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All the farming gizmos, water info and fresh grilled steak a person could want coming to the gigantic World Ag Expo, Feb. 13-15

February 1, 2024

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

World Ag Expo, known for row after row of shiny, colorful new tractors, will also feature a heavy dose of water-related products and seminars. They’re easy to get to if you don’t mind parking amidst a sea of white trucks spread over 120 acres, or traversing more than 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space…

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Water continues to be a driving force in Kern ag land values – and not in a good way

January 24, 2024

• by Lois Henry

The latest report on agricultural land valuations in Kern County shows water security continues to be a driving force and the direction is mostly downward. Alliance Ag Services LLC, a brokerage and appraisal firm, has been tracking the value of farmland in Kern County by water source, or sources, for nearly two decades. For about…

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MEETING NOTES: Tulare County Water Commissioners take stock of 2023, set goals for 2024

January 9, 2024

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

Meeting: Tulare County Water Commission Date: January 8, 2024 Agenda: CLICK HERE Board packet: CLICK HERE Main Topics: Results of 2023 Tulare County Water Commission Priorities, discussion to establish 2024 priorities. The Tulare County Water Commission is an advisory body to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors. It examines a wide variety of water issues…

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MEETING NOTES: Cawelo Water District still hoping for federal reimbursement for work on Poso Creek flooding damage

January 8, 2024

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water

* “Meeting Notes” is a new feature focused on Kern County water districts, funded through a grant from the James B. McClatchy Foundation. Please consider supporting SJV Water to continue this important coverage. Meeting: Cawelo Water District board of directors Date: Dec. 12, 2023 Agenda: CLICK HERE Packet: Major topic: Poso Creek 2023 Flood Emergency…

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Repairs to Isabella Dam power plant completed; Kern River flows to ramp back up

January 7, 2024

• by Lois Henry

Repairs to a damaged tunnel inside the power plant at the base of Isabella Dam were completed Saturday, just seven days after the project began, according to an attorney for Water Audit California, a public interest group suing to keep water in the Kern River. Releases from the dam had been reduced to about 100…

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ROOTED IN THE VALLEY: The Hagopians escaped the Armenian Genocide to thrive in the San Joaquin Valley

January 1, 2024

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

Richard Hagopian’s family was one of thousands that escaped the Armenian Genocide in the early 1900s and forged a new path in the fertile San Joaquin Valley. It wasn’t an easy life, especially after his father died, leaving Richard the man of the family while still in his teens. But hard work, a successful music…

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After 50 years in Kings County water, Don Mills retires – mostly

December 22, 2023

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

When Don Mills graduated from Cal Poly in 1973, he moved back to the family farm in Kings County, intent on helping his father and uncle run the operation. But fate stepped in and Mills, a crop science major, was swept into the water business. Unbeknownst to him, the property he had purchased near Hanford…

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Republican lawmaker seeks to undo Central Valley Project environmental protections

November 17, 2023

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

More than 30 years ago, a piece of federal legislation dropped like a bomb on California’s Central Valley farmers. Reverberations from that legislation continue through today. Just last month, a San Joaquin Valley congressman added language to an appropriations bill that would unwind a key portion of the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA)….

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Fish to receive 40% of Kern River flow under judge’s order

November 14, 2023

• by Lois Henry

A judge’s order signed Tuesday ensures there will be at least some water flowing in the Kern River through Bakersfield in perpetuity. Unless, of course, it’s overturned. Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp signed an order that requires 40% of the Kern River’s flow to remain in the river to keep fish populations healthy….

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MEETING NOTES: Flood repairs going slowly as Cawelo Water District waits on federal relief funds

November 14, 2023

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water

* “Meeting Notes” is a new feature focused on Kern County water districts, paid for by a grant from the James B. McClatchy Foundation. Please consider supporting SJV Water so we can continue this important coverage. Meeting: Cawelo Water District board of directors Date: Oct. 12, 2023 (note, the date on the agenda is a…

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All the farming gizmos, water info and fresh grilled steak a person could want coming to the gigantic World Ag Expo, Feb. 13-15

Water continues to be a driving force in Kern ag land values – and not in a good way

MEETING NOTES: Tulare County Water Commissioners take stock of 2023, set goals for 2024

MEETING NOTES: Cawelo Water District still hoping for federal reimbursement for work on Poso Creek flooding damage

Repairs to Isabella Dam power plant completed; Kern River flows to ramp back up

ROOTED IN THE VALLEY: The Hagopians escaped the Armenian Genocide to thrive in the San Joaquin Valley

After 50 years in Kings County water, Don Mills retires – mostly

Republican lawmaker seeks to undo Central Valley Project environmental protections

Fish to receive 40% of Kern River flow under judge’s order

MEETING NOTES: Flood repairs going slowly as Cawelo Water District waits on federal relief funds

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