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Water Board upholds “cease and desist”; says company has no rights to spring water used in its Arrowhead bottled water brand

September 19, 2023

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

Whenever drought has struck in recent years and Californians were ordered, beseeched and shamed into conserving water, many frustrated residents pointed to Nestlé, which continued extracting tens of millions of gallons of springwater every year from the San Bernardino National Forest for its Arrowhead water operation. But the state Water Resources Control Board put an…

Groundwater

San Joaquin Valley groundwater will need more than one epic water year to rebound in the long term

June 7, 2023

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

With all the flooding, runoff and more snowmelt still to come, everyone’s wondering: How’s the groundwater? Short answer: Better. Long answer: It’s going to take more than one good water year to reach sustainability. After decades of over pumping and two severe, multi-year droughts within five years of each other, San Joaquin Valley aquifers had…

Floods

Giant tubes helping manage massive Kern River flows

April 17, 2023

• by Lois Henry

Those highly noticeable big black tubes being placed in the Kern River at Coffee Road are the fulcrum in a full-court press by Buena Vista Water Storage District to keep as much water as possible in the county. The western Kern County agricultural water district anticipates putting as many as 25 siphon tubes over what’s…

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Isabella Dam safety project done just in time for record snowpack

April 4, 2023

• by Lois Henry

Speaker after speaker on Tuesday noted the years long construction project to increase safety on Isabella Dam was completed this past October – just in time. With a snowpack at 422% of normal, the reservoir is expected to hit its full capacity of 568,000 acre feet, and then some. Water content in Kern River watershed…

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Boswell holds flood water off some lake bed ground while planting tomatoes

April 2, 2023

• by Lois Henry

The rumors were so rampant, that Kings County sent agricultural inspectors into the old Tulare Lake bed to see if the powerful J.G. Boswell Company was holding back flood waters in order to plant tomatoes. “They could not find anything,” Kings County Supervisor Doug Verboon said in a text to SJV Water on March 24….

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Poso Creek water ends standoff with powerful the J.G. Boswell when it busts through berms, heads north

April 1, 2023

• by Lois Henry

The Poso Creek took control of a days-long stand off between the powerful J.G. Boswell Company and the tiny Deer Creek Storm Water District, when it busted through berms along Dairy Avenue, rushed over the road and dropped off of a bridge into Boswell’s Homeland Canal. The water is now rushing into the canal and…

Floods

Allensworth residents no longer under evacuation order but are still struggling with White River flood water, other issues

March 30, 2023

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

The evacuation order in Allensworth was downgraded to a warning on Monday as flooding and breaches don’t pose an immediate threat to the community for the time being, said Carrie Monteiro, public information officer for the Tulare County Emergency Operations Center. But the warning in place means there is still a potential threat and residents…

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Flooding out other farmers was “premeditated” by the powerful J.G. Boswell Company, one farmer asserts

March 25, 2023

• by Lois Henry

By the time Erik Hansen had a moment to sit down in a Corcoran pizza parlor on a recent afternoon, the 5th generation farmer was tired, detached and a little defeated looking. He talked matter-of-factly of his family’s losses so far: At least 3,000 acres are under water, some orchards will die, his cousin’s house…

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City of Woodlake braces for more water as residents demand answers

March 21, 2023

• by Jesse Vad

Woodlake government officials got an earful Monday night as residents expressed outrage, frustration and fear over what they see as a paralyzed city response to devastating flooding. The City of Woodlake held a public meeting to update residents on flood impacts and extend a local state of emergency in anticipation of yet more incoming storms….

Personalities

Westlands Water District names new leader – Allison Febbo

March 21, 2023

• by SJV Water

Westlands Water District Names New General Manager Fresno, CA — Today, the Board of Directors of Westlands Water District (District) named Allison Febbo as the next General Manager. With nearly 25 years of experience in natural resources, hydrology, and water operations, Ms. Febbo will be the first woman to serve the District as General Manager. …

NEWS

Water Board upholds “cease and desist”; says company has no rights to spring water used in its Arrowhead bottled water brand

San Joaquin Valley groundwater will need more than one epic water year to rebound in the long term

Giant tubes helping manage massive Kern River flows

Isabella Dam safety project done just in time for record snowpack

Boswell holds flood water off some lake bed ground while planting tomatoes

Poso Creek water ends standoff with powerful the J.G. Boswell when it busts through berms, heads north

Allensworth residents no longer under evacuation order but are still struggling with White River flood water, other issues

Flooding out other farmers was “premeditated” by the powerful J.G. Boswell Company, one farmer asserts

City of Woodlake braces for more water as residents demand answers

Westlands Water District names new leader – Allison Febbo

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