By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kings County Farm Bureau is passing the hat to raise between $1.5 million and...
By Liz Saunders and Ellen M. Bruno Across critically overdrafted groundwater basins, groundwater market development has faced significant hurdles. These...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Board members of the nascent Tule East groundwater agency spent their second meeting setting up basics but with an eye on the clock and a sensitive ear to what didn’t work in the past. The...
Six California Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) outline how shared infrastructure, user feedback, and transparent data are turning groundwater management plans...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring groundwater agencies in Kings County are preparing for a showdown over how much...
Appellate court reversal allows continuation of Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in the Tulare Lake Subbasin Press release from the State Water Board Following a Fifth District Court of Appeal’s reversal of a temporary suspension of actions related to the probationary...
A panel overturned an injunction barring Golden State authorities from charging fees for groundwater usage at farms in Kings County,...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water A bill that will require groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to publish the names of their...
By Lois Henry and Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Dual appellate court opinions issued Wednesday in a closely watched groundwater case out of Kings County will likely mean three things: Farmers there will have to start reporting extractions and paying fees;...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Even with the threat of state intervention all but in the rearview mirror, Kaweah water...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Another Kings County groundwater agency has issued a draft policy on one of its thorniest...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers in southern Tulare County recently agreed to pay $50,000 for a three-month public relations blitz aimed at convincing state lawmakers to pour more money into land fallowing programs to stem subsidence, or land...
Deal means immediate and significant water savings for the Indian Wells Valley Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater...
California’s Groundwater Data Collection is Empowering Local Agencies to Implement Solutions Tailored to Communities From the Department of Water Resources:...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County groundwater agency that fell apart last year amid distrust largely over proposed pumping allocations and fees, is again setting pumping limits and fees – this time with farmer input. At its Oct....