The Porterville Irrigation District board of directors voted unanimously to launch a second version of its own groundwater sustainability agency Tuesday, May 13. … This the latest in a string of steps for the district, which voted in late September to break away from Eastern Tule GSA following the state Water Resources Control Board’s decision to place the Tule subbasin on probation for lacking a groundwater plan that would bring aquifers into balance by 2040. Hoping to escape the metering requirements, well registration, and pumping fees that come with probation, Porterville ID and several other districts bailed out of Eastern Tule. Porterville ID initially agreed to partner with the City of Porterville to form a new GSA citing overlapping boundaries, the city’s proven track record on fixing domestic wells and its storage capacity at Lake Success east of town. 

Other California groundwater news:

• SJV Water: Hanford-area groundwater agency enacts well registration and reporting policies
• The Bakersfield Californian: Opinion: California’s future water supply requires a new approach