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Crunch time: Groundwater agency with land in two troubled subbasins working double time to try and hold off state sanctions

• 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.  The Tri-County Water Authority has a foot in each of the two groundwater basins now under state probation and is scrambling to find a path to compliance in each. Tri-County covers lands in both the Tule…
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Kern water managers hope 4th time is the charm for groundwater plan

• by Lois Henry, SJV Water
Groundwater agencies throughout the Kern subbasin approved a fourth groundwater sustainability plan in December in hopes it will finally be their ticket to staying out of probation. The major changes in this new plan include a robust, $3 million program to fix domestic wells that may be harmed by dropping water tables and a pledge…
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Punjabi growers seek dialogue, answers from state water regulators

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water
Central Valley growers fed up with reduced water allocations and pumping penalties are seeking answers from state Water Resources Control Board officials at a workshop Thursday in Visalia.   The Punjabi American Growers Group, formed in 2020, is sponsoring the event, where the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and its implications for farming operations are on…
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Probation hearing for Tulare County groundwater region canceled

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water
The state Water Resources Control Board on Friday canceled a Jan. 7, 2025 probation hearing for the Kaweah subbasin in order for staff to more thoroughly study a groundwater plan submitted in June that may prove to be protective of the aquifer and domestic wells. No one was more elated than the managers of the…
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Tulare County groundwater agency board member tips his hat – literally – on his way out

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water
The evolution of the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency continued Thursday, as outgoing – and outspoken – board member Matt Leider attended his final meeting sporting a new hat emblazoned with the words “Tea Pot Dome GSA.”  For those who follow the ebb and flow of groundwater agencies in the Tule subbasin, Leider’s hat was…
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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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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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MEETING NOTES: Kern groundwater agencies want to push back subbasin’s probation hearing date

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water
Meeting: Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District board of directors Date: October 8, 2024 Agenda and Board packet: CLICK HERE Kern subbasin hopes to push back groundwater hearing date Dan Bartel, Rosedale-Rio Bravo’s engineer-manager, informed the board that the Kern subbasin is looking to push back the February 20th hearing date before the state Water Resources…
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State appeals Kings County judge’s groundwater injunction

• 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. The state Water Resources Control Board announced Monday it is appealing a Kings County judge’s preliminary injunction that has forced the state to hold off on measures intended to corral excessive groundwater pumping in the region….
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