tribes” must work together on water issues SJV Water Groundwater News November 14, 2019By Lois Henry, SJV Water Water and oil do mix, or at least they should in order for the San...
SJV WATER: State water contractors should “drill into” California’s response to new delta biological opinions SJV Water Water project operations November 14, 2019By Lois Henry, SJV Water A top federal water official warned members of a Central Valley water group that the...
SJV WATER: It’s all about water markets SJV Water Water supply augmentation April 1, 2019By Lois Henry, SJV Water Almonds take too much water. Wait, alfalfa is the bad guy. What about those water...
