Incompatible pumping allocations being considered by two groundwater agencies in north Kings County have prompted a blizzard of responses, and even some accusations, from farmers and multiple entities. The South Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) and Mid-Kings River GSA each had draft pumping allocation policies out for public comment. … The allocation amounts differ significantly, with Mid-Kings proposing to allow its farmers to pump a base amount of 1.43 acre feet per acre of land, which is more than double South Fork’s proposed base allocation of .66 of an acre foot per acre of land. That discrepancy initiated opposition from South Fork farmers.

Other groundwater news:

• Riverbank News (Oakdale, Calif.): Recharging seen as key for Stanislaus River watershed
• Navajo Times: The Little Colorado River is changing and the land is telling the story
• Capitol Weekly (Sacramento, Calif.): Opinion: Why California needs a unified groundwater strategy