Corcoran had been sinking, steadily, for years because of persistent overpumping of groundwater by major landowners in the Tulare Lake Basin that has sent the valley floor into a slow-motion collapse.

In a year like this, Tulare Lake used to grow to more than three times the surface area of Lake Tahoe. The construction of upstream dam after dam over many decades turned the basin into dry ...

Read more: Their land is sinking. But Tulare Lake farm barons defy calls to cut groundwater pumping The decision represents the first phase of what could be a two-step process of state intervention.

The Tulare Basin represents the wrong approach to flood planning. Sacramento awaits the successor to Machado’s effort to make the next incremental improvement in flood planning.

Last year, as floodwaters rushed toward the San Joaquin Valley city of Corcoran — home to roughly 20,000 people and a sprawling maximum-security state prison — emergency workers and desperate local ...

Floodwaters from the Tulare Lake Basin shown from Avenue 19 at Manteca Avenue in Kings County, California, on June 23, 2023.Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or ...

California considers stepping in to manage groundwater basin in farm country By: The Associated Press Posted: 5:02 PM CDT Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 Last Modified: 5:10 PM CDT Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 ...

Corcoran had been sinking, steadily, for years because of persistent overpumping of groundwater by major landowners in the Tulare Lake Basin that has sent the valley floor into a slow-motion collapse.

Tulare Lake made a comeback in 1937, then 1952, then 1969, then 1983, then 1998 and now 2023. It could grow beyond 200 square miles before the snowmelt is finally over.

Corcoran had been sinking, steadily, for years because of persistent over-pumping of groundwater by major landowners in the Tulare Lake Basin that has sent the valley floor into a slow-motion ...