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Some Kings County farmers can expect state groundwater invoices by end of year, at the latest – SJV Water
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (257+ words) Some Kings County farmers may see invoices for groundwater pumping fees from the state by the end of this year, or as soon as October. The state Water Board Resources Control Board is preparing to bill landowners in the Tulare…...
Not all Fresno County water board races – even the giant Westlands Water District – will be on the ballot. Here's why – SJV Water
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (616+ words) • Freelance for SJV Water There are dozens of Fresno County water board seats up for election this November but one of the most consequential won’t be on this, or any future ballots. Westlands Water District is the largest agricultural water…...
California law aimed at saving groundwater risks crushing state’s small farmers, according to report – SJV Water
1+ week, 6+ day ago (744+ words) • Freelance for SJV Water Small farmers in the San Joaquin Valley are struggling with groundwater regulations to the point that 85% of 170 farmers surveyed for a recently released report said they were concerned they would have to shut down. Others said…...
Kings County groundwater agencies closer to coordination as last entity signs on for region-wide efforts – SJV Water
2+ week, 2+ day ago (327+ words) The fifth of five groundwater agencies in Kings County officially committed to a region-wide planning effort that water managers hope will fend off the potential of state regulators mandating how much farmers can pump. Over the summer four of the…...
Hanford-area groundwater agency moves forward with “necessary evil” fee elections – SJV Water
3+ week, 1+ day ago (763+ words) One Kings County groundwater agency is gearing up to ask its growers to pay land assessment and pumping fees in order to fund agency policies that it hopes will help the region avoid state intervention. Mid-Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)…...
State poised to nix pumping along Friant-Kern Canal in Tulare County by early 2027 – SJV Water
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (773+ words) Growers who farm within two miles of the Friant-Kern Canal in southern Tulare County should be prepared for a pumping moratorium as early as April 2027, water managers learned Thursday. The move is part of Phase I of the state Water…...
MEETING NOTES: Special master to be appointed in east Kern desert water trial – SJV Water
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (454+ words) The judge presiding over the adjudication action brought by the Indian Wells Valley Water District notified the parties he intends to hire a groundwater expert, or special master, to help sort through all the evidence presented during the “safe yield…...
Kern River charm offensive hits a bar at agency meeting – SJV Water
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (641+ words) “To take that water away from farms so you can see a toad or something is pretty tough on these Kern River rights districts.” Bring Back the Kern is asking river rights holders to “…be part of the solution to…...
SJV Water recognized in statewide journalism contest – SJV Water
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) We’re proud to announce that SJV Water was recognized for its outstanding journalism in the statewide 2025 California Journalism Awards contest by the California News Publishers Association. We won two first place awards in our division, one for our weekly newsletter…...
The uneven toll of California's groundwater law – SJV Water
2+ mon, 12+ hour ago (1850+ words) For Amrik “Mickey” Singh Basra, owning 300 acres of almonds in Madera County was more success than he ever expected to achieve in the United States. Approaching retirement age, he could let his trucking business go and envision the last decades…...