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Energy storage project above Isabella Lake is back on the table, along with two other similar proposals

July 12, 2024

• by Lois Henry

A roundly castigated proposal to build a holding reservoir above Isabella Lake in order to pump water up from the lake and run it back down through turbines for power – known as pumped energy storage – is back. And it brought friends. There are now three pumped energy storage proposals in Kern County, including…

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MEETING NOTES: Fish discos, magic water murals and subbasin updates

July 11, 2024

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water

Meetings: Rosedale Rio-Bravo Water Storage District Board of Directors Arvin-Edison board of directors Cawelo Water District Board of Directors Date: July 9 through 11, 2024 Rosedale Rio-Bravo Packet: CLICK HERE Arvin Edison Agenda: CLICK HERE Cawelo Agenda: CLICK HERE “Fish disco” projects praised At the Rosedale Rio-Bravo Water District meeting, water resources manager…

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Authors advocate generational thinking to manage water in the southern San Joaquin Valley

July 11, 2024

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

Two college buddies who spent a day fly fishing on the Sacramento River came home with more than fish tales. For retired city planners Greg Collins and James Holloway, it prompted a new book, “Seven Generations: The Past, Present and Future of the Tulare Lake Basin,” published in May. This might beg the question, what…

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“Too damn hot.” Farmers look for irrigation sweet spot to cool crops but there’s no beating this heat

July 9, 2024

• by Lois Henry

If the heat is sapping your will to live, most San Joaquin Valley crops are right there with you. The blast furnace weather has farmers irrigating in cycles, using more frequent bursts, taking advantage of the coolest part of the day; anything to get crops through to harvest But “it’s just too damn hot,” said…

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Protecting domestic wells a key piece of southern Fresno County groundwater agency’s planning

July 8, 2024

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

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Appeal of order to keep water in the Kern River moves forward

July 3, 2024

• by Lois Henry

Agricultural water districts with rights to the Kern River filed an opening brief recently on their appeal of a local judge’s order last fall to keep enough water in the river for fish. The water districts insist that when Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued a preliminary injunction to keep water in the river,…

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Springville residents irate over continued water outages, company blames residents

July 2, 2024

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

More than a year after floods caused water outages in the small town of Springville in the Tulare County foothills, residents are still struggling with water loss and contamination. Residents are furious with Del Oro Water Company, the private, for-profit company that serves the town, and blame it for the ongoing problems. But staff at…

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Kaweah’s new groundwater plan may be enough to negate state action, if they can see eye-to-eye on subsidence

July 1, 2024

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

The state came to Tulare County and gave water managers in the Kaweah subbasin kudos for being proactive on their new plan to stop over pumping in the region. The head of the state Water Resources Control Board Joaquin Esquivel himself was there to praise the managers. “We are heartened by the coordination we see…

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VIDEO: Beavers reintroduced on the Tule River Reservation

June 28, 2024

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

Beavers were reintroduced to the South Fork Tule River on June 12 thanks to a partnership between the Tule River Tribe and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Tribal leaders started working on a pathway to reintroduce beavers on the reservation a decade ago. After years of research and advocacy, CDFW received funding and…

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Tule land trust seeks new board member

June 28, 2024

• by SJV Water

The Tule Basin Land & Water Conservation Trust, formed in 2020 by area farmers and water managers intent on finding solutions to the region’s groundwater woes, is seeking a new board member. The prospective board member must have experience in irrigated agricultural land within Pixley, Lower Tule, or Tri-County Water Authority groundwater sustainability agency, according…

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Energy storage project above Isabella Lake is back on the table, along with two other similar proposals

MEETING NOTES: Fish discos, magic water murals and subbasin updates

Authors advocate generational thinking to manage water in the southern San Joaquin Valley

“Too damn hot.” Farmers look for irrigation sweet spot to cool crops but there’s no beating this heat

Protecting domestic wells a key piece of southern Fresno County groundwater agency’s planning

Appeal of order to keep water in the Kern River moves forward

Springville residents irate over continued water outages, company blames residents

Kaweah’s new groundwater plan may be enough to negate state action, if they can see eye-to-eye on subsidence

VIDEO: Beavers reintroduced on the Tule River Reservation

Tule land trust seeks new board member

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