Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County groundwater agency that imploded last summer under accusations of secrecy and arrogance has been resurrected with a new feature – an 11-member landowner committee that will look over issues and advise board...
By James Riordon, NASA’s Earth Science News Team An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since. Reporting in...
Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Water District and Searles Valley Minerals The Indian Wells Valley Water District and Searles Valley Minerals are pleased to announce a significant development in their ongoing commitment to securing a sustainable water future...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The legal fracas over who should pay to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal grew Friday when three Tulare County irrigation districts sued the Friant Water Authority for imposing steep fees on the districts approved through...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Last month, on the final day of his almond harvest, Amrik Singh Basra sat outside his Madera County farmhouse, cradling a heavy folder. The documents, sent by his bank during the past several months, were...
