The City of Camarillo filed a Writ of Mandate in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, seeking an urgent review of a recent groundwater ruling that city officials claim relies on outdated science and could threaten the region’s water security for decades. … City leaders argue the decision established a “dangerously low” safe yield for the local basin— the amount of water that can be pumped sus­tainably— by ignor­ing critical evidence and modern modeling. … At the heart of the dispute is Camaril­lo’s $70 million North Pleasant Valley Desalter. The city alleges the court ex­cluded evidence regarding the facility’s role in treating salty groundwater and meeting state mandates to reduce reliance imported water from the Sacramen­to–San Joaquin Delta.

Other groundwater news:

• PV Magazine: California water district plans up to 21 GW of solar on land fallowed due to water shortages
• The Signal (Santa Clara, Calif.): Public invited to online workshop for groundwater plan
• SJV Water (Bakersfield, Calif.): State continues to ghost Kings County water managers blaming lawsuit