Two San Joaquin Valley water districts voted to break away from the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency this month, clearing a path for them to form their own agencies and groundwater plans in the next six months.
The California State Water Resources Control Board is in the midst of determining whether the Tule Subbasin should be placed on probationary status after claiming local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies submitted
Tulare County supervisor Dennis Townsend, who also serves as the chairman for the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency, responded to a lawsuit against the agency it s unfortunate resources and money
The Tule Subbasin, which includes the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency, has received a reprieve of sorts when it comes to meeting the state s requirements for groundwater use.
Groundwater limits and fees netted $11 million in 2021 from Tulare Co. farmers. Most of that money will pay a share to fix the sagging Friant-Kern Canal. The rest will pay for projects to stem the groundwater free fall that sank the canal in the first place.