SJV WATER: State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program that some fear could pull rug out from ongoing projects SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation February 12, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposal to change the guidelines for California’s $90-million farmland retirement program has literally stopped...
SJV WATER: Water managers vent frustration over water dump from Tulare County lakes; pivot to Delta issues SJV Water Policy and regulationWater project operations February 6, 2025By Lisa McEwen SJV Water Editor/CEO Lois Henry contributed to this report Outflow from Success and Kaweah lakes is back...
SJV WATER: Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes SJV Water Water project operations February 1, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success...
SJV WATER: Districts lob more lawsuits at Friant Water Authority, now point finger at feds SJV Water Groundwater News January 31, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The legal tug of war between Friant Water Authority and three small Tulare County irrigation...
SJV WATER: Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble SJV Water Policy and regulationWater project operations January 31, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back...
SJV WATER: Southern Kings and Tulare county farmers with unregistered wells may face local penalties SJV Water Groundwater News January 29, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Farmers within portions of the Tule and Tulare Lake subbasins will have one month to...
SJV WATER: Kern subbasin’s groundwater plan still not up to snuff in state’s eyes SJV Water Groundwater News January 22, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern water managers’ struck out again on their fourth attempt to write an adequate plan...
SJV WATER: Too little too late? Tulare County water managers work to hold off state pumping sanctions SJV Water Groundwater News January 22, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Groundwater managers and others in southern Tulare County are scrambling to comply with state mandates...
SJV WATER: Proposed ag water district could aid groundwater-dependent farmers in northern Tulare County SJV Water Groundwater News January 17, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposed new agricultural water district could brighten what had been shaping up as a grim...
SJV WATER: Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking California Aqueduct SJV Water Groundwater News January 11, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A groundwater agency on the western fringes of Kern County has taken the unprecedented step...
SJV WATER: Crunch time: Groundwater agency with land in two troubled subbasins working double time to try and hold off state sanctions SJV Water Groundwater News January 3, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Tri-County Water Authority has a foot in each of the two groundwater basins now...
SJV WATER: Kern water managers hope 4th time is the charm for groundwater plan SJV Water Groundwater News December 26, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Groundwater agencies throughout the Kern subbasin approved a fourth groundwater sustainability plan in December in...
SJV WATER: Case against groundwater sanctions in Kings County on hold while appeals court reviews a state challenge SJV Water Groundwater News December 21, 2024by Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Fifth District Court of Appeal agreed to hear one of two challenges by the...
SJV WATER: Punjabi farmers gain few answers at workshop to address confusion over groundwater regulations SJV Water Groundwater News December 18, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water After a four-hour workshop with state officials in Visalia, Punjabi American farmers were left frustrated...
SJV WATER: Kern water districts approve new groundwater plan, talk turkey on Delta tunnel SJV Water Delta Conveyance ProjectGroundwater News December 14, 2024By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Meetings: Rosedale Rio-Bravo Water Storage District Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District ...