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...
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...
SJV WATER: Kern County desert groundwater battle may head to state Supreme Court SJV Water Groundwater News December 5, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water A group of water users in Kern County’s Indian Wells Valley who disagree with how...
PRESS RELEASE: Safe Yield Trial is a Go: Appellate Court declines to hear IWVGA’s challenge to trial court’s decision to hold safe yield trial Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News November 15, 2024Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Water District and Searles Valley Minerals The Indian Wells Valley Water District and...
PRESS RELEASE: The Science Is In: Far More Water Can be Pumped Annually Than IWVGA Claims Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News September 19, 2024Press release from Indian Wells Valley Water District and Searles Valley Minerals The Indian Wells Valley Water District (District) and...
PRESS RELEASE: Technical working group gives new findings on Indian Wells Valley basin safe yield Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News September 6, 2024Report shows far more water can be pumped annually than IWVGA claims Press release from Searles Valley Minerals and Indian...
SJV WATER: Kern pistachio farmer ordered to pay $30 million in back fees to high desert groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News June 19, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water An Orange County court on Friday approved an injunction mandating that Mojave Pistachios LLC pay...
SJV WATER: Meeting notes; Accusations of secrecy, slander and horse “pucky,” pervade high desert groundwater discussions SJV Water Groundwater News May 20, 2024Meeting: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board of directors Date: May 15, 2024 Agenda and Packet: CLICK HERE First topic:...
SJV WATER: MEETING NOTES: Residents in Kern County desert groundwater basin need to represent their own water interests in ongoing court action SJV Water Groundwater News April 2, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Meeting: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board of directors Date: March 29, 2024 Agenda and...
SJV WATER: Desert groundwater agency approves bids for initial work on a 50-mile pipeline to import water SJV Water Groundwater News January 19, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Major topic of the meeting of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority was the Imported...
SJV WATER: Desert groundwater agency mulls how to get water from San Joaquin Valley SJV Water Groundwater News December 17, 2022By Lois Henry, SJV Water A high-desert groundwater agency in eastern Kern County that’s in the midst of buying water...
THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Additional Groundwater Sustainability Plan Assessments to Agencies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News January 13, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released two additional determinations on groundwater...
