The next phase in the state’s crackdown on over pumping in Tulare County will be revealed July 16 in Visalia. The meeting, which is not open to the public, will give water managers their first glimpse at the state’s plan for correcting severe overdraft in the Tule subbasin. It’s known as an “interim plan” and will definitely include pumping limits and a fee increase from $20 to $35 per acre foot pumped. The draft interim plan won’t be released until summer 2027 and would have to be approved by the Water Resources Control Board later that year before going into effect. But the clock is ticking and the July 16 meeting is the first step to lay out the process and timeline.

Other groundwater news:

• Manteca Bulletin (Calif.): Manteca is now using 40 percent less groundwater than in 2014
• Smart Water Magazine: Opinion: “We want the GWRS to continue serving as a global model for water reuse”​
• Nature: Report: Global managed aquifer recharge potential as a solution to water scarcity