Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

A groundbreaking ceremony in southern Tulare County signaled the start of another chapter in the long and expensive effort to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal.

The state is demanding farmers in Kings and and parts of Tulare counties begin reporting how much groundwater they pump or face fines starting May 1.

Friant Water Authority announced conclusions to an array of lawsuits that had been a burr for the agency and its members after a lengthy closed session Thursday, March 26.

Some landowners in Tulare and Kings counties are facing a mandatory well registration deadline of July 1, 2026.

Residents of Allensworth celebrated a new well that will finally bring clean, abundant water to the town that was beset by water troubles soon after it was founded in 1908 by Col. Allen Allensworth.

The United States Supreme Court officially declined to hear a case alleging the federal government illegally stiffed water contractors, including the City of Fresno, when it gave them zero water during the crushing 2014-2015 drought.

The ongoing case against a Tulare County groundwater agency for allegedly not paying its fair share to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal will continue, according to a recent ruling.

Newly released state guidelines on how to get a handle on subsidence, or land sinking, were received with mixed reactions after they were released by the Department of Water Resources last week.

Residents of Allensworth are on the cusp of finally solving water issues that have plagued the town for more than 100 years and kept it from growing.

New subsidence guidelines from the Department of Water Resources are expected to drop on San Joaquin Valley water managers any day, a prospect that has them both hopeful and worried.