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• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water and Monserrat Solis, California Local News Initiative
Editor’s note: Monserrat Solis covers Kings County water issues for SJV Water through the California Local News Fellowship initiative. Recent rains that drenched California just before Thanksgiving left their typical Central Valley calling card – a blanket of heavy tule fog that can be seen from outer space. “All of that moisture and rainfall basically…
While many San Joaquin Valley towns were shrouded in tule fog, about 35 locals enjoyed a day under bright sunshine along a creekbed, dodging cowpies and traipsing through crunchy, golden sycamore leaves. On the annual Sequoia Riverlands Trust Kaweah Watershed Tour Wednesday, a mix of farmers, new trust employees, Americorps volunteers and those who are…
A group of water users in Kern County’s Indian Wells Valley who disagree with how groundwater has been apportioned, won a legal skirmish last month in a court of appeal but the state Supreme Court may have the final word. The issue in the high desert basin is whether the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority…
• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water
A heated election for a board seat at the Laguna Irrigation District is stuck in a tie with both candidates having garnered 101 votes. Wes Harmon, a local well driller, challenged incumbent Frank Zonneveld, Laguna’s board president. Zonneveld had no comment on the race and only wrote in an email that whatever happens next is,…
Central Valley growers fed up with reduced water allocations and pumping penalties are seeking answers from state Water Resources Control Board officials at a workshop Thursday in Visalia. The Punjabi American Growers Group, formed in 2020, is sponsoring the event, where the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and its implications for farming operations are on…
New research from scientists at Stanford University shows that the San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever due to excessive groundwater pumping. Even though aquifers are plummeting and the ground is sinking, the situation is never static. Since the historic wet year of 2023, some localities have seen significant rebounds in groundwater levels, though…
• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water
Barbara Sally, 77, describes her departure from Exeter city and Tulare County water politics as “sweet and sour.” Sweet because fewer meetings means more time to watch her seven grandchildren play sports up and down the state. Sour because, “I’m going to miss all of the hard-working people, and there’s unfinished business. I just want…
• by Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow
Editor’s note: Monserrat Solis covers Kings County water issues for SJV Water through the California Local News Fellowship initiative. A Kings County groundwater agency that imploded last summer under accusations of secrecy and arrogance has been resurrected with a new feature – an 11-member landowner committee that will look over issues and advise board members….
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