From California Agriculture: For most of its history, California treated groundwater and surface water as legally distinct. Unlike surface water...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring Kings County groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) released draft pumping allocation policies recently but...
Parties agree to work cooperatively to improve the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Basin The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority (IWVGA) and Searles Valley Minerals have entered into a comprehensive Settlement and Mutual Release Agreement that fully resolves legal challenges concerning...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water About 30 ranchers and residents sat quietly in the Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center recently,...
By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority approved a request for $5 million in federal funding...
Press release from Searles Valley Minerals As of Nov. 13, 2025, Searles Valley Minerals and the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority have agreed to a settlement of certain litigation with respect to the IWVGA’s Groundwater Sustainability Plan. However, the comprehensive...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kings County Farm Bureau is passing the hat to raise between $1.5 million and...
By Liz Saunders and Ellen M. Bruno Across critically overdrafted groundwater basins, groundwater market development has faced significant hurdles. These...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Board members of the nascent Tule East groundwater agency spent their second meeting setting up basics but with an eye on the clock and a sensitive ear to what didn’t work in the past. The...
Six California Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) outline how shared infrastructure, user feedback, and transparent data are turning groundwater management plans...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring groundwater agencies in Kings County are preparing for a showdown over how much...
Appellate court reversal allows continuation of Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in the Tulare Lake Subbasin Press release from the State Water Board Following a Fifth District Court of Appeal’s reversal of a temporary suspension of actions related to the probationary...
A panel overturned an injunction barring Golden State authorities from charging fees for groundwater usage at farms in Kings County,...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water A bill that will require groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to publish the names of their...
By Lois Henry and Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Dual appellate court opinions issued Wednesday in a closely watched groundwater case out of Kings County will likely mean three things: Farmers there will have to start reporting extractions and paying fees;...