Months of hashing, rehashing over “controversial” groundwater use results in proposed pumping plan for Lemoore-area farmers
Another Kings County groundwater agency has issued a draft policy on one of its thorniest issues – pumping allotments. The South Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) approved a draft pumping allocation policy at its Oct. 16 meeting, which opens a 45-day comment period. The neighboring Mid-Kings River GSA issued its draft policy Oct. 14. … Both policies allow farmers to pump one amount that’s considered “sustainable” yield, or the amount that can be extracted without causing negative impacts.
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