SJV WATER: Ugly deeds, politics and high drama swirl amid the waters of a re-emerging Tulare Lake SJV Water Current Conditions March 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The drama was high on the Tulare Lake bed Saturday as flood waters pushed some...
SJV WATER: Hoping to “take the pressure off” flooded areas, a levee is cut in the old Tulare Lake SJV Water Current Conditions March 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water After days of debate and delay the Kings County Board of Supervisors ordered a levee...
FRESNOLAND: Big rivers kept in check as residents grappled with havoc from streams, springs and snowmelt in Madera and Fresno counties Fresnoland Current Conditions March 18, 2023By Gregory Weaver, Fresnoland In Fresno and Madera counties, it was smaller streams and snowmelt that caused most of the...
SJV WATER: Damage from “severe breach” of Friant-Kern Canal construction at Deer Creek difficult to assess SJV Water Water project operations March 14, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water An unfinished section of the new Friant-Kern Canal suffered a “severe breach” at Deer Creek...
SJV WATER: Kern River outflow from Lake Isabella is ramping up but, no, it is not a “flood release” SJV Water Current Conditions March 14, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Outflow from Lake Isabella into the Kern River increased on Tuesday but only because downriver...
NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Water Right Permit Application T033357 to Appropriate Water from Rock Creek in San Joaquin County State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSGroundwater News March 11, 2023The Stockton East Water District and the California Department of Water Resources filed a 180-day temporary water right permit application...
STATE WATER BOARD: Petition approved to capture flood flows, recharge groundwater State Water Board Groundwater News March 8, 2023State Water Board approves federal request to divert more than 600,000 acre-feet of water for wildlife refuges, underground storage, and...
SJV WATER: Storm could “push the limits” of San Joaquin Valley’s flood response systems SJV Water Current Conditions March 8, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water If the coming storm hits as predicted starting late Thursday, San Joaquin Valley flooding hot...
CAL MATTERS: State rejects local plans for protecting San Joaquin Valley groundwater Cal Matters Groundwater News March 3, 2023Groundwater plans, largely serving low-income Latino communities, were deemed inadequate for preventing dry wells and sinking land. By Alastair Bland,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California groundwater management agencies falling behind on conservation goals Courthouse News Service Groundwater News March 2, 2023California may move to take over groundwater basins after plans to sustainably manage groundwater fell short of state standards. By...
AG ALERT: Farmers race to sink water into ground after storms Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News February 22, 2023By Lisa McEwen Growers in the San Joaquin Valley are hurriedly building temporary groundwater sinking basins to take advantage of...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 1, 2023Best case scenario has adoption of updated Sacramento River objectives and implementation of San Joaquin River flow objectives in 2024...
NASA/JPL: NASA measures underground water flowing from Sierra to Central Valley NASA/JPL Groundwater News January 23, 2023This source accounts for about 10% of all the water that enters this highly productive farmland, including rivers and rain....
USBR NEWS: Making the Friant-Kern Canal Whole Again Bureau of Reclamation News Planning and management January 23, 2023Project Aims to Restore the Venerable Asset’s Ability to Convey Water By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation When a key...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Unlocking ‘nature’s storm drains’ to harness floods and combat California’s drought Courthouse News Service Groundwater News January 21, 2023What if valleys — carved by glaciers during the last ice age and filled over millennia with highly permeable sand...
