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...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board returns Chowchilla Subbasin to Department of Water Resources’ jurisdiction State Water Board Groundwater News June 3, 2025Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board approved today a resolution to...
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...
SJV WATER: Kings County farmers upbeat about lawsuit against state SJV Water Groundwater News May 7, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water More than 30 people gathered recently in Hanford to hear about the progress of the...
SJV WATER: Chowchilla may be first San Joaquin Valley subbasin to get do-over on inadequate groundwater plan SJV Water Groundwater News April 26, 2025By SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board will consider sending the Chowchilla subbasin back to another state agency...
STATE WATER BOARD releases recommendation on Chowchilla Subbasin under SGMA State Water Board Groundwater News April 26, 2025From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today released a Staff Assessment of the Chowchilla...
SJV WATER: Facing possible state action over groundwater, farmers in small west Fresno district vent frustrations, accusations SJV Water Groundwater News April 26, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The grim reality for agriculture under the state’s new groundwater law has pitted farmer against...
AG ALERT: State water official says more work needed as SGMA evolves Ag Alert Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation April 23, 2025By Christine Souza The California State Water Resources Control Board heard an update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management...
SGMA: Update on basins subject to State Board intervention, plus new BMP and land subsidence regulation in the works Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 17, 2025Groundwater plays a vital role in California’s water supply, accounting for a significant portion of the Central Valley’s annual water...
SJV WATER: One year later, state groundwater sanctions paused but Kings County farmers, water managers moving forward SJV Water Groundwater News April 16, 2025By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Wednesday marks one full year since the state brought the “hammer” down...
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...
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...
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...
SJV WATER: Southern Kings and Tulare county farmers with unregistered wells may face local penalties SJV Water Groundwater News January 29, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Farmers within portions of the Tule and Tulare Lake subbasins will have one month to...