SJV WATER: Tulare County Judge sifts through barrage of arguments from groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News September 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Lawyers for the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) recently fired a fusillade of legal...
SJV WATER: New $2 million program aims to protect Hanford-area domestic wells SJV Water Groundwater News August 21, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Landowners who rely on domestic wells for drinking water may be able to seek help...
SJV WATER: Farmers in west Fresno County groundwater agency to consider 200% pumping fee hike SJV Water Groundwater News August 1, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A western Fresno County groundwater agency hopes to increase pumping fees by about 212%, from...
SJV WATER: Fresno County irrigation district proposes large fee hike to help it capture more Kings River flood water SJV Water Groundwater News July 16, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Growers in southern Fresno County are facing a possible 137% increase in land assessment fees...
AG ALERT: Annual Farm Bureau meeting workshop takes on navigating SGMA Ag Alert Groundwater News December 18, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Ten years into the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, local agencies are implementing...
SJV WATER: Madera Judge asks for more information in lawsuit over fees for groundwater projects SJV Water Groundwater News June 22, 2024By Hannah Frances Johansson, Freelance for SJV Water Round one of a lawsuit brought by a group of farmers against...
SJV WATER: Kings County growers nix local groundwater fees as they face state actions aimed at curbing excessive pumping SJV Water Groundwater News April 25, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Hundreds of landowners in the Tulare Lake groundwater subbasin overwhelmingly rejected proposed pumping fees this...
SJV WATER: New groundwater fee aims to create “equity” among South San Joaquin Valley farmers but some say it will unfairly devalue their farms SJV Water Groundwater News July 12, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water A new groundwater fee intended to create “financial equity” between farmers who pay for imported...
AG ALERT: Water rules add to challenges for farmers Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation November 16, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Already grappling with drought, lower commodity prices and higher production costs, more farmers are feeling...
