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Groundwater accountability sparks clash of Central Valley ag titans

June 16, 2020

• by Lois Henry

Two giant Central Valley farming companies are slinging serious mud at one another over groundwater. And, in a rare break with tradition, they’re doing it in public. The fight has spilled out in public comments on the Tulare Lake Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan, which covers most of Kings County. The titans behind the comments are…

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Central Valley water districts take aim at each other’s groundwater plans

June 10, 2020

• by Lois Henry

There is no tougher playground than California’s water world. Just take a look at the zingers flying back and forth between water districts on one another’s groundwater sustainability plans posted on the Department of Water Resources’ website. “It’s like a giant game of dodgeball,” said Dana Munn, General Manager of Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District. The plans…

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State doles out grants to groundwater agencies – except Madera

March 14, 2020

• by Lois Henry

The consequences of not complying with the state’s new groundwater law came home to roost in Madera County, which got a big-fat zero in grant funding from the state for lack of a coordination agreement, the state announced Friday. Madera County had requested $500,000 to help with well installation for groundwater monitoring on behalf of…

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Lawsuit aims to save desert ag

February 6, 2020

• by Lois Henry

Water managers trying to bring groundwater into balance in the severely overdrafted Indian Wells Valley basin near Ridgecrest laid out a draft plan last month that would essentially mean the end of large-scale agriculture in that desert region.Mojave Pistachios Complaint “We are giving options to (ag) pumpers so they understand they have a limited future…

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A firehose of paperwork is pointed at state water officials

February 6, 2020

• by Lois Henry

The onslaught of paperwork will be astounding. When the calendar strikes Jan. 31, 2020, water agencies around the state will have sent hundreds of thousands of pages of technical data, plans and comments meant to shore up groundwater levels in our most overdrafted areas. Officials at the state Department of Water Resources are expecting about…

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Groundwater accountability sparks clash of Central Valley ag titans

Central Valley water districts take aim at each other’s groundwater plans

State doles out grants to groundwater agencies – except Madera

Lawsuit aims to save desert ag

A firehose of paperwork is pointed at state water officials

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