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A prestigious, international law firm has joined the legal team representing local groups suing the City of Bakersfield over how it operates the Kern River. Morrison Foerster is well-known in environmental advocacy circles for, among other things, its work on the Mono Lake case that resulted in the “National Audubon Society v. Superior Court” decision….
• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water
Greg Collins, who spent a career in conservation and city planning in the San Joaquin Valley, is the guest of honor at Sequoia Riverlands Trust’s annual dinner, set for Thursday, Oct. 10 in Visalia. “Evening Under the Oaks” begins at 5:30 p.m. amidst the stately trees at Kaweah Oaks Preserve, one of SRT’s first conservation…
• by Lois Henry, Lisa McEwen, Monserrat Solis
Editor’s note: Monserrat Solis is a California Local News Fellow The state Water Resources Control Board exceeded its authority, operated under a web of “underground regulations” and made unlawful demands of Kings County water managers, according to a preliminary injunction that is a near total repudiation of state actions in its attempt to reign in…
• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water
After more than 14 years of litigation, the City of Lindsay announced Monday that it won $9.5 million in damages to treat a water well contaminated with perchlorate, a fertilizer ingredient sold to citrus growers in the 1940s that trickled into the groundwater supply. “We are glad that the matter has finally been resolved,” said…
• by Lois Henry, SJV Water
More than 20 people showed up at Bakersfield’s City Council meeting Wednesday night to vent their frustration with a suddenly dry Kern River and ask what more the city can do. The city’s response was hat they should go to the ag districts with river rights. After Council Member Andrae Gonzales led a choreographed Q&A…
• 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. Meeting: Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District Date: Sept. 10, 2024 Agenda and meeting packet: CLICK HERE The Tulare Lake Basin Water District Board of Directors unanimously voted to hold a hearing to impose a $10-per-acre levy at…
• by Lois Henry, SJV Water
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking into the mass fish die off in the Kern River after the City of Bakersfield cut flows on Tuesday in order to do weir maintenance. “CDFW takes all instances of fish mortality seriously and is investigating what has occurred on the Kern and how it may…
• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water
The impacts from California’s financial problems are starting to be revealed as some water agencies are implementing serious cutbacks. During its August board meeting, staff at the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board announced they are trimming the operations budget by 5% because of state budget cuts. Meanwhile, San Joaquin Valley groundwater managers are…
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