SJV WATER: Kings County judge allows state to move ahead with groundwater fees for most farmers in the region SJV Water Groundwater News August 22, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water Invoices for state groundwater pumping fees could be headed to the mailboxes of most Kings...
SJV WATER: Are Kings County farmers getting a bad rap from bad data? SJV Water Groundwater News August 21, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Kings County farmers are either underreporting how much groundwater they pump – by a lot....
SJV WATER: Studies look at “less bad” options for farmers facing groundwater cutbacks SJV Water Groundwater News August 5, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Growing more drought-tolerant crops could be an option for San Joaquin Valley farmers facing severe...
DELTA COUNCIL: California’s shifting snowpack and the growing water gap Maven Climate changeHydrologyNotebook News and FeaturesResearch article June 17, 2026Even by California’s standards of extreme variability, water year 2025–26 has been a strikingly poor snow year, especially in the...
NOTICE: State Water Board denies Groundwater Sustainability Agencies’ requests for exclusion from probationary reporting and fees State Water Board Groundwater News April 23, 2026From the State Water Resources Control Board: At its April 21st Board meeting, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board...
SJV WATER: State board denies requests by Tulare County farmers to be exempted from up to $12 million in pumping fees SJV Water Groundwater News April 23, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Water Resources Control Board voted to go forward with sanctions against some Tulare County...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board adopts minimal impact exclusions for SGMA reporting and fees in Tulare Lake and Tule subbasins State Water Board Groundwater News April 9, 2026Minimal Impact Exclusions Adopted for Certain Pumpers in Tulare Lake and Tule Subbasins Press release from the State Water Resources...
SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater managers frustrated, enlightened by state actions SJV Water Groundwater News March 27, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water One Kings County groundwater agency will send an emissary to Sacramento to ask for more...
NOTICE: State Water Board to consider exclusions for small pumpers in the Tule and Tulare Lake subbasins State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSGroundwater News March 1, 2026Notice from the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) designated the Tulare...
SJV WATER: Western Kings County farmers given deep groundwater cuts in hopes of pleasing the state SJV Water Groundwater News February 19, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Keeping on the state’s good side was paramount in the decision by a southwestern Kings...
SJV WATER: State supreme court declines to hear groundwater case out of Kings County SJV Water Groundwater News February 13, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The California Supreme Court denied a petition by the Kings County Farm Bureau to review...
SJV WATER: State abruptly ends year-long silent treatment for Kings County water managers SJV Water Groundwater News January 9, 2026By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The State Water Resources Control Board ended its silent treatment of Kings County groundwater managers...
SJV WATER: State continues to ghost Kings County water managers blaming lawsuit SJV Water Groundwater News December 31, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Even as the state has given Kings County farmers a deadline to begin reporting groundwater...
SJV WATER: “Don’t panic,” groundwater agency advises Hanford-area grower after approving controversial pumping allocation SJV Water Groundwater News December 20, 2025By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water The Mid-Kings River Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) approved a pumping allocation over objections from neighboring...
SJV WATER: Pumping allocations a “head scratcher” as Kings County groundwater agencies work toward coordination SJV Water Groundwater News December 16, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Groundwater agencies in the beleaguered Tulare Lake subbasin in Kings County have released a region-wide...
