Friant Board Adopts New Bond Stance Friant Water Authority directors have taken a new policy position on the state water bond that moves from endorsing the measure slated to appear on a 2014 ballot to favoring inclusion of several crucial…
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Bureau Files Recaptured River Water Environmental Findings
Bureau Files Recaptured River Water Environmental Findings Returning San Joaquin River Restoration Program flows to Friant users has always been one of the program’s goals and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is taking steps to do just that over the…
Sequestration Will Affect Reclamation
Sequestration Will Affect Reclamation FEDERAL DISPUTE Federal sequestration became reality March 1 and while the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation expects its employees and at least some operations and activities to be impacted, the agency’s business most often noticed by water…
Regional Advocacy Award Presented
Friant Water Authority Regional Advocacy Award Presented Extensive and effective public policy advocacy work undertaken on water issues and concerns for many years has been recognized through the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA). An advocacy award was presented to…
Madera Irrigation District
Long-Time Board Secretary Retires After nearly 32 years, Cyndi Rasco has retired as the Madera Irrigation District’s Board Secretary. She began her MID career in 1981 as an administrative technician and three years later was appointed Secretary. “MID staff and…
Pixley Irrigation District
Long-Time Board Member Retires Thewis Atsma, Pixley Irrigation District President since 2001 and a PID Director for nearly 23 years, has retired Atsma attended his final Friant Water Authority Board meeting December 14. He began representing Pixley on the old Friant Water…
Scratching The Surface – Arvin Edison Water Storage District
Percolating surface water for aquifer banking or recharge has a dry side as the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District in Kern County has demonstrated recently. The district has been giving its extensive system of groundwater recharge and banking basins a thorough…