San Joaquin Valley Archives ~ Page 3 of 28 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

June 19, 2025

By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Meeting agendas: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District: CLICK HERE Arvin-Edison Water Storage District: CLICK HERE’...

SJV WATER: Proposed new groundwater fee structure has Tulare County farmers crying foul

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 18, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Tulare County farmers are incensed by a proposed new fee structure that they say will...

SJV WATER: Attempt to boot judge off of Kern River case by water agency denied

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

June 16, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A move to boot Kern County Superior Court Gregory Pulskamp off the long-running Kern River...

EOS: Fallowed fields are fueling California’s dust problem

American Geophysical Union

Groundwater News

June 13, 2025

New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events. By Andrew Chapman, EOS...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board takes unprecedented action to restore failing Central Valley sewer system

State Water Board

Policy and regulation Water quality

June 12, 2025

State’s first-ever wastewater administrator appointee will oversee East Orosi sewer system From the State Water Board: Exercising new authorities under...

SJV WATER: Water manager clashes with his own board over policies enacted by another agency

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 12, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The drama between two Kings County water entities continued earlier this month as the manager...

SJV WATER: Pending state subsidence guidelines give valley water managers sinking feeling

SJV Water

Groundwater News Policy and regulation

June 11, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water New subsidence guidelines from the Department of Water Resources are expected to drop on San...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Flooding in Central Valley offers key opportunities for groundwater recharge

Desert Research Institute

Groundwater News

June 11, 2025

The research used satellite imagery to identify where winter flooding occurs, which can improve flood risk awareness and inform how...

SJV WATER: State Water Board disputes Lemoore’s claims in groundwater lawsuit

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 7, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Attorney General’s office responded to the city of Lemoore’s attempt to side with...

SJV WATER: California Supreme Court gets an earful on Kern River appellate court opinion

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

June 7, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water One new legal filing and a raft of letters have been sent to the California...

SJV WATER: Small Kings County city jumps in the ring in legal fight against state Water Board

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 6, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The small city of Lemoore recently joined the legal fight against the powerful state Water...

SJV WATER: Powerful Kern water agency wants to boot judge off of Kern River case

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

June 6, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern County Water Agency filed a motion May 30 seeking to remove Kern County...

SJV WATER: Chowchilla groundwater subbasin earns “get out of jail card” from state Water Board

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 4, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board Tuesday passed a resolution to send the Chowchilla subbasin...

UC MERCED: Study indicates human-caused dust events are linked to fallow farmland

UC Merced

Groundwater News

June 3, 2025

By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced An average of more than 1 million acres of idled farmland a year is a...

SJV WATER: Friant Water Authority agrees to replacement pump stations for district that’s suing it. But adds strings

SJV Water

Groundwater News

May 30, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fallout from the ongoing who-owes-what dispute over the still sinking Friant-Kern Canal led to some...