Groundwater News Archives ~ Page 16 of 52 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

SJV WATER: Kings County judge rules state overstepped by requiring farmers to meter, report groundwater extractions

July 16, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The first steps toward possible state control of groundwater pumping in Kings County were derailed...

THIS JUST IN … Judge issues Temporary Restraining Order against State Water Resources Control Board

Press Release/Notice

Groundwater News

July 16, 2024

From the Kings County Farm Bureau: On Monday, July 15, 2024, Kings County Superior Court Superior Judge Ciuffini issued a...

ACWA: The challenges of implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act ten years in

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

July 10, 2024

A decade after the introduction of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), significant strides have been made in managing California’s groundwater resources. However, the path to effective implementation has been fraught with challenges. At ACWA’s 2024 Spring Conference, a panel...

PRESS RELEASE: FWA / AEWSD Statement on court ruling on lawsuit against ETGSA over Friant-Kern Canal subsidence

Friant Water Authority

Groundwater News Water rights and water law

July 3, 2024

Press release from the Friant Water Authority and the Arvin Edison Water Storage District: The Tulare County Superior Court issued...

SJV WATER: Kaweah’s new groundwater plan may be enough to negate state action, if they can see eye-to-eye on subsidence

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 2, 2024

By Lisa McEwen , SJV Water The state came to Tulare County and gave water managers in the Kaweah subbasin...

SGMA: DWR releases its periodic reviews of nine alternative GSPs

Maven

Groundwater News

June 28, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR, the Department) today released nine periodic reviews of Alternatives (Alternatives) to a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) submitted by local agencies to meet the requirements of the Sustainable...

SJV WATER: Chaos continues to reign among Kings County water agencies following state action

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 27, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water It’s been two and a half months since the state brought the hammer down on...

SJV WATER: Stanford study shows where – and why – recharge is uplifting sunken ground

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 25, 2024

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water New research reveals why some rivers in the San Joaquin Valley are causing the ground...

SJV WATER: Madera Judge asks for more information in lawsuit over fees for groundwater projects

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 22, 2024

By Hannah Frances Johansson, Freelance for SJV Water Round one of a lawsuit brought by a group of farmers against Madera County over land assessment fees left both sides standing — for now. On June 18, Madera County Superior Court...

SJV WATER: Kern pistachio farmer ordered to pay $30 million in back fees to high desert groundwater agency

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 19, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water An Orange County court on Friday approved an injunction mandating that Mojave Pistachios LLC pay...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water experts encourage partnerships to address climate change

Courthouse News Service

Agriculture Groundwater News

June 19, 2024

The Golden State’s leaders have ambitious strategies in mind to manage precious groundwater. But scientists and landowners say that partnerships...

SJV WATER: Sparks fly as Tule basin agency is accused of being “unable and unwilling” to curb over pumping

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 12, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fireworks were already popping between board members of a key Tulare County groundwater agency recently over an 11th hour attempt to rein in pumping in the severely overdrafted area. The main issue at the Eastern...

SJV WATER: Madera farmers and groundwater agency in limbo waiting for court decision on fees

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 11, 2024

Hannah Frances Johansson, SJV Water The end of a two-year legal fight over who should pay, and how much, to...

SGMA UPDATE: Groundwater trading, SGMA implementation, and the 2023 groundwater conditions report

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

June 5, 2024

At the May meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commission was updated on the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater...

SJV WATER: Two Tulare County water agencies vote to take control of their own groundwater destiny

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 4, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Two water districts voted to break away from the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency Monday, June 3, clearing a path for them to form their own agencies and groundwater plans in the next six months....