Pumping allocations a “head scratcher” as Kings County groundwater agencies work toward coordination
Groundwater agencies in the beleaguered Tulare Lake subbasin in Kings County have released a region-wide pumping allocation model – but disagreements continue. The proposed methodology was discussed at the Dec. 9 El Rico Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) meeting where representatives from four of the five GSAs were in attendance. The proposed methodology is based on historical groundwater use within the subbasin. Using a coordinated methodology for figuring out how much each GSA can pump is critical to earning approval from the state Water Resources Control Board, which has already put the subbasin on probation. … Still, the GSAs found fault with the proposed method.
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