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Balanced Reporting. Trusted Insights.
Wednesday, April 09, 2025
The State Water Resources Control Board unanimously voted to continue the hearing process for the Kern County Subbasin’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act compliance today, despite community based organizations’ pleas to put the subbasin on probation.
The Department of Conservation is collecting input from Californians as it drafts guidelines for the new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program it will launch with $50 million of state funding next spring.
Concerns about the proposed groundwater sustainability plan for a basin that includes parts of Kern, Inyo and San Bernardino counties prompted a request for adjudication that is scheduled for a court meeting on Nov. 19, which is also the deadline for anyone claiming groundwater rights to join the lawsuit.
More buyers and sellers of ag lands are now realizing the broad effects of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, as shown in the latest land values.
