COURTHOUSE NEWS: California State Water Board places Tulare Lake Subbasin on probation Courthouse News Service Groundwater News April 17, 2024The decision by the State Water Resources Control Board came after a full day of presentations and public comment. By...
THIS JUST IN … California acts to halt Kings County’s groundwater overpumping Cal Matters Groundwater News April 16, 2024State officials, for the first time, put a local groundwater basin on probation to stop overuse. The order triggers hefty...
CAL MATTERS: California farmers depleted groundwater in this county. Now a state crackdown could rein them in Cal Matters Groundwater News April 15, 2024Kings 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 SJV Water Groundwater News March 28, 2024By 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 Groundwater News March 27, 2024From 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 Groundwater News February 14, 2024By 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 Groundwater News February 2, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water How will selling groundwater help keep more groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley’s already critically...
AG ALERT: Floodwaters on farms help boost aquifers Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News November 15, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation The historically wet winter early this year motivated greater adoption of a water...
SJV WATER: Public mostly mum on prospect of state take-over of Kings County groundwater pumping SJV Water Groundwater News November 7, 2023By 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 Groundwater News October 12, 2023Hundreds 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 State Water Board Groundwater News October 12, 2023Tulare 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 Groundwater News October 6, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Groundwater relations in the Kaweah subbasin in Tulare County have gone from bad to worse....
AG ALERT: Hearings pending on aquifer plans for six subbasins Ag Alert Groundwater News June 28, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Local agencies for six San Joaquin Valley subbasins, facing possible state intervention after their groundwater...
SJV WATER: Domestic wells still going dry in San Joaquin Valley towns as historically low groundwater levels are slow to rebound SJV Water Groundwater News June 8, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The small town of Tooleville ran out of water and started receiving water hauled in...
SJV WATER: State rejects six San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans, which could bring enforcement action SJV Water Groundwater News March 3, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Six San Joaquin Valley groundwater agencies learned Thursday they could be subject to state enforcement...
