At least one Tulare County groundwater region is doing things right when it comes to protecting residential drinking water wells, according to two advocacy organizations. The Kaweah subbasin, which covers the northern half of Tulare County’s flatlands, earned important endorsements this month from the Community Water Center and Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability. Both organizations confirmed to SJV Water that Kaweah’s domestic well mitigation program is “the standard” for other subbasins to follow and will recommend to the state Water Resources Control Board that Kaweah not be placed on probation at its January 7 hearing in Sacramento.

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