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...
SJV WATER: State staff give thumbs down to “good guy” exemptions for Tulare County groundwater agencies SJV Water Groundwater News March 20, 2026By SJV Water A host of groundwater agencies in southern Tulare County were disappointed Thursday after Water Resources Control Board...
NOTICE: Staff reports posted regarding Tule Subbasin Exclusions from Reporting and Fees in advance of April 21, 2026 Action Item State Water Board Groundwater News March 20, 2026From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) designated the Tule subbasin as...
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: 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...
SJV WATER: New Tulare County groundwater agency picks through rubble of the past for what might work in the future SJV Water Groundwater News November 5, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Board members of the nascent Tule East groundwater agency spent their second meeting setting up...
SJV WATER: Grappling with subsidence using data, farmer-to-farmer talks and “fluffy PR” SJV Water Groundwater News October 23, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers in southern Tulare County recently agreed to pay $50,000 for a three-month public...
SJV WATER: Eric R. Quinley: The most hated man in the Tule subbasin? SJV Water Groundwater News October 15, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water He’s either simply telling it like it is, or, he’s a sanctimonious know-it-all stirring the...
SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay SJV Water Groundwater News October 4, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The ongoing case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its fair...
SJV WATER: ‘Brutal’ groundwater plan may be only path forward for Tulare County growers SJV Water Groundwater News September 25, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in southeastern Tulare County left hanging after their old groundwater agency disintegrated have new...
SJV WATER: Tulare County Judge sifts through barrage of arguments from groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News September 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Lawyers for the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) recently fired a fusillade of legal...
SJV WATER: Bill may extend lifeline to Tulare County farmers left behind after groundwater agency implosion SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation July 23, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) can see a light at the...
SJV WATER: Proposed new groundwater fee structure has Tulare County farmers crying foul SJV Water Groundwater News June 18, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Tulare County farmers are incensed by a proposed new fee structure that they say will...
SJV WATER: Friant Water Authority agrees to replacement pump stations for district that’s suing it. But adds strings SJV Water Groundwater News May 30, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fallout from the ongoing who-owes-what dispute over the still sinking Friant-Kern Canal led to some...
SJV WATER: Porterville water district launches its own groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News May 15, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Porterville Irrigation District board of directors voted unanimously to launch a second version of...
