Most Kings County farmers will begin metering and registering their wells by the end of this year even though a court order is holding those exact same requirements by the state at bay pending the outcome of a lawsuit. The state Water Resources Control Board had tried to impose well metering and registration – among other requirements – on farmers after it placed the Tulare Lake subbasin on probation April 16. The Kings County Farm Bureau sued the state arguing those requirements exceeded the Water Board’s authority under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. A Kings County judge agreed. … But local groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) in Kings County are moving ahead with their own well metering and registration policies. The South Fork Kings GSA adopted its well metering and registration at its Sept. 19 board meeting.