AG ALERT: State Water Board agrees on probation for Tule Subbasin Ag Alert Groundwater News September 25, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Some farmers who rely on groundwater in portions of the Tule Subbasin in Tulare and...
SJV WATER: State puts second San Joaquin Valley groundwater basin on probation, with two exceptions SJV Water Groundwater News September 18, 2024By Lisa McEwen and Jesse Vad, SJV Water Farmers in southern Tulare County will face greater pumping scrutiny after the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board puts Tule Subbasin on probation Courthouse News Service Groundwater News September 17, 2024The board potentially could begin restricting water extractions in a year. The probationary status imposes only recording requirements and fees....
SJV WATER: State Water Board staff gives two groundwater agencies a pass, keeps Tule subbasin on hook for probation SJV Water Groundwater News August 31, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A final report released by state Water Resources Control Board staff Friday maintains its recommendation...
NOTICE: September 17, 2024, SGMA Public Board Hearing on Tule groundwater subbasin: Final Staff Report available State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSGroundwater News August 31, 2024On September 17, 2024, the State Water Board will hold a public hearing to consider designating the Tule Subbasin as...
SJV WATER: Friant Water Authority pins projected canal project shortfall on four ag water districts, wants them to pony up SJV Water Groundwater News August 13, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Even as work on the first phase of fixing the sinking Friant-Kern Canal is nearly...
SJV WATER: “Groundhog day meets purgatory.” The tale of the sinking Tule subbasin SJV Water Groundwater News July 26, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water When you’re done, you’re done. And the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) is...
ACWA: The challenges of implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act ten years in Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 10, 2024A decade after the introduction of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), significant strides have been made in managing California’s...
PRESS RELEASE: FWA / AEWSD Statement on court ruling on lawsuit against ETGSA over Friant-Kern Canal subsidence Friant Water Authority Groundwater NewsWater rights and water law July 3, 2024Press release from the Friant Water Authority and the Arvin Edison Water Storage District: The Tulare County Superior Court issued...
PRESS RELEASE: Court confirms ETGSA’s view of settlement agreement SJV water agencies Water rights and water law July 2, 2024Press release from the East Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency: Today the Court met for the first time with lawyers for...
SJV WATER: Sparks fly as Tule basin agency is accused of being “unable and unwilling” to curb over pumping SJV Water Groundwater News June 12, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fireworks were already popping between board members of a key Tulare County groundwater agency recently...
SJV WATER: Two Tulare County water agencies vote to take control of their own groundwater destiny SJV Water Groundwater News June 4, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Two water districts voted to break away from the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency Monday,...
SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit over sinking canal altered but moving forward SJV Water Groundwater NewsWater rights and water law May 8, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water One of multiple charges in a lawsuit that pins blame for the perpetually sinking Friant-Kern...
AG ALERT: Agencies race to fix plans to sustain groundwater levels Ag Alert Groundwater News May 1, 2024California State Water Resources Control Board staff members have recommended probationary status for the Tule Subbasin in the Tulare County...
SJV WATER: Split opinions lodged at hearing on possible state takeover of groundwater use in Tule Subbasin SJV Water Groundwater News April 13, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Four members of the State Water Resources Control Board got an earful on the future...