SJV WATER: Water agency cross connections create conflict for Kings County supervisor SJV Water Groundwater News January 22, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Agricultural water district representation has always been a bit “clubby,” as most directors are also...
SJV WATER: Water first destroyed, and will now rebuild, the historic town of Allensworth SJV Water Groundwater News January 21, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Starting nearly 118 years ago, arsenic-laced groundwater and dry wells all but killed the hopes...
SJV WATER: State abruptly ends year-long silent treatment for Kings County water managers SJV Water Groundwater News January 9, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The State Water Resources Control Board ended its silent treatment of Kings County groundwater managers...
SJV WATER: Invasive critters “musseling” in on valley waterways as managers struggle to stop the spread SJV Water Ecosystems January 7, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The dreaded, destructive golden mussel has become an urgent topic among San Joaquin Valley water...
SJV WATER: State continues to ghost Kings County water managers blaming lawsuit SJV Water Groundwater News December 31, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Even as the state has given Kings County farmers a deadline to begin reporting groundwater...
SJV WATER: Nation’s highest court declines to hear water rights case stemming from decade-old drought SJV Water Water rights and water law December 31, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The United States Supreme Court officially declined to hear a case alleging the federal government...
SJV WATER: Hanford-area farmers will face new groundwater recharge rules in the new year SJV Water Groundwater News December 30, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water An agricultural water district that serves mostly Hanford-area farmers is looking for ways to preserve...
SJV WATER: “Don’t panic,” groundwater agency advises Hanford-area grower after approving controversial pumping allocation SJV Water Groundwater News December 20, 2025By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water The Mid-Kings River Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) approved a pumping allocation over objections from neighboring...
SJV WATER: Pumping allocations a “head scratcher” as Kings County groundwater agencies work toward coordination SJV Water Groundwater News December 16, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Groundwater agencies in the beleaguered Tulare Lake subbasin in Kings County have released a region-wide...
SJV WATER: Proposed pumping allocations by two Kings County groundwater agencies ignite flurry of responses SJV Water Groundwater News December 11, 2025By Monserrat Solis Incompatible pumping allocations being considered by two groundwater agencies in north Kings County have prompted a blizzard...
SJV WATER: Newly formed Tulare County water district already busy wheeling and dealing for water SJV Water Groundwater News December 10, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A new Tulare County water district is on a tight timeline to balance an opportunity...
SJV WATER: Settlement wipes out $24 million in groundwater fee debt, removes pipeline opposition in high desert dispute SJV Water Groundwater News December 5, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A settlement between a desert mining company and groundwater authority in eastern Kern County will...
SJV WATER: State officially takes Kaweah off groundwater “naughty” list SJV Water Groundwater News December 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The holiday season in the Kaweah subbasin got a little more jolly thanks to its...
STATE WATER BOARD: Kaweah Subbasin to exit state intervention after improving SGMA groundwater plans SJV Water Groundwater News December 3, 2025Revised plans address subsidence, domestic well impacts Press release from the State Water Board: Following work by the Kaweah Groundwater...
SJV WATER: Growers eager for “lifeline” being offered by state farmland transition program SJV Water Groundwater News December 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley faced with drastic cuts to the amount of groundwater...
