Friant Weekly Water Report May 12, 2016
Category: San Joaquin River
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’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…
Delta Water Cut Ruling Appealed To High Court
Delta Water Cut Ruling Appealed To High Court An appeal of a crucial Delta water use ruling has been made to the U.S. Supreme Court by western San Joaquin Valley growers. Acting on behalf of West Side interests, the Pacific…
Florida Senator Rubio Sees Dam, Hears Problems
Florida Senator Rubio Sees Dam, Hears Problems Friant Water Authority leaders never turn down an opportunity to explain the valley’s water crisis to a United States Senator, especially on Friant’s home turf. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FLORIDA) met with Friant…
BAY-DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN
BAY-DELTA CONSERVATION PLAN Twin Tunnels Could Produce Friant Dry Year Water Woes While “progress” on the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan’s ambitious and controversial twin tunnels planning continues to mostly be marked by delay, Friant Division contractors and the Friant Water Authority…
Low Precipitation Records Spell Out Drought Across Valley
Low Precipitation Records Spell Out Drought Across Valley When California’s 2013-14 precipitation year came to an unlamented, hot, sunny conclusion June 30, the records left behind spelled out drought in all sorts of discouraging ways. Among those is the natural…
Water Bond Discussions
Water Bond Discussions, Decisions Are At The Wire The state’s ballot measure clock has officially run out on framing a new and different California water bond but just like teams in the hotly contested World Cup state Legislators are in…
What Friant Wants In Drought Measure
What Friant Wants In Drought Measure The Friant Water Authority has provided specifics of what the Friant family does and does not support as a House-Senate conference labors to iron out extensive differences in California drought legislation. Authority Chairman Harvey…
Friant’s ‘Zero’ Disaster Mounts
Friant’s ‘Zero’ Disaster Mounts Parched Trees Being Pulled As Senior Rights Water Releases Begin Zero remains the frustrating word for Friant Division growers who continue to have no Central Valley Project water to use and, in many cases, little or…