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“Immense” flow of public funds to groundwater agencies is tapering off

September 11, 2023

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

Since 2015, the state has doled out nearly $150 million to groundwater agencies for planning and projects. The flow of money has been almost nonstop for some agencies and has made it possible to operate consistently. But the tap is shutting off. Groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) are meant to be self-sufficient and generate their own…

Drinking Water

What’s in the water? There’s a class for that

June 27, 2022

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

Want to learn more about where your family’s drinking water comes from? What’s in it? Why it costs so much? And what the future holds? A Water Leadership Institute for residents of the southern San Joaquin Valley will start later this summer and classes are free. The institute, which is taking applications now, is…

Personalities

The face of California’s water world is changing

August 16, 2021

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water reporting intern

In California’s water world, long dominated almost exclusively by men, women are blazing a path — sometimes straight to the top. “I think water is changing,” said Karla Nemeth, director of California’s Department of Water Resources. “There’s more and more of an understanding that as a society and even politically, we’re not going to get…

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“Immense” flow of public funds to groundwater agencies is tapering off

What’s in the water? There’s a class for that

The face of California’s water world is changing

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