San Joaquin Valley

July 2, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Residents of a development hundreds of miles north of Kern County on Saturday approved a...

SJV WATER: Boaters hold “portage protest” over low flows on upper Kern River

Water rights and water law

July 1, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Six rafting enthusiasts held a grueling protest Sunday to draw awareness to what they say...

SJV WATER: Kaweah is second San Joaquin Valley groundwater basin to escape state enforcement

June 28, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kaweah subbasin is the second San Joaquin Valley region to successfully escape state intervention,...

SJV WATER: Historic Black Tulare County town may, finally, be on the road to water security, growth

June 28, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Residents of Allensworth are on the cusp of finally solving water issues that have plagued...

PRESS RELEASE: Kern County Water Agency extends deadline for Western Hills Water District to September 30

Guest Contributor

June 27, 2025

From the Kern County Water Agency: At its meeting on June 26, 2025, the Kern County Water Agency’s Board of...

SJV WATER: Kern River plaintiff alleges region’s groundwater plan ignores harm to river flows

Water rights and water law

June 26, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water In a comment letter to the state Water Resources Control Board, one of the plaintiffs...

SJV WATER: Deal that relied on Kern County water for housing 200 miles away sours, potentially leaving residents high and dry

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

June 25, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern County Water Agency is poised to cut off the only water source for...

DWR highlights successful partnership with California’s farming community to protect groundwater supplies

June 25, 2025

DWR’s LandFlex Pilot Program has saved over 100,000 acre-feet of groundwater and protected 16,500 drinking water wells in California’s frontline...

USGS: Causes and consequences of flooding in California’s Central Valley

USGS

US Fish and Wildlife Service

June 24, 2025

From USGS Ecosystems Land Change Science Program: USGS researchers are leveraging advances in satellite-based monitoring to better characterize and predict...

NOTICE: Opportunity to comment on the Draft 2025 Amended Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plans

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 24, 2025

Opportunity to Provide Public Comment on the Release of the Draft 2025 Amended Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plans ahead...

WATER WRIGHTS: The Water Blueprint and Trump’s Executive Order 14181

Guest Contributor

Policy and regulation

June 20, 2025

By Don Wright, Water Wrights The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley met in person at Fresno State University’s...

USFWS: Seeds of change: A Central Valley collaboration for people and pollinators

Ecosystems

June 19, 2025

By Mara Koenig, US Fish & Wildlife Service In the heart of California’s Central Valley – where fertile soil and...

SJV WATER: Meeting notes: Kern districts approve groundwater plan amendments

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