SJV WATER: State hears from the public on potential take over of groundwater pumping in the Tule subbasin SJV Water Groundwater News April 5, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Tule subbasin is next up to face the state in a groundwater probation hearing....
SJV WATER: New Kern County groundwater bank gets underway with another shot of public funding SJV Water Groundwater News April 4, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The $171 million Kern Fan Groundwater Storage project – with a unique “eco-twist” – received...
AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT: Workplan Addressing Uncertainty and Validating the Groundwater Protection Formula, Values, and Targets Central Valley Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSGroundwater News April 4, 2024From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: Since 2018, third-party Coalitions within the Central Valley Region have been collaborating on...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups and Tribe Urge Regulators to Control Toxic Pollution from Selenium Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater quality April 3, 2024From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance In an April 1, 2024 letter to three water boards, fishing and conservation groups...
SJV WATER: Kings County farmers suffer sticker shock over proposed fees even as state takeover looms SJV Water Groundwater News March 28, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Kings County growers are organizing to stop a set of groundwater and land fees they...
NOW AVAILABLE: Final Water Board Staff Report for the Consideration of a Probationary Designation for the Tulare Lake Subbasin State Water Board Groundwater News March 27, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: On April 16, 2024, the State Water Board will hold a public hearing...
SJV WATER: Dead fish piling up in pockets along the western reach of the Kern River concern Bakersfield residents; may prompt return to court SJV Water Water rights and water law March 23, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water After taking a bike ride along the Kern River recently, Bakersfield resident Jonathan Vegas was...
SJV WATER: “We’re finished”: Some small Kings County farmers fear state’s groundwater law being used against them SJV Water Groundwater News March 14, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Last-ditch revisions being considered for the groundwater plan covering Kings County are not only “too...
PRESS RELEASE: Board sets probationary hearing for critically overdrafted Tule groundwater subbasin State Water Board Groundwater News March 8, 2024Groundwater depletion causing dry well impacts and subsidence that threatens critical infrastructure, including the Friant-Kern Canal From the State Water...
SJV WATER: Sinking canal has “everyone’s attention” and could put entire Tule subbasin under state control SJV Water Groundwater News March 5, 2024By Lois Henry and Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fallout over the ever sinking Friant-Kern Canal could affect growers throughout the...
CV-SALTS: Notices to comply for nitrate control program sent to Priority 2 areas; Interactive map and dashboard now available management zone information CV Salinity Coalition Policy and regulation March 2, 2024Quarterly update from the CV-SALTS program The CV-SALTS program has achieved many key milestones heading into 2024. The biggest news...
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PGM: 2024 Restoration Flows Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS February 23, 2024From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: On January 19, the Bureau of Reclamation issued the initial allocation for the...
PRESS RELEASE: Friant Water Authority (FWA) seeks more money from local groundwater pumping, while demanding that land subsidence cease Friant Water Authority Groundwater News February 22, 2024Press release from the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ETGSA) FWA and Arvin Edison Water Storage District have filed a...
SJV WATER: Dead end river: Fish carcasses starting to pile up in stagnant pools at the Kern River’s western end SJV Water Fish and wildlife February 17, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Avid cyclist and angler Jonathan Vegas was thrilled last fall when he read that a...
SJV WATER: Newly rebuilt Friant-Kern Canal still sinking from overpumping, Tulare farmers not paying their share for the fix, lawsuit alleges SJV Water Groundwater News February 17, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in Tulare County are being allowed to continue pumping so much groundwater that it...
