SJV WATER: State Water Board needs to get up to speed on Kern’s new groundwater plan, speakers say SJV Water News August 31, 2024 262By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state came to Kern County Thursday night and got an earful. Water managers, farmers,...
PRESS RELEASE: Kern subbasin groundwater sustainability agencies urge State to consider updated plan Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other August 31, 2024 168Probation recommendation based on outdated science, data The Kern Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) have responded to a draft report...
SJV WATER: Kern disputes state’s take on its groundwater plan at first of two workshops SJV Water News August 27, 2024 196By Lois Henry, SJV Water Calling the state’s review of the Kern subbasin’s newest groundwater plan “cursory,” a representative of...
SJV WATER: Kern subbasin’s third try at groundwater plan fails to avert state enforcement action SJV Water News July 26, 2024 165By Lois Henry, SJV Water Noting that Kern County residents could suffer “urgent impacts” to their drinking water from continued...
STATE WATER BOARD: Water Board to hold probationary hearing for Kern County Subbasin under Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other July 26, 2024 261Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to protect the long-term viability of groundwater supplies for the...
SJV WATER: New(ish) Kern groundwater authority gets underway Maven News July 17, 2024 118By Lois Henry, SJV Water A somewhat new groundwater authority held its first meeting Monday with a mandate to represent...
SJV WATER: From failed housing development to long-awaited groundwater bank, McAllister Ranch saga continues SJV Water News April 20, 2024 490By Lois Henry, SJV Water More than 13 years after buying half of the 2,100-acre McAllister Ranch – a poster...
SJV WATER: Funding could be biggest hurdle faced by the Delta tunnel as water users weigh costs versus benefits of the $16 billion project SJV Water News February 27, 2024 344By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The controversial Delta Conveyance Project may have bigger problems than legal action over its recently...
SJV WATER: Water district between two counties and two subbasins forges its own groundwater sustainability path SJV Water News February 14, 2024 223By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The small Kern-Tulare Water District moved forward recently in breaking away from two other groundwater...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Fish in California’s Kern River remain protected following new ruling Courthouse News Service News February 7, 2024 306The Kern County judge’s decision dismissed two of the three claims opposed by water agencies, though the one that could...
SJV WATER: Judge limits Bakersfield’s take of Kern River water and orders all sides to the drawing board over fish flows SJV Water News December 29, 2023 124By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued a modified injunction on Kern River flows...
LOIS HENRY: Kern River battles continue as ag districts accuse Bakersfield of pulling off an historic “water heist” SJV Water News November 22, 2023 374By Lois Henry, SJV Water If anyone thought a recent court order mandating 40% of the Kern River’s flow remain...
SJV WATER: Judge orders Bakersfield to keep water in the Kern River SJV Water News October 31, 2023 164By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what one attorney called a “moment of truth” for the City of Bakersfield, a...
PRESS RELEASE: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Keep Water in the Kern River Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other October 30, 2023 658Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’...
SJV WATER: Kern River legal wrangling raises questions about how – or whether – the river can serve the needs of people, fish and ag SJV Water News October 14, 2023 247By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp came back several times during an Oct. 13...
