SJV WATER: Whether pumping cuts come from state or locals, cuts are coming to Tulare County farmers SJV Water Groundwater News October 8, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers in two Tulare County groundwater agencies are scrambling to keep their farmers out...
SJV WATER: Madera County farmland conversion program gets underway with $10 million in state funds SJV Water Groundwater News October 5, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Land owners can now officially submit proposals to Madera County to convert their ag land...
AG ALERT: Tuolumne River salmon habitat enhanced Ag Alert Ecosystems October 2, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Partnering with fisheries agencies, Central Valley irrigation districts, whose water users face flow reductions under...
GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECON: The changing face of farmland in California’s Central Valley: Crop types and land quality Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics Agriculture September 30, 2024By Siddharth Kishore, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Cory L. Struthers, Scott MacKenzie, and Matthew S. Shugart, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural...
SJV WATER: Tulare County irrigation districts try to ‘right the ship’ toward groundwater sustainability. But will it be enough? SJV Water Groundwater News September 26, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Three Tulare County irrigation districts that recently found themselves in the state’s crosshairs over groundwater...
SJV WATER: Gov. Newsom signs trio of water bills to fix long-term water problems in tiny East Orosi SJV Water Policy and regulation September 25, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Residents of East Orosi played host to Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday, who briefly stopped in...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board puts Tule Subbasin on probation Courthouse News Service Groundwater News September 17, 2024The board potentially could begin restricting water extractions in a year. The probationary status imposes only recording requirements and fees....
CAL MATTERS: ‘Unlawful regulation’: State suffers big setback in water lawsuit filed by growers Cal Matters Groundwater News September 17, 2024A judge slaps the state with an injunction, saying the water board overstepped its authority in Kings County: “There has...
CAL MATTERS: ‘I won’t let them drink the water’: The California towns where clean drinking water is out of reach Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater quality September 10, 2024Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in California’s rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for...
CV-SALTS UPDATE: Priority 2 Basins and P&O Study Move Forward CV Salinity Coalition Policy and regulation September 6, 2024CV-SALTS 3rd quarter update The Salt and Nitrate Control Programs continue to progress as they work to improve water quality...
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM to release pulse flow for salmon spawning San Joaquin River Restoration Program Ecosystems September 4, 2024From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Starting early morning, Tuesday, September 10, the San Joaquin River Restoration Program (Program)...
SJV WATER: Kern disputes state’s take on its groundwater plan at first of two workshops SJV Water Groundwater News August 27, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Calling the state’s review of the Kern subbasin’s newest groundwater plan “cursory,” a representative of...
CV-SALTS UPDATE: Environmental justice advocates frustrated by slow pace of the program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 26, 2024In parts of the Central Valley, nitrate levels in groundwater have risen so high that the drinking water in rural...
SJV WATER: Kings County judge extends restraining order giving growers more time as they fight state pumping restrictions SJV Water Groundwater News August 22, 2024By Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow, SJV Water Kings County farmers will have more time to fight requirements from...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Trying yet again for fish friendlier exports from the Delta Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations August 12, 2024A new kind of Delta diversion could extract water at a slow enough rate, and across a wide enough area,...
