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Tulare County land trust embarks on projects to protect groundwater and farming

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water
A unique land trust in southwestern Tulare County that aims to preserve farming by strategically fallowing land for habitat is moving forward on several projects. The Tule Basin Land & Water Conservation Trust was formed in 2020 by area farmers and water managers intent on finding solutions to the region’s groundwater woes that didn’t include…
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Merced agencies sought state approval to clear stream beds for more than five years before last winter’s floods. Now they’re suing.

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water
A string of emails appears to show that one state agency stood in the way of stream channel maintenance for more than five years, which may have led to flooding that caused severe damage in Merced County, according to a recent lawsuit.  The emails begin in 2018 and go back and forth for years between…
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MEETING NOTES: North Kern Water Storage District board members hope a new groundwater plan will be reviewed by state regulators

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water
* “Meeting Notes” is a new feature focused on Kern County water districts, paid for by a grant from the James B. McClatchy Foundation. Please consider supporting SJV Water so we can continue this important coverage. Meeting: North Kern Water Storage District board of directors. Date: Nov. 8, 2023 Agenda and board packet: CLICK HERE…
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Going to the source: Can meadow restoration beef up California’s water supplies and reduce flooding?

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water
California’s 280,000 acres of mountain meadows dotting the Sierra Nevada are more than pretty rest stops along arduous alpine trails. They also act  like giant water sponges, filtering water and slowing it down as runoff barrels down mountainsides.  Yet more than 50,000 acres of meadows are in need of restoration.  US Forest Service ecologist Karen…
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Republican lawmaker seeks to undo Central Valley Project environmental protections

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water
More than 30 years ago, a piece of federal legislation dropped like a bomb on California’s Central Valley farmers. Reverberations from that legislation continue through today. Just last month, a San Joaquin Valley congressman added language to an appropriations bill that would unwind a key portion of the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA)….
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MEETING NOTES: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District directors frustrated by state’s “miscalculation” of carry over water

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water
* “Meeting Notes” is a new feature focused on Kern County water districts, paid for by a grant from the James B. McClatchy Foundation. Please consider supporting SJV Water so we can continue this important coverage. Meeting: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District board of directors. Date: Nov. 8, 2023 Agenda and board packet: CLICK HERE…
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Fish to receive 40% of Kern River flow under judge’s order

• by Lois Henry
A judge’s order signed Tuesday ensures there will be at least some water flowing in the Kern River through Bakersfield in perpetuity. Unless, of course, it’s overturned. Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp signed an order that requires 40% of the Kern River’s flow to remain in the river to keep fish populations healthy….
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MEETING NOTES: Flood repairs going slowly as Cawelo Water District waits on federal relief funds

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water
* “Meeting Notes” is a new feature focused on Kern County water districts, paid for by a grant from the James B. McClatchy Foundation. Please consider supporting SJV Water so we can continue this important coverage. Meeting: Cawelo Water District board of directors Date: Oct. 12, 2023 (note, the date on the agenda is a…
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MEETING NOTES: Public-private groundwater recharge program at North Kern Water Storage District gets underway

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water
* “Meeting Notes” is a new feature focused on Kern County water districts, funded through a grant from the James B. McClatchy Foundation. Please consider supporting SJV Water to continue this important coverage. Meeting: North Kern Water Storage District board of directors Date: Oct. 17, 2023 Agenda: CLICK HERE Board packet: CLICK HERE Major topic:…
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