DRI scientists compare data from groundwater pumping meters with OpenET estimates in irrigated land to advance understanding of groundwater use....
Report shows far more water can be pumped annually than IWVGA claims Press release from Searles Valley Minerals and Indian Wells Valley Water District A new report from the Technical Working Group (TWG) reveals that the Indian Wells Valley (IWV)...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A final report released by state Water Resources Control Board staff Friday maintains its recommendation...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state came to Kern County Thursday night and got an earful. Water managers, farmers,...
PRESS RELEASE: Kern subbasin groundwater sustainability agencies urge State to consider updated plan
Probation recommendation based on outdated science, data The Kern Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) have responded to a draft report from the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). The draft report finds the Kern subbasin’s Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP)...
On September 17, 2024, the State Water Board will hold a public hearing to consider designating the Tule Subbasin as...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Calling the state’s review of the Kern subbasin’s newest groundwater plan “cursory,” a representative of...
By Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow, SJV Water Kings County farmers will have more time to fight requirements from the State Water Resources Control Board to meter their wells and pay extraction fees. A temporary restraining order blocking those...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Attorneys for the Friant Water Authority and Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency agreed to mediation...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The constant, rumbling, teeth-gritting traffic on Highway 99 might actually be good for something. Researchers...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers and water managers in the Kaweah subbasin are charging headlong into recharge as a key strategy to both keep the state’s hands off its pumping and position growers to better withstand drought years. Fifteen...
From the Department of Water Resources: This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). In...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Even as work on the first phase of fixing the sinking Friant-Kern Canal is nearly...
The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that...