INDIAN WELLS VALLEY: Judge in groundwater adjudication case sharply questions experts for the large pumpers and will appoint a ‘special master’ Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News July 11, 2026Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority After taking evidence and hearing several days of testimony from expert...
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY GA: Phase 2 of adjudication will define basin safe yield, but sustainability work continues Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News June 11, 2026Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority: On June 8, 2026, the Orange County Superior Court began hearing...
SJV WATER: State to examine desert groundwater agency’s “safe yield” data SJV Water Groundwater News March 19, 2026By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board agreed at its March 11 meeting to provide...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sustainable yield and safe yield: Are they comparable terms or distinctly different? Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 24, 2026How do SGMA’s “sustainable yield” and the long-established legal concept of “safe yield” align—or differ—in practice? In a January webinar...
SJV WATER: Settlement wipes out $24 million in groundwater fee debt, removes pipeline opposition in high desert dispute SJV Water Groundwater News December 5, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A settlement between a desert mining company and groundwater authority in eastern Kern County will...
SJV WATER: Lots of comments at Kings pumping policy events – just not about the pumping policies Maven Groundwater News November 21, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring Kings County groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) released draft pumping allocation policies recently but...
SJV WATER: Cuyama Valley groundwater lawsuit marches on, dragging small farmers, residents in its wake SJV Water Groundwater News November 21, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water About 30 ranchers and residents sat quietly in the Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center recently,...
PRESS RELEASE: Searles Valley Minerals resolves some issues with IWVGA, approves settlement on Groundwater Sustainability Plan Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News November 14, 2025Press release from Searles Valley Minerals As of Nov. 13, 2025, Searles Valley Minerals and the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater...
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...
