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Most well owners in Kings County will soon have to meter and register wells under local – not state – rules

September 24, 2024

• 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. Most Kings County farmers will begin metering and registering their wells by the end of this year even though a court order is holding those exact same requirements by the state at bay pending the outcome…

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State Water Board staff gives two groundwater agencies a pass, keeps Tule subbasin on hook for probation

August 30, 2024

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

A final report released by state Water Resources Control Board staff Friday maintains its recommendation that the Tule subbasin be put on probation but gives a pass to two specific groundwater agencies within the subbasin. The report recommends that farmers in the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District and Kern-Tulare Water District groundwater sustainability agencies be exempted from…

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Facing possible state action, SJV groundwater agencies are scrambling to comply with SGMA, leaving some landowners in the lurch.

June 30, 2023

• by Lois Henry

Growers in a chunk of land sandwiched between Highway 43 and Earlimart in the south valley learned earlier this week they are being booted out of the groundwater sustainability agency they had hoped would help solve their overdraft issues. The Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) board voted to terminate its oversight of what’s…

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Boswell-Vidovich water war blows up over groundwater

October 12, 2022

• by Jesse Vad and Lois Henry, SJV Water

A long simmering water war between Kings County’s two biggest farming entities blew up Wednesday over groundwater when the state rejected the region’s plan to shore up its declining aquifer. The fallout could be significant if the state pursues enforcement, which could include pumping limits, steep fines and fees for all groundwater users in the…

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Madera farmers may be facing a steep bill under county efforts to stem the groundwater overdraft

March 5, 2022

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

Madera County farmers who’ve never had to pay for water, could be facing an expensive new future under a new fee plan being drafted by the county’s groundwater sustainability agency. The new fees could add up to more than $23,000 per 100 acres, tacked on to the cost of doing business for some growers. The…

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Most well owners in Kings County will soon have to meter and register wells under local – not state – rules

State Water Board staff gives two groundwater agencies a pass, keeps Tule subbasin on hook for probation

Facing possible state action, SJV groundwater agencies are scrambling to comply with SGMA, leaving some landowners in the lurch.

Boswell-Vidovich water war blows up over groundwater

Madera farmers may be facing a steep bill under county efforts to stem the groundwater overdraft

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