By Lois Henry, SJV Water A settlement between a desert mining company and groundwater authority in eastern Kern County will...
By 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
Revised plans address subsidence, domestic well impacts Press release from the State Water Board: Following work by the Kaweah Groundwater Subbasin to address groundwater issues under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), the State Water Resources Control Board today voted...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley faced with drastic cuts to the amount of groundwater...
From the Nature Conservancy: The California Salmon and Steelhead Coalition (SSC), a partnership between Trout Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, and...
A new review shows how rising demand, shrinking supplies, and policy decisions together shape when groundwater use peaks and what can be done to avoid long-term depletion. By Kelly Caylor, EOS Groundwater supports billions of people, but many regions are...
From California Agriculture: For most of its history, California treated groundwater and surface water as legally distinct. Unlike surface water...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring Kings County groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) released draft pumping allocation policies recently but...
Parties agree to work cooperatively to improve the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Basin The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority (IWVGA) and Searles Valley Minerals have entered into a comprehensive Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement that fully resolves legal challenges concerning...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water About 30 ranchers and residents sat quietly in the Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center recently,...
By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority approved a request for $5 million in federal funding...
Press release from Searles Valley Minerals As of Nov. 13, 2025, Searles Valley Minerals and the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority have agreed to a settlement of certain litigation with respect to the IWVGA’s Groundwater Sustainability Plan. However, the comprehensive...
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...