FILE - A bird flies over the Clarks Fork Kings River in the Island District of Lemoore, Calif., April 20, 2023. A judge has temporarily blocked a plan by a California state water board to take over monitoring groundwater use in a portion of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, according to a copy of the decision obtained Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
FILE - Twilight settles in over the North Fork Kings River in the Island District of Lemoore, Calif., as the sun sets over the horizon on April 19, 2023. A judge has temporarily blocked a plan by a California state water board to take over monitoring groundwater use in a portion of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, according to a copy of the decision obtained Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)