SJV WATER: Madera County farmland conversion program gets underway with $10 million in state funds Maven News October 5, 2024 25By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Land owners can now officially submit proposals to Madera County to convert their ag land...
SJV WATER: Tulare County irrigation districts try to ‘right the ship’ toward groundwater sustainability. But will it be enough? Maven News September 26, 2024 171By 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 News September 25, 2024 150By 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 News September 17, 2024 811The 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 News September 17, 2024 308A 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 Maven News September 10, 2024 626Drinking 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 News September 6, 2024 129CV-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 ANNOUNCEMENTS September 4, 2024 210From 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 News August 27, 2024 199By 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 Features August 26, 2024 335In 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 News August 22, 2024 196By Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow, SJV Water Kings County farmers will have more time to fight requirements from...
SJV WATER: Extreme, prolonged heat is straining drinking water wells throughout the San Joaquin Valley SJV Water News August 7, 2024 116By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Despite back-to-back good water years, domestic wells are still drying up all across the valley...
SJV WATER: Rising from the ashes: Groundwater agency blamed for Kings County probationary woes relaunches SJV Water News July 31, 2024 413By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water After several rounds of musical chairs in front of a standing-room only audience, a groundwater...
SJV WATER: “Groundhog day meets purgatory.” The tale of the sinking Tule subbasin SJV Water News July 26, 2024 531By Lois Henry, SJV Water When you’re done, you’re done. And the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) is...
SJV WATER: Kern subbasin’s third try at groundwater plan fails to avert state enforcement action SJV Water News July 26, 2024 168By Lois Henry, SJV Water Noting that Kern County residents could suffer “urgent impacts” to their drinking water from continued...