Groundwater allocations

November 6, 2025

By Liz Saunders and Ellen M. Bruno Across critically overdrafted groundwater basins, groundwater market development has faced significant hurdles. These...

SJV WATER: Months of hashing, rehashing over “controversial” groundwater use results in proposed pumping plan for Lemoore-area farmers

October 23, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Another Kings County groundwater agency has issued a draft policy on one of its thorniest...

SJV WATER: Grappling with subsidence using data, farmer-to-farmer talks and “fluffy PR”

October 23, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers in southern Tulare County recently agreed to pay $50,000 for a three-month public...

SJV WATER: Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions

October 19, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County groundwater agency that fell apart last year amid distrust largely over proposed...

AG ALERT: Kaweah farms find balance under SGMA

January 15, 2025

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Blake Wilbur, whose family has farmed in Tulare County for four generations, grew up hearing...

AG ALERT: Groups work to widen SGMA engagement

December 4, 2024

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Makhan Singh had farmed in California for more than two decades when, in 2017, he...

AG ALERT: Farms face ruin as groundwater law takes its toll

October 23, 2024

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Last month, on the final day of his almond harvest, Amrik Singh Basra sat outside...

SJV WATER: “We’re finished”: Some small Kings County farmers fear state’s groundwater law being used against them

March 14, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Last-ditch revisions being considered for the groundwater plan covering Kings County are not only “too...

SJV WATER: Kaweah groundwater planning still at a “stand off” even with state take-over looming

Groundwater News Planning and management

November 8, 2023

by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water San Joaquin Valley groundwater managers have had six years to come up with plans to...

SJV WATER: Farmers fighting farmers over pumping allocations as Kaweah subbasin prepares for state scrutiny

October 6, 2023

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Groundwater relations in the Kaweah subbasin in Tulare County have gone from bad to worse....

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Heralded winemaker sues Napa County over water wells

Courthouse News Service

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

September 6, 2023

Napa County denied Jayson Woodbridge water well permits for four of his vineyards. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service A...

UCANR: New database helps Californians understand proposed groundwater plans

August 24, 2023

Sustainable Groundwater Management Act allows for flexibility in local conservation strategies Press release from UC Ag and Natural Resources To...

COMMENTARY: Valley farmers feel the pain of groundwater rules