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SJV WATER: Case against groundwater sanctions in Kings County on hold while appeals court reviews a state challenge

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 21, 2024

by Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Fifth District Court of Appeal agreed to hear one of two challenges by the...

CA AGRICULTURE: Groundwater models through stakeholders’ eyes: Evaluating benefits, challenges, and lessons for SGMA implementation

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Groundwater News

December 20, 2024

Given transparent communication and adequate time, groundwater models can enhance stakeholders’ system understanding and decision-making. by Linda Söller, Laura Foglia...

AG ALERT: Annual Farm Bureau meeting workshop takes on navigating SGMA

Ag Alert

Groundwater News

December 18, 2024

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Ten years into the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, local agencies are implementing plans and projects to achieve long-term sustainability in aquifers by limiting overdraft, land subsidence and impacts to drinking water. Navigating...

SJV WATER: Punjabi farmers gain few answers at workshop to address confusion over groundwater regulations

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 18, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water After a four-hour workshop with state officials in Visalia, Punjabi American farmers were left frustrated...

PRESS RELEASE: Kern Subbasin approves final Groundwater Sustainability Plan

SJV water agencies

Groundwater News

December 18, 2024

Press release from Kern County Water Agency: The Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) have finalized and approved a...

NEW REPORT: PCAST releases report on strengthening America’s groundwater resilience

Press Release/Notice

Groundwater News Reports

December 16, 2024

Press release from the White House The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has released a new report addressing America’s groundwater resources. Groundwater is central to the health, security, and economic vitality of communities across the United...

SJV WATER: Kern water districts approve new groundwater plan, talk turkey on Delta tunnel

SJV Water

Delta Conveyance Project Groundwater News

December 14, 2024

By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Meetings: Rosedale Rio-Bravo Water Storage District Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District ...

SJV WATER: Hearing on battle over fees to fund groundwater measures in Madera County postponed

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 14, 2024

By Hannah Frances Johansson, SJV Water A hearing in the lawsuit over groundwater agency fees in Madera County has been...

SJV WATER: High desert groundwater basin in Kern to get $50 million in federal funding; announces settlement with pistachio grower

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 13, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority meeting Wednesday kicked off with two major pieces of news: The authority will receive $50 million in federal funding that it will use to help build a pipeline to...

SJV WATER: More entities fleeing embattled Tulare County groundwater agency

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 12, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The embattled Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) may soon have only one member entity...

SJV WATER: Valley farm bureau hopes to send “strong message” to the state with hefty donation to sister farm bureau

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 12, 2024

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Tulare County Farm Bureau intends to send a “strong message” to the state by...

JPL: NASA-DOD Study finds saltwater to widely taint coastal groundwater by 2100

NASA/JPL

Groundwater News

December 12, 2024

By NASA/JPL: Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure. Seawater will infiltrate underground freshwater supplies in about three of every four coastal areas around the world by the year 2100, according...

FRESNOLAND: ‘It’s horrible.’ Fresno’s record-breaking settlement highlights region’s larger drinking water problem

Fresnoland

Groundwater News

December 12, 2024

Efforts to hold chemical giants accountable have been hampered by state regulators’ failure to map the full extent of contamination,...

KFF HEALTH NEWS: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources

Maven

Groundwater News

December 12, 2024

By Hannah Norman, KFF Health News Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or...

SJV WATER: Kern County desert groundwater battle may head to state Supreme Court

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 5, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A group of water users in Kern County’s Indian Wells Valley who disagree with how groundwater has been apportioned, won a legal skirmish last month in a court of appeal but the state Supreme Court...