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SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater agencies move closer toward reconciliation
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Fractures are rapidly mending in the Kings County region after groundwater agencies split apart two years ago when the state placed the region on probation. In the latest show of unity, the Mid-Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) voted June 9 to join a region-wide effort to write a single groundwater management plan, r
SJV WATER: The uneven toll of California’s groundwater law
By Hannah Johansson, SJV Water 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 of his life sustained by his orchard. Then two years ago, as his land value plummete
SJV WATER: State readies for next phase in Tulare County pumping crackdown
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The next phase in the state’s crackdown on over pumping in Tulare County will be revealed July 16 in Visalia. The meeting, which is not open to the public, will give water managers their first glimpse at the state’s plan for correcting severe overdraft in the Tule subbasin. It’s known as an “interim plan” and will definitely include
SJV WATER: Wealthy grower John Vidovich has become a lightning rod for discontent in western Kern water district
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Growers in the Buena Vista Water Storage District have been working for the past year on a new district map to increase director seats from five to seven specifically to get around a voting block held by John Vidovich. John Vidovich Vidovich, a wealthy Silicon Valley developer and grower, owns vast sections of land in Buena Vista’s t