SJV WATER: Legislation could provide new path for farmers in beleaguered Tulare County groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News March 4, 2025Farmers in the embattled Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency may have the glimmer of a path forward thanks to a...
COMMENTARY: From Carrot Kings to Small Pumpers: The Unequal Fight for Cuyama’s Water Guest Contributor CommentaryGroundwater News March 4, 2025Guest commentary by Trudy Wischemann Last Tuesday I felt called to make another trip to Cuyama, solo this time. They...
SJV WATER: Madera County groundwater agency can collect fees and legal action will continue, judge rules SJV Water Groundwater News March 1, 2025By Lois Henry; Freelance writer Hannah Johansson contributed to this article A lawsuit over whether the Madera County Groundwater Sustainability...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: State and local water agencies complete initial plan determinations to advance groundwater sustainability Maven Groundwater News February 27, 2025DWR approves 15 groundwater sustainability plans in latest round of determinations From the Department of Water Resources: Marking a major...
CAL MATTERS: Even in wet years, wells are still dry. Why replenishing California’s groundwater is painfully slow Cal Matters Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation February 25, 2025The governor vowed to clear the way for more groundwater recharge. Has it worked? “We’re still tinkering around with small...
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...
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...
SJV WATER: State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program that some fear could pull rug out from ongoing projects SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation February 12, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposal to change the guidelines for California’s $90-million farmland retirement program has literally stopped...
DWR: Public comment period opens for periodic evaluations and amendments/revisions of groundwater sustainability plans Department of Water Resources (DWR) ANNOUNCEMENTS February 7, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: Periodic Evaluations of groundwater sustainability plan (GSP) implementation that have recently been submitted to...
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...
SJV WATER: Kern water managers hope 4th time is the charm for groundwater plan SJV Water Groundwater News December 26, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Groundwater agencies throughout the Kern subbasin approved a fourth groundwater sustainability plan in December in...
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...
