Lemoore area growers and landowners weren’t happy about giving out their well locations and pumping data but said, if they had to, they’d rather give that information to a local agency than the state. … Wednesday’s turnout, about 45 people, was significantly higher than the GSA’s first workshop March 3 where only nine people showed up. “We’ve made really good progress,” South Fork General Manager Johnny Gailey reported at a grower’s advisory group March 27. The GSA now has 45 accounts in its system with 120 ag and 38 domestic wells registered. South Fork Kings is aiming to register all wells within its boundaries by July 1.

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