CAL MATTERS: California farmers depleted groundwater in this county. Now a state crackdown could rein them in Cal Matters News April 15, 2024 3627Kings County agencies and growers may face probation and millions of dollars in fines — which could be the first...
SJV WATER: Kings County farmers suffer sticker shock over proposed fees even as state takeover looms Maven News March 28, 2024 249By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Kings County growers are organizing to stop a set of groundwater and land fees they...
NOW AVAILABLE: Final Water Board Staff Report for the Consideration of a Probationary Designation for the Tulare Lake Subbasin State Water Board Agency News March 27, 2024 109From the State Water Resources Control Board: On April 16, 2024, the State Water Board will hold a public hearing...
SJV WATER: Water district between two counties and two subbasins forges its own groundwater sustainability path SJV Water News February 14, 2024 223By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The small Kern-Tulare Water District moved forward recently in breaking away from two other groundwater...
SJV WATER: Farmers in Tulare County set to test groundwater market they hope could help keep them in business and replenish the aquifer SJV Water News February 2, 2024 543By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water How will selling groundwater help keep more groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley’s already critically...
SJV WATER: Kaweah groundwater planning still at a “stand off” even with state take-over looming SJV Water News November 8, 2023 398by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water San Joaquin Valley groundwater managers have had six years to come up with plans to...
SJV WATER: Public mostly mum on prospect of state take-over of Kings County groundwater pumping SJV Water News November 7, 2023 278By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water With the state poised to possibly mandate how much water Kings County farmers are allowed...
CAL MATTERS: San Joaquin Valley growers may face probation for failing to protect groundwater Cal Matters News October 12, 2023 279Hundreds of wells in Tulare Lake aquifer are at risk of going dry. Today’s recommendation is the first time that...
SGMA INTERVENTION: Water Board to hold first probationary hearing under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Press Release/Notice News October 12, 2023 742Tulare Lake prioritized due to impacts to dry wells and subsidence affecting infrastructure and communities From the State Water Resources...
SJV WATER: Farmers fighting farmers over pumping allocations as Kaweah subbasin prepares for state scrutiny SJV Water News October 6, 2023 356By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Groundwater relations in the Kaweah subbasin in Tulare County have gone from bad to worse....
THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Additional “Incomplete” Groundwater Sustainability Plan Assessments to Agencies, Initiating 180-day Timeline to Correct Deficiencies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News January 28, 2022 826From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released eight determinations on groundwater sustainability...