Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
By Lois Henry, SJV Water A groundwater agency on the western fringes of Kern County has taken the unprecedented step of banning all pumping from wells along the California Aqueduct for a 30-mile stretch. The move is mainly designed to...
by Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Fifth District Court of Appeal agreed to hear one of two challenges by the state in a Kings County Superior Court case that paused groundwater sanctions set to be imposed on area farmers. The...
Given transparent communication and adequate time, groundwater models can enhance stakeholders’ system understanding and decision-making. by Linda Söller, Laura Foglia...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water After a four-hour workshop with state officials in Visalia, Punjabi American farmers were left frustrated and questioning whether California realized it had weaponized groundwater in a way that could destroy the San Joaquin Valley. “SGMA...
By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Meetings: Rosedale Rio-Bravo Water Storage District Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Cawelo Water District Kern Nondistricted Lands Authority Agenda packets: Rosedale Rio-Bravo: CLICK HERE Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa: CLICK HERE Arvin Edison: CLICK...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The embattled Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) may soon have only one member entity left. The City of Porterville and Porterville Irrigation District are set to vote Dec. 17 and Jan. 9, respectively, on...
