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Heated water district race reveals fears that wealthy outsiders are calling the shots, selling water

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water
A contentious race for a seat on the Laguna Irrigation District board of directors in Kings County is revealing deep-seated fears that wealthy outside interests are driving district policies tipping the scales against smaller, local farmers. At the heart of those fears is a name that’s well-known in water circles, John Vidovich. Vidovich controls Sandridge…
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Kern River Valley tribe may have river rights that give it a big dog in the Edison power plant relicensing fight

• by Lois Henry, SJV Water
Editor’s note: Reporting for this story is supported by a grant from the Upper Kern River Fisheries Enhancement Fund. Tübatulabal Tribal Chairman Robert Gomez sat quietly for most of the four-and-a-half hour meeting Oct. 23 about the adequacy of studies on the impacts of Southern California Edison’s Kernville power plant – Kern River No. 3…
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Studies on impact of Edison’s Kernville power plant debated, local tribe calls the whole process illegal

• by Lois Henry, SJV Water
Editor’s note: Reporting for this story is supported by a grant from the Upper Kern River Fisheries Enhancement Fund. More than two dozen people gathered recently in a Forest Service conference room in Kernville and online to sift through the details of reams of studies about how Southern California Edison’s Kern River No. 3 power…
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Public demands more water in the upper Kern River as part of power plant relicensing

• by Lois Henry, SJV Water
Editor’s note: Reporting for this story is supported by a grant from the Upper Kern River Fisheries Enhancement Fund. Residents, boaters, anglers and river lovers had their first say on the overall relicensing applicaiton for Southern California Edison’s power plant above Kernville and they uniformly demanded more water be put back into the upper Kern…
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Kings County groundwater managers ‘flying blind’ with zero input from state Water Board

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water and Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow
Editor’s note: Monserrat Solis covers Kings County water issues for SJV Water through the California Local News Fellowship initiative.  Water managers in Kings County have heard nothing but crickets from state Water Resources Control Board staff for more than a month. While they would like feedback on how to best revise their groundwater sustainability plans,…
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San Joaquin Valley well drillers say they are struggling to meet state air regulations

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water
Well drillers are having a hard time updating expensive equipment to meet state air quality regulations. Some are giving up the business while others are moving their trucks at night to avoid run-ins with any potential regulators.  It’s a situation that has added further pressure to the drilling business which is already suffering because of…
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One Tulare County groundwater region setting the standard for protecting residential wells

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water
At least one Tulare County groundwater region is doing things right when it comes to protecting residential drinking water wells, according to two advocacy organizations. The Kaweah subbasin, which covers the northern half of Tulare County’s flatlands, earned important endorsements this month from the Community Water Center and Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability. Both…
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Cataloging San Joaquin Valley water projects is a huge and ever-changing task

• by Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow
Editor’s note: Monserrat Solis covers Kings County water issues for SJV Water through the California Local News Fellowship initiative.  It seems like an impossible task, cataloging all – or at least most – of the various water projects underway and planned in the San Joaquin Valley including new recharge basins, canals, connections and more. But…
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Effects of water scarcity, regulations discussed at State of Kings County event

• by Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow
Editor’s note: Monserrat Solis covers Kings County water issues for SJV Water through the California Local News Fellowship initiative.  Regulatory challenges and increasing water demands are shifting pressures and creating fierce resource competition in the San Joaquin Valley that will affect Kings County’s future, according to one speaker at the State of Kings County event…
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