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...
SJV WATER: Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking California Aqueduct SJV Water Groundwater News January 11, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A groundwater agency on the western fringes of Kern County has taken the unprecedented step...
NOTICE of opportunity to comment & public workshop: Nitrate Control Program, Priority 2 Preliminary Management Zone Proposals and Early Action Plans Central Valley Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS January 6, 2025From the Central Valley Water Board: Public Comment Period: December 30, 2024 to January 27, 2025 Virtual Public Workshop (Remote...
SJV WATER: Case against groundwater sanctions in Kings County on hold while appeals court reviews a state challenge SJV Water Groundwater News December 21, 2024by Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Fifth District Court of Appeal agreed to hear one of two challenges by the...
PRESS RELEASE: Kern Subbasin approves final Groundwater Sustainability Plan SJV water agencies Groundwater News December 18, 2024Press release from Kern County Water Agency: The Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) have finalized and approved a...
SJV WATER: Hearing on battle over fees to fund groundwater measures in Madera County postponed SJV Water Groundwater News December 14, 2024By Hannah Frances Johansson, SJV Water A hearing in the lawsuit over groundwater agency fees in Madera County has been...
SJV WATER: More entities fleeing embattled Tulare County groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News December 12, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The embattled Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) may soon have only one member entity...
FRESNOLAND: ‘It’s horrible.’ Fresno’s record-breaking settlement highlights region’s larger drinking water problem Fresnoland Groundwater News December 12, 2024Efforts to hold chemical giants accountable have been hampered by state regulators’ failure to map the full extent of contamination,...
NOAA FISHERIES: San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlifeScience December 11, 2024By NOAA Fisheries The San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) is a long-term collaborative program to restore flows in the...