SJV WATER: State nitrate program expands but public participation is still lacking SJV Water News January 24, 2024 166By Jesse Vad, SJV Water After three years, more of the Central Valley is being folded into the state’s nitrate...
SJV WATER: How a state-funded drought program was converted to help farmers take on flood water and permanently cut groundwater pumping SJV Water News January 24, 2024 321By Jesse Vad, SJV Water When farmers fallowed thousands of acres during the recent drought, most didn’t expect they would...
NEWS RELEASE: Central Valley Water Board expands innovative safe drinking water program to eight more geographic zones Press Release/Notice News January 23, 2024 143Next phase of CV-SALTS will help thousands more households with nitrate-impacted wells receive safe drinking water From the Central Valley...
PRESS RELEASE: Friends of the River calls upon State Water Resources Control Board to prevent the Merced River from running dry again Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other January 20, 2024 1614Press release from Friends of the River After providing the previously undisclosed story of the Merced River secretly running dry...
SJV WATER: Judge limits Bakersfield’s take of Kern River water and orders all sides to the drawing board over fish flows SJV Water News December 29, 2023 121By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued a modified injunction on Kern River flows...
NEWS RELEASE: Agencies to advance historic Tuolumne River salmon habitat restoration program with leading California nonprofit Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 13, 2023 384Program commits more than $80 million for fish and wildlife habitat improvements Joint press release from the Modesto Irrigation District,...
CV-SALTS: Salt and nitrate programs continue to benefit permittees and communities Press Release/Notice News November 17, 2023 118From the Central Valley Salinity Coalition: Thanks to the continued work of CV-SALTS stakeholders, 2023 has been another year of...
SJV WATER: Kaweah groundwater planning still at a “stand off” even with state take-over looming SJV Water News November 8, 2023 398by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water San Joaquin Valley groundwater managers have had six years to come up with plans to...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Blueprint seeks water reliability for San Joaquin Valley farmers Ag Alert Commentary November 8, 2023 159By Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition, posted at Ag Alert California’s San Joaquin Valley is...
NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Application T033404 – Mariposa Creek and Bear Creek in Merced County Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS November 7, 2023 132From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that Merced Irrigation District filed a 180-day temporary permit application...
SJV WATER: Public mostly mum on prospect of state take-over of Kings County groundwater pumping SJV Water News November 7, 2023 278By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water With the state poised to possibly mandate how much water Kings County farmers are allowed...
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: California’s Central Valley chinook are getting lost on their way home High Country News News November 1, 2023 185The culprit is a tactic designed to save them – one that could decrease the species’ resilience in the long...
SJV WATER: Judge orders Bakersfield to keep water in the Kern River SJV Water News October 31, 2023 164By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what one attorney called a “moment of truth” for the City of Bakersfield, a...
PRESS RELEASE: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Keep Water in the Kern River Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other October 30, 2023 656Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’...
SJV WATER: One Central Valley dam project gets nearly $95 million in funding; two others still in proposal phase SJV Water News October 21, 2023 558By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Three dam expansion projects could increase water storage for use in the Central Valley by...