SJV WATER: Attempt to boot judge off of Kern River case by water agency denied SJV Water Water rights and water law June 16, 2025By 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, 2025New 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 regulationWater quality June 12, 2025State’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, 2025By 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 NewsPolicy and regulation June 11, 2025By 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, 2025The 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, 2025By 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, 2025By 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, 2025By 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, 2025By 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, 2025By 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, 2025By 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, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fallout from the ongoing who-owes-what dispute over the still sinking Friant-Kern Canal led to some...
SJV WATER: Meeting notes: The cost of wells and hot button bills discussed SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation May 28, 2025By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Meetings & agenda packets: Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District, May 14: CLICK HERE Indian Wells Valley Groundwater...
SJV WATER: Appellate court readies for next step on injunction that paused state groundwater sanctions in Kings County SJV Water Groundwater News May 22, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water All of the legal motions that can be filed, have been filed in the state’s...
