Workshops to Help Tulare Lake and Tule Subbasin Well Owners Report Groundwater Use by May 1 Deadline
The California State Water Resources Control Board will hold workshops to guide Tulare Lake and Tule Subbasin well owners on reporting their groundwater pumping using the Groundwater Extraction Annual Reporting System. Pumping reports and fees are due May 1, with penalties for noncompliance.
California Farm Bureau urged Congress to address agricultural workforce challenges, citing stalled labor bills and worsening conditions. With a potential H-2A visa program bill in development, Farm Bureau emphasized the need for solutions that also protect the existing domestic workforce.
Fifty-four agricultural groups urged the White House to include market relief in a defense package, citing rising input costs from the war in Iran. Priorities include specialty crop funding, E15 fuel sales and disaster aid, with support from American Farm Bureau Federation and the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance.
The Assembly held an oversight hearing on the FAIR Plan clearinghouse program, highlighting data gaps, low policy exits and market challenges. Stakeholders acknowledged that market instability limits returns, with similar issues expected in the commercial clearinghouse.
The House passed H.R. 2709, the Save Our Sequoias Act, by unanimous vote. The bill strengthens coordination and scientific efforts to protect giant sequoia groves in California, with a bipartisan companion measure introduced in the Senate.
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced $889 million in western water infrastructure funding, with $540 million for California. Investments include major repairs to key canals and planning for Shasta Dam expansion aimed at increasing water supply and improving drought resilience statewide.
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