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MEETING NOTES: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa board members question best approach for new groundwater plans required by the state

January 16, 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: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa board of directors Date: January 10, 2024 Agenda and Packet: CLICK HERE Major topic: Updates on Kern Subbasin Background:…

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State’s groundwater enforcement timeline is “not nearly as ambitious” as originally envisioned

December 20, 2023

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

State staff revealed it will be well into 2025 before all of the “inadequate” groundwater subbasins will start probationary hearings. The state Water Resources Control Board held a meeting on Tuesday where staff discussed the tentative schedule and heard from water agencies and members of the public. The Water Board is the enforcement arm under…

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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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MEETING NOTES: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa board members question best approach for new groundwater plans required by the state

State’s groundwater enforcement timeline is “not nearly as ambitious” as originally envisioned

Another San Joaquin Valley groundwater plan appears headed for rejection

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