SJV WATER: Kings County farmers upbeat about lawsuit against state SJV Water Groundwater News May 7, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water More than 30 people gathered recently in Hanford to hear about the progress of the...
SJV WATER: Desert groundwater feud commandeers Kern County legislative policy debate SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation May 6, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water All of the drama and vitriol of a long-running groundwater feud in the high desert...
SJV WATER: Chowchilla may be first San Joaquin Valley subbasin to get do-over on inadequate groundwater plan SJV Water Groundwater News April 26, 2025By SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board will consider sending the Chowchilla subbasin back to another state agency...
SJV WATER: Facing possible state action over groundwater, farmers in small west Fresno district vent frustrations, accusations SJV Water Groundwater News April 26, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The grim reality for agriculture under the state’s new groundwater law has pitted farmer against...
SJV WATER: Work on East Orosi’s decrepit sewer system can’t start soon enough, according to residents fed up with waiting SJV Water Policy and regulationWater quality April 22, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water East Orosi residents were told that work on their failing sewer system could begin as...
SJV WATER: One year later, state groundwater sanctions paused but Kings County farmers, water managers moving forward SJV Water Groundwater News April 16, 2025By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Wednesday marks one full year since the state brought the “hammer” down...
SJV WATER: Irrigation district kills groundwater partnership in the crib amid accusations of power mongering, lack of transparency SJV Water Groundwater News April 11, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Less than two months after agreeing to join forces with the City of Porterville to...
SJV WATER: Another water district annexes so-called “white lands,” the scourge of complying with California’s groundwater law SJV Water Groundwater News April 9, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A tiny water district in western Tulare County is poised to nearly triple in size...
SJV WATER: Order that had kept water in the Kern River reversed by 5th District Court of Appeal SJV Water Water rights and water law April 3, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water In a wide-ranging ruling that could have larger implications for public interest lawsuits throughout California,...
SJV WATER: Kern farmers agree to continue funding the delta tunnel – with caveats SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project March 29, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern County Water Agency voted Thursday to pony up its $32.6 million share of...
SJV WATER: 5th District Court of Appeal hears arguments over Kern River flows SJV Water Water rights and water law March 22, 2025By Lois Henry: Justices with the 5th District Court of Appeal peppered attorneys with questions about the application of state...
SJV WATER: Three troubled San Joaquin Valley subbasins may band together to tackle widespread sinking SJV Water Groundwater News March 14, 2025Water managers in the Tulare Lake, Tule and the Kaweah subbasins are discussing the possibility of creating a regional subsidence...
SJV WATER: Kings County Water District wants to mend fences with groundwater agency it imploded last year SJV Water Groundwater News March 11, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County water district blamed for leaving a key groundwater agency in the beleaguered...
SJV WATER: Fresno County’s Pleasant Valley heads to State Water Board for possible intervention SJV Water Groundwater News March 11, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A western Fresno County groundwater subbasin is the seventh in the San Joaquin Valley to...
SJV WATER: Tea Pot Dome agrees to pay share of cost to fix sinking canal and reveal pumping data to Friant Water Authority SJV Water Groundwater News March 5, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Tea Pot Dome Water District has agreed to pay Friant Water Authority $1.4 million in...