SJV WATER: Months of hashing, rehashing over “controversial” groundwater use results in proposed pumping plan for Lemoore-area farmers SJV Water Groundwater News October 23, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Another Kings County groundwater agency has issued a draft policy on one of its thorniest...
SJV WATER: Grappling with subsidence using data, farmer-to-farmer talks and “fluffy PR” SJV Water Groundwater News October 23, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers in southern Tulare County recently agreed to pay $50,000 for a three-month public...
PRESS RELEASE: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority and Searles Valley Minerals announce critical water rights settlement and partnership Indian Wells Valley Groundwater News October 23, 2025Deal means immediate and significant water savings for the Indian Wells Valley Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater...
SJV WATER: Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions SJV Water Groundwater News October 19, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County groundwater agency that fell apart last year amid distrust largely over proposed...
DWR releases new fact sheet on the impacts of land subsidence Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News October 6, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (The Department, DWR) has released a factsheet on the...
SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay SJV Water Groundwater News October 4, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The ongoing case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its fair...
CA WATER COMMISSION: From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading Maven Groundwater News September 30, 2025The August meeting of the California Water Commission featured a panel discussion on groundwater trading, which has emerged as a...
SJV WATER: ‘Brutal’ groundwater plan may be only path forward for Tulare County growers SJV Water Groundwater News September 25, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in southeastern Tulare County left hanging after their old groundwater agency disintegrated have new...
SJV WATER: Showdown: State says it’s time for water interests to show their cards on subsidence SJV Water Groundwater News September 17, 2025By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis Ferocious overpumping that has caused huge swaths of the San Joaquin Valley to sink,...
CA WATER COMMISSION: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features September 8, 2025Subsidence from groundwater pumping has severely impacted land surfaces and infrastructure in parts of California. Rates of subsidence and its...
EDF: New journal article highlights multibenefit land repurposing as an innovative approach to strengthen rural resilience Environmental Defense Fund Groundwater News September 4, 2025Madera County and the San Joaquin Valley serve as a case study of how to implement a more holistic water...
SJV WATER: Tulare County Judge sifts through barrage of arguments from groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News September 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Lawyers for the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) recently fired a fusillade of legal...
COMMENTARY: Will the state stand by its own groundwater law? Indian Wells Valley Policy and regulation August 22, 2025By Phillip Peters, First District Supervisor on the Kern County Board of Supervisors and board member of the Indian Wells...
COMMENTARY: San Joaquin Valley Farmers Left High and Dry Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Policy and regulation August 11, 2025From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley Following multiple wet years in California, you’d think the state’s most...
COMMENTARY: California groundwater reform sets a dangerous precedent. Lawmakers should think twice Cal Matters CommentaryGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation August 8, 2025By David Saint-Amand, board president of the Indian Wells Valley Water District This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign...
