Kaweah Subbasin

WATER COMMISSION: Getting groundwater recharge ready for Super El Niño—and the wet years beyond

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

October 20, 2026

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Groundwater basins can serve as large underground reservoirs, storing water during wet periods for use in drought years. When...

SJV WATER: Proposed pumping allocations by two Kings County groundwater agencies ignite flurry of responses

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Groundwater News

December 11, 2025

By Monserrat Solis Incompatible pumping allocations being considered by two groundwater agencies in north Kings County have prompted a blizzard...

SJV WATER: State officially takes Kaweah off groundwater “naughty” list

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Groundwater News

December 3, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The holiday season in the Kaweah subbasin got a little more jolly thanks to its...

STATE WATER BOARD: Kaweah Subbasin to exit state intervention after improving SGMA groundwater plans

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Groundwater News

December 3, 2025

Revised plans address subsidence, domestic well impacts Press release from the State Water Board: Following work by the Kaweah Groundwater...

SJV WATER: Kaweah growers likely to avoid state intervention but still face “mountain of work”

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Groundwater News

October 28, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Even with the threat of state intervention all but in the rearview mirror, Kaweah water...

SJV WATER: Kaweah subbasin to get early Christmas present with state vote to remove it from enforcement

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Groundwater News

October 15, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Growers and water managers in the Kaweah groundwater subbasin were gratified to see a formal...

STATE WATER BOARD staff recommend Kaweah Subbasin return to DWR jurisdiction under SGMA

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Groundwater News

October 14, 2025

Assessment released today describes substantial progress made in sustainability plans. From the State Water Resources Control Board: State Water Resources...

SJV WATER: Kaweah is second San Joaquin Valley groundwater basin to escape state enforcement

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Groundwater News

June 28, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kaweah subbasin is the second San Joaquin Valley region to successfully escape state intervention,...

SJV WATER: Land conversion money available for Tulare County farmers, others, to cut groundwater use

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Groundwater News

May 22, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Growers hoping for a lifeline as groundwater pumping restrictions tighten learned how to apply for...

SJV WATER: Three troubled San Joaquin Valley subbasins may band together to tackle widespread sinking

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Groundwater News

March 14, 2025

Water managers in the Tulare Lake, Tule and the Kaweah subbasins are discussing the possibility of creating a regional subsidence...

SJV WATER: Proposed ag water district could aid groundwater-dependent farmers in northern Tulare County

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Groundwater News

January 17, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposed new agricultural water district could brighten what had been shaping up as a grim...

AG ALERT: Kaweah farms find balance under SGMA

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Groundwater News

January 15, 2025

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Blake Wilbur, whose family has farmed in Tulare County for four generations, grew up hearing...

AG ALERT: On the Record: Aaron Fukuda talks SGMA in the Kaweah Subbasin

Ag Alert

Groundwater News

January 15, 2025

By Ag Alert Aaron Fukuda is general manager of the Tulare Irrigation District and interim general manager of the Mid-Kaweah...

SJV WATER: Probation hearing for Tulare County groundwater region canceled

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Groundwater News

November 16, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board on Friday canceled a Jan. 7, 2025 probation hearing...

NOTICE: State Water Board cancels probationary hearing for Kaweah subbasin

State Water Board

Groundwater News

November 15, 2024

Notice from the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water...