AG ALERT: State Water Board delays probation for Kern subbasin Ag Alert Groundwater News February 26, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Groundwater agencies in Kern County have been given more time to improve their groundwater sustainability...
NOTICE: Continuation of the February 20 Public Hearing for the Consideration of a Probationary Designation for the Kern County Subbasin; Kern County responds State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSGroundwater News February 22, 2025From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 20, 2025, the State Water Resources Control Board (Board) held a...
SJV WATER: Kern subbasin given another four months to fix issues with groundwater plans SJV Water Groundwater News February 21, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board voted Thursday to give Kern County water managers more...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board postpones SGMA probationary decision for Kern Subbasin State Water Board Groundwater News February 21, 2025Local agencies have until June to address final deficiencies in plans Citing significant progress in the plans of groundwater sustainability...
SJV WATER: A new groundwater agency is formed in the Tule subbasin, its 12th so far SJV Water Groundwater News February 19, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A 12th groundwater agency sprang into being Tuesday after a marathon meeting of the Porterville...
CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Update on State Water Board’s SGMA intervention efforts Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 12, 2025Natalie Stork, director of the State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management, spoke at the 2025 California...
AG ALERT: ‘Frustrated’ and ‘confused’: Army Corps dam releases sent farmers scrambling Ag Alert Policy and regulationWater project operations February 8, 2025By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Local water managers in Tulare County may have prevented a disaster last week. On the...
SJV WATER: Water managers vent frustration over water dump from Tulare County lakes; pivot to Delta issues SJV Water Policy and regulationWater project operations February 6, 2025By Lisa McEwen SJV Water Editor/CEO Lois Henry contributed to this report Outflow from Success and Kaweah lakes is back...
SJV WATER: Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes SJV Water Water project operations February 1, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success...
SJV WATER: Districts lob more lawsuits at Friant Water Authority, now point finger at feds SJV Water Groundwater News January 31, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The legal tug of war between Friant Water Authority and three small Tulare County irrigation...
SJV WATER: Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble SJV Water Policy and regulationWater project operations January 31, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back...
GRIST: Trump says he’s sending water to LA. It’s actually going to megafarms. Grist Policy and regulationWater project operations January 29, 2025The president’s executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires....
SJV WATER: Proposed ag water district could aid groundwater-dependent farmers in northern Tulare County SJV Water Groundwater News January 17, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposed new agricultural water district could brighten what had been shaping up as a grim...
AG ALERT: Kaweah farms find balance under SGMA Ag Alert Groundwater News January 15, 2025By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Blake Wilbur, whose family has farmed in Tulare County for four generations, grew up hearing...
AG ALERT: On the Record: Aaron Fukuda talks SGMA in the Kaweah Subbasin Ag Alert Groundwater News January 15, 2025By Ag Alert Aaron Fukuda is general manager of the Tulare Irrigation District and interim general manager of the Mid-Kaweah...