Water Quality Solution? Study Will Examine Surface Supplies For Use By Northern Tulare County Towns Tulare County is beginning a feasibility study into what could be a solution for some of the drinking water quality woes being experienced in five small…
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Drinking Water Bills Signed By Governor
Drinking Water Bills Signed By Governor Some safe drinking water bills approved by the Legislature have been signed into law by Governor Brown and four deal with water quality problems that continue to be experienced in many smaller rural San…
State Board Moving Ahead On Groundwater
State Board Moving Ahead On Groundwater State officials on many fronts have been clamoring to get into regulation or management of California groundwater and the State Water Resources Control Board is no exception. Public input is being sought by…
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK FOR ’14
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK FOR ’14 It’s ‘Neutral, Average’ And Unknown Climate forecasters are talking a great deal about neutral sea surface temperatures and “equal chances” of above- or below-average precipitation this winter but they could be summing up prospects…
Taking A Look At Temperance Flat
Taking A Look At Temperance Flat There has been a great deal of interest this summer in viewing the site of the proposed Temperance Flat Reservoir’s dam in the upper end of Millerton Lake. One such informational trip involved three…
Legislators Punt Bond Into 2014 Session
Legislators Punt Bond Into 2014 Session Flurries of legislative debate this year over possible state water bond revisions failed to translate into action before lawmakers adjourned until next year. That lack of action came as no surprise. Neither of the…
Another Dry Water Year Nears End
San Joaquin Runoff Total Pulls A Season-Concluding Surprise There is no surprise that the central and southern San Joaquin Valley are winding up a second consecutive below-average water year but the San Joaquin River’s total 2012-13 runoff is startling. Despite…
AROUND FRIANT AND CALIFORNIA
KAWEAH DELTA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, TULARE IRRIGATION DISTRICT Districts, Visalia Work On Wastewater Recycling The Tulare Irrigation District and Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District continue to work closely with Visalia on a wastewater recycling program and other projects aimed at…
Valley Water Official Named To Commission
Valley Water Official Named To Commission Kings River Conservation District General Manager David Orth has been appointed to the California Water Commission by Governor Brown. Orth has been KRCD General Manager since 2002 and previously was Vice President of Resource…
Smaller Doesn’t Mean Cheaper
Smaller Doesn’t Mean Cheaper Trimmed-Down Delta Tunnel Would Still Be Costly, State Agency Contends California Natural Resources Agency officials say that slashing the capacity of a Delta tunnel system proposed under the Bay Delta Conservation (BDCP) to permit north state supplies…