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SJV WATER: Lawsuit accuses Friant Water Authority of holding secret meetings that resulted in massive fees pinned on a handful of Tulare County irrigation districts

SJV Water

Groundwater News

November 6, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The legal fracas over who should pay to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal grew Friday...

ARMY CORPS: Cold war cleanup in the Central Valley

US Army Corps of Engineers

Groundwater News

October 25, 2024

From the Army Corps of Engineers: Attacks by Germany and Japan thrust two emerging world powers — the Soviet Union...

USGS: Millions in the U.S. may rely on groundwater contaminated with PFAS for drinking water supplies

USGS

Groundwater News

October 25, 2024

Estimates according to a new USGS predictive model. Exposure to some PFAS may lead to adverse health risks. Press release from the USGS Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 states – more than 20% of the...

AG ALERT: Farms face ruin as groundwater law takes its toll

Ag Alert

Groundwater News

October 23, 2024

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Last month, on the final day of his almond harvest, Amrik Singh Basra sat outside...

SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater managers ‘flying blind’ with zero input from State Water Board

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 23, 2024

By Lisa McEwen and Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Water managers in Kings County have heard nothing but crickets from state...

SJV WATER: One Tulare County groundwater region setting the standard for protecting residential wells

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 23, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water At least one Tulare County groundwater region is doing things right when it comes to protecting residential drinking water wells, according to two advocacy organizations. The Kaweah subbasin, which covers the northern half of Tulare...

SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley well drillers say they are struggling to meet state air regulations

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 23, 2024

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Well drillers are having a hard time updating expensive equipment to meet state air quality...

PRESS RELEASE: Orange County water agencies hail final ruling in Irvine Ranch Water District V. Orange County Water District

SoCal water agencies

Groundwater News

October 19, 2024

Ruling in favor of Orange County Water District prevents unfair pumping from the Orange County Groundwater Basin and protects water...

NOW AVAILABLE: DWR Releases Webinar on Depletion of Interconnected Surface Water and Extends Paper Comment Period

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

October 18, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: To help Groundwater Sustainability Agencies address the depletion of interconnected surface water (ISW) in their Groundwater Sustainability Plans, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a pre-recorded informational webinar summarizing the contents of three...

SJV WATER: Cataloging San Joaquin Valley water projects is a huge and ever-changing task

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 17, 2024

by Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow, SJV Water It seems like an impossible task, cataloging all – or at...

AG ALERT: Land values plunge as groundwater law dims farm prospects

Ag Alert

Agriculture Groundwater News

October 16, 2024

By Caleb Hampton The value of farmland in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, California’s agricultural heartland, has fallen rapidly...

SJV WATER: Accusations of “extortion” and “bullying” fly in dispute over who should pay for sinking the Friant-Kern Canal

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 11, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A last-resort attempt to shore up funding for ongoing Friant-Kern Canal repairs has run into a buzzsaw of opposition from several irrigation districts that were stuck with the bill – up to $295 million. A...

SJV WATER: Effects of water scarcity, regulations discussed at State of Kings County event

SJV Water

Groundwater News Policy and regulation

October 11, 2024

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Regulatory challenges and increasing water demands are shifting pressures and creating fierce resource competition in...

SJV WATER: New UC Davis clinic hopes to give small valley farmers some legal fire power to defend their groundwater stake

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 10, 2024

By Hannah Frances Johansson Nicole Larson is afraid for small farmers. Before enrolling as a law student at University of...

SJV WATER: State grilling prompts Tulare County groundwater agency to make changes

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 9, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency board took several actions at a recent meeting following a severe grilling by state Water Resources Control Board members during the region’s probation hearing on Sept. 17. Board members...