HANFORD, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed over California's decision to take over monitoring groundwater use in part of the fertile San Joaquin
HANFORD, Calif. — A lawsuit has been filed over California’s decision to take over monitoring groundwater use in part of the fertile San Joaquin Valley under a landmark law aimed at protecting the vital resource.
“This battle is about saving the community of Kings County,” the farm bureau said in a statement Thursday.It’s the first area in California to go through this process under the state’s 2014 groundwater law, which tasked local communities with coming up with long-term plans to keep groundwater flowing sustainably after years of drought and overpumping led to problems with the water quality and the sinking of land.
Groundwater accounts for nearly 40% of California’s water supply in an average year and even more in dry years, according to the state board. Farmers are by far the largest pumpers of groundwater in the region, but small towns and rural residents also rely on the subbasin for drinking water in their homes. Mac Glackin of the environmental group Clean Water Action said the move to put the subbasin on so-called probationary status is warranted.
“Groundwater supplies in the Tulare Lake basin are clearly at risk, and we are acting today to protect this resource because communities rely on it for basic needs, in particular drinking water,” Joaquin Esquivel, chair of the State Water Board, said in a statement.
Sports Weather Traffic Talk And Community. Home Mynorthwest.Com
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
San Francisco, California job with University of California, San FrancsicoThe Dubal Laboratory of Neuroscience and Aging at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) seeks postdoctoral fellows to investigate the longevity factor klotho and mechanisms of cognitive enhancement and neural resilience against aging and diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson disease and other dementias – using synergistic...
Read more »
California GOP Convention held in San Francisco Bay AreaThe Bay Area played host to the California Republican Party Convention this weekend.
Read more »
Nueva ley de California anula recargos en restaurantes de San Diego pero traerá precios más altosLos restaurantes llevan mucho tiempo añadiendo cargos adicionales a las cuentas de los comensales para ayudar a cubrir los crecientes costos laborales, pero a partir de julio, una nueva ley estatal los prohibirá efectivamente
Read more »
Minimum wage violations rise in major California cities, including San DiegoThe report from Rutgers University found a rise in minimum wage violations in for major California cities, including San Diego.
Read more »
Supreme Court denies California’s appeal for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin prisonThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal from California corrections officials who sought immunity from lawsuits claiming they acted with deliberate indifference when they caused a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at one of the world’s most famous prisons four years ago.
Read more »
Supreme Court denies California’s appeal for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin prisonLOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal from California corrections officials who sought immunity from lawsuits claiming they
Read more »