On March 12, the Kings County Farm Bureau will return to Kings County Superior Court in its lawsuit challenging the State Water Resources Control Board’s decision to place the Tulare Lake Subbasin on probation under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

In this episode, Executive Director Dusty Ference explains where the case currently stands, what the upcoming hearing is expected to address, and why the outcome could matter for groundwater management in the Tulare Lake Subbasin and beyond.

The March 12 appearance is a status conference following remittitur from the Court of Appeal and marks the point where the trial court will begin determining how the remaining legal issues in the case will move forward.

This episode is the first in a series of updates on the litigation and what it could mean for agriculture and water policy in California’s Central Valley.

Learn more at KCFB.org.