Tea Pot Dome Water District has agreed to pay Friant Water Authority $1.4 million in exchange for relief from its role in a contract designed to pay for damage to a 33-mile section of the Friant-Kern Canal.  It also agreed to give Friant pumping data that’s at the heart of a much larger dispute. The deal is one small piece of the ongoing conflict between Friant and several of its own member contractors over who should pay –  and how much – to fix the Friant-Kern Canal, which has been sinking due to excessive groundwater pumping.

Other groundwater news:

• Paso Robles Press (Calif.): City Council moves forward with Joint Powers Agreement for groundwater management
• Westside Connect (Newman, Calif.): Troublesome well removed from Newman’s drinking supply