SJV WATER: Kern River opinion appealed to state Supreme Court SJV Water Water rights and water law May 14, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Groups trying to bring water back to the dry Kern River bed through Bakersfield have...
SJV WATER: Order that had kept water in the Kern River reversed by 5th District Court of Appeal SJV Water Water rights and water law April 3, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water In a wide-ranging ruling that could have larger implications for public interest lawsuits throughout California,...
SJV WATER: Kern farmers agree to continue funding the delta tunnel – with caveats SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project March 29, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern County Water Agency voted Thursday to pony up its $32.6 million share of...
PRESS RELEASE: Kern County Water Agency board approves additional funding for the Delta Conveyance Project Press Release/Notice Delta Conveyance Project March 28, 2025Press release from the Kern County Water Agency: The Kern County Water Agency (Agency) approved funding for the planning and...
SJV WATER: Wheeler Ridge board members weigh costs and benefits of Delta tunnel project SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project March 4, 2025By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Discussions among Kern County agricultural water districts on whether to continue funding the Delta Conveyance...
NOTICE: Continuation of the February 20 Public Hearing for the Consideration of a Probationary Designation for the Kern County Subbasin; Kern County responds State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSGroundwater News February 22, 2025From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 20, 2025, the State Water Resources Control Board (Board) held a...
SJV WATER: Kern subbasin given another four months to fix issues with groundwater plans SJV Water Groundwater News February 21, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board voted Thursday to give Kern County water managers more...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board postpones SGMA probationary decision for Kern Subbasin State Water Board Groundwater News February 21, 2025Local agencies have until June to address final deficiencies in plans Citing significant progress in the plans of groundwater sustainability...
SJV WATER: Kern subbasin’s groundwater plan still not up to snuff in state’s eyes SJV Water Groundwater News January 22, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern water managers’ struck out again on their fourth attempt to write an adequate plan...
PRESS RELEASE: EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California US Environmental Protection Agency Climate changePolicy and regulation January 6, 2025Carbon sequestration will be used at Kern County site to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and mitigate climate change Press release...
SJV WATER: Kern water managers hope 4th time is the charm for groundwater plan SJV Water Groundwater News December 26, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Groundwater agencies throughout the Kern subbasin approved a fourth groundwater sustainability plan in December in...
PRESS RELEASE: Kern Subbasin approves final Groundwater Sustainability Plan SJV water agencies Groundwater News December 18, 2024Press release from Kern County Water Agency: The Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) have finalized and approved a...
SJV WATER: Kern water districts approve new groundwater plan, talk turkey on Delta tunnel SJV Water Delta Conveyance ProjectGroundwater News December 14, 2024By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Meetings: Rosedale Rio-Bravo Water Storage District Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District ...
SJV WATER: Giant SoCal water district approves continued Delta tunnel funding, asks “Where’s Kern County?” SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project December 11, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water California’s largest water contractor agreed Tuesday to spend another $141 million on the latest version...
SJV WATER: State Water Board needs to get up to speed on Kern’s new groundwater plan, speakers say SJV Water Groundwater News August 31, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state came to Kern County Thursday night and got an earful. Water managers, farmers,...
