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WATCH: Motorcycle rider high-speed chase in Kings County
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A motorcycle rider led deputies on a high-speed chase through Lemoore, Armona, and Hanford reaching speeds over 140 miles per hour. The Kings County Sheriff’s Office says on April 11 around 7:40 p.m. a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on a motorcycle near Hanford-Armona Road and 12th Avenue in […]
Ag community opposes GSA's proposed fees
Newly proposed groundwater fees have mostly been rejected by local governments and landowners. The Mid-Kings River Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) is proposing a $25 per acre special benefit assessment, and a $95 per acre-foot groundwater extraction fee applicable to the 84,352 acres of land within the GSA boundary to cover costs associated with Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) compliance.
State board puts first groundwater basin on probation
The State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to put the Tulare Lake subbasin on probation during a precedent-setting meeting in Sacramento that stretched over nine hours. “This is a turning point. We are coming to terms with the reality of what this means especially in these areas...
Crop-rich California region will fall under state monitoring to preserve groundwater flow
California officials voted Tuesday to step in to monitor groundwater use in part of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley in a first-of-its-kind move that comes a decade after local communities were tasked with managing the precious but strained resource. The State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously to start overseeing groundwater pumping in the Tulare Lake Subbasin meaning state, not local officials, will temporarily watch how much water can be pumped from the ground. It’s the first area in California to go through this process under the state’s landmark groundwater law that aims to keep water flowing sustainably after years of drought and overpumping has led to problems with groundwater quality and the sinking of land. California’s law tasked local communities with forming agencies and drafting groundwater management plans to reach a sustainable use of the resource for years to come. 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.
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