Friant Weekly Water Report May 12, 2016
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Friant Division Receives First Water Allocation Since 2013
Friant Division Receives First Water Allocation Since 2013 March 18, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information, Please Contact: STEVE OTTEMOELLER, WATER RESOURCES MANAGER, FRIANT WATER AUTHORITY Office: (559) 562-6305 LINDSAY, California, March 18, 2016 Friant Water Authority’s Chief…
Friant Water Authority Names Jason Phillips As CEO
Friant Water Authority Names Jason Phillips As CEO LINDSAY, California, January 11, 2016 For Immediate Release For More Information, Please Contact: ERIC BORBA, CHAIR, FRIANT WATER AUTHORITY Friant Water Authority Board of Directors has selected Jason Phillips to be their…
Water Bond Easily Wins Voters’ Nod
Water Bond Easily Wins Voters’ Nod Battle Begins To Keep Funding Steered Toward Intended Purposes After a decade of effort, California has produced a voter-embraced water bond that will result in real water development. Now, however, what may be the…
Friant Challenges State Board
Friant Challenges State Board Litigation Objects To Drought Emergency Decision Process How the State Water Resources Board and its executive officer, Thomas Howard, have made far-reaching drought emergency decisions have been legally challenged by the Friant Water Authority and most…
First Storm Gives Way To More Drought
First Storm Gives Way To More Drought A soaking of much needed rain and blanketing of Sierra Nevada snow delighted parched Central California October 31 and November 1 but the Golden State’s stubborn drought wasted no time in returning dry,…
AROUND FRIANT
Friant-Kern Canal Temporary Canal Use Plan Moves Ahead There has been no Central Valley Project Friant Division water supply this year but temporary non-project water sources using Friant-Kern Canal as a means of conveyance continue to keep a little water…
AROUND CALIFORNIA
Water Reaches Top Of Californians’ Concern List The Public Policy Institute of California pre-election poll has found that more than three times as many Californians were following news about the drought than news about the race for Governor. Sixty-two percent…
UPDATED CALIFORNIA WATER PLAN
UPDATED CALIFORNIA WATER PLAN Another $500 Billion In Spending Needed? California voters just gave a big nod to spending $7.5 billion on storage and other water needs but Proposition 1 would be just a drop in the down payment bucket…
Drought Water Bank May Be State Option In 2015
Drought Water Bank May Be State Option In 2015 State officials are looking at the possibility of establishing a drought water bank in 2015 as extreme drought conditions enter their fourth consecutive years. Water officials from several state agencies appeared…