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Domestic well program gets mini launch in Tule subbasin as water managers worry about one agency’s ability to pay its share long term

June 21, 2024

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

Board members of Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainablity Agency signed a deal with Self-Help Enterprises this week to respond to dry or damaged drinking water wells. The deal may, or may not, be extended throughout the Tule subbasin as part of a larger effort by managers to revamp their groundwater plan and submit it to the…

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Kaweah managers link arms with Self-Help in new domestic well partnership

June 13, 2024

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

When the next drought hits and domestic wells start going dry, many rural Tulare County residents will have a sturdy, new lifeline to grab onto. Groundwater managers in the Kaweah subbasin, in the northern portion of Tulare’s flatlands, signed a $5.8 million annual deal with Self-Help Enterprises to provide rapid response and long-term fixes focused…

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Another San Joaquin Valley groundwater plan appears headed for rejection

March 29, 2023

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

The Madera subbasin’s groundwater plan appears headed for state rejection after one of the region’s seven groundwater agencies refused to approve the most recent version of the plan. Madera Irrigation District (MID) was the one dissenting agency that did not approve the plan and blamed other groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) for delays and inaction. “Madera…

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Critics say valley groundwater managers put too much emphasis on recharge, not enough on pumping cuts

December 27, 2021

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water reporting intern

Groundwater recharge seems to be priority No. 1 in the San Joaquin Valley’s scramble toward sustainability. With water restrictions on the horizon, groundwater managers can’t build recharge sites fast enough. But will it be enough? “That’s something that’s always on the forefront of my mind, is this going to be enough?” said Kassy Chaughan, executive…

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Domestic well program gets mini launch in Tule subbasin as water managers worry about one agency’s ability to pay its share long term

Kaweah managers link arms with Self-Help in new domestic well partnership

Another San Joaquin Valley groundwater plan appears headed for rejection

Critics say valley groundwater managers put too much emphasis on recharge, not enough on pumping cuts

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