Farmers in the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) can see a light at the end of the tunnel as county administrators begin to execute a rescue plan to help them comply with the state’s groundwater law.  Assembly Bill 568 made it through the state Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee July 16. If approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the legislation will create the new Tule East GSA, a joint powers authority between Tulare County, Hope and Ducor Water Districts. … The new entity will encompass about half the acreage of Eastern Tule, almost all groundwater-dependent lands that were left behind when irrigation districts abandoned the GSA in the wake of the state Water Resources Control Board’s decision to place the Tule subbasin on probation in September. 

Other SGMA news:

• The Bakersfield Californian: Opinion: Our legislators have a chance to help Central Valley farmers
• Citizen Portal: Tulare County agricultural landowners seek solutions for groundwater access impacting property values