Articles on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), State Water Board intervention, land subsidence, groundwater recharge, contamination, markets, banking and storage.
By Hannah Frances Johansson Nicole Larson is afraid for small farmers. Before enrolling as a law student at University of California, Davis, she served a term on the Turlock City Council where she was appointed to a committee that would...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water managers in two Tulare County groundwater agencies are scrambling to keep their farmers out of state clutches as much as possible, even knowing the solution will be painful. “As long as we don’t saddle...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board announced Monday it is appealing a Kings County judge’s preliminary injunction that has forced the state to hold off on measures intended to corral excessive groundwater pumping in the...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Some farmers who rely on groundwater in portions of the Tule Subbasin in Tulare and Kern counties will face increased scrutiny while others are exempt from fees and reporting requirements, as the state implements the...
From the Department of Water Resources: To help Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) address the depletion of interconnected surface water (ISW)...
Press release from Indian Wells Valley Water District and Searles Valley Minerals The Indian Wells Valley Water District (District) and Searles Valley Minerals (SVM), along with others, have released additional data and information showing that the Indian Wells Valley (IWV)...
