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…
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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…
Dry Conditions Appear Poised To Continue
Dry Conditions Appear Poised To ContinueLittle relief from what is being called California’s “megadrought” is now expected although long-range climate predictions are beginning to show chances for somewhat better southern San Joaquin Valley precipitation in the late winter and early…
TEMPERANCE FLAT RESERVOIR PROPOSAL
TEMPERANCE FLAT RESERVOIR PROPOSAL Project Pace, Debate Pick Up As EIS Nears Its Final Phase Long discussed Temperance Flat Reservoir continues to be a project moving forward with environmental studies, detailed planning and public debate as California voters prepare to…
The Drought Goes On
The Drought Goes On Water Year Is State’s Third Driest There is little reason for new year’s cheer as the state’s third driest water year ever has ended only to set California’s fourth consecutive year of drought on its dry…
Friant’s Decision, Then and Now
Friant’s Decision, Then and Now Reprinted from the Visalia Times-Delta, October 13 Water is still a prime topic, and the debate over how water is used and how priorities are determined continues to be waged. The San Joaquin River Restoration…