COMMENTARY: California groundwater reform sets a dangerous precedent. Lawmakers should think twice Cal Matters CommentaryGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation August 8, 2025By David Saint-Amand, board president of the Indian Wells Valley Water District This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign...
PRESS RELEASE: Preliminary court ruling limits U.S. Navy water rights Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News July 31, 2025Ruling doesn’t change estimates of China Lake water use, but will likely mean less, more expensive water for Indian Wells...
RIDGECREST: Recycling water is a good strategy, but can’t be the only strategy Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News June 6, 2025Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority: Water recycling — the advanced treatment of wastewater for use in...
PRESS RELEASE: The urgent need for groundwater management in the Indian Wells Valley Press Release/Notice Groundwater News May 12, 2025Critical declines in several basins prompted state legislation to ensure water availability Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater...
NOTICE: Water Right Temporary Urgency Change Petitions for the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power withdrawn State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 10, 2025From the State Water Resources Control Board: Notice is hereby given that on May 7, 2025, the City of Los...
SJV WATER: Desert groundwater feud commandeers Kern County legislative policy debate SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation May 6, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water All of the drama and vitriol of a long-running groundwater feud in the high desert...
PRESS RELEASE: Kern County supervisors look to support local groundwater management Press Release/Notice Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation May 5, 2025Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority: In recognition that the county’s groundwater supply continues to face severe...
NOTICE of Petitions for Temporary Urgency Changes for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS April 25, 2025The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has filed petitions for temporary urgency changes for water right Licenses 10191...
PRESS RELEASE: Indian Wells Valley Water District adjudication allows Meadowbrook Dairy and Searles Valley Minerals to challenge Navy water rights Press Release/Notice Groundwater News April 21, 2025Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority: Through its adjudication efforts filed in 2021 against all water users...
SJV WATER: High desert groundwater basin in Kern to get $50 million in federal funding; announces settlement with pistachio grower SJV Water Groundwater News December 13, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority meeting Wednesday kicked off with two major pieces of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds eye rare California fish for endangered species protections Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation August 8, 2024The Long Valley speckled dace struggle to survive in just one spring and a small creek east of Mammoth Lakes....
PRESS RELEASE: Court issues opinion striking down approval of gold drilling in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Center for Biological Diversity Water rights and water law May 22, 2024From the Center for Biological Diversity: A federal appeals court today issued an opinion reversing the decision of a lower...
