Category: CA Drought

Historic Groundwater Bills Win Nod

Historic Groundwater Bills Win Nod Like it or not – and many in the San Joaquin Valley apparently don’t – laws regulating groundwater extraction and use are probably headed for reality. California’s two legislative houses ignored unanimous opposition from Central…

Faces of the California Drought

Faces of the CA Drought

Faces of the California Drought California’s drought has turned into hardship for many and economic devastation for those who have been most impacted. Their stories are featured in a new Facebook page entitled “Faces of the California Drought,” coordinated by…

House, Senate Conference Talks Go On

House, Senate Conference Talks Go On House and Senate negotiators at press time were continuing their efforts aimed at developing compromise legislation between vastly differing bills approved earlier this year. The bill would address drought impacts. Friant Water Authority General…

Supplies Continue To Dwindle

Southern California Edison Company’s Huntington Lake, at the 7,000 foot elevation in Fresno County, is usually nearly full until Labor Day. Because of the drought, its storage as July was concluding was less than 42% of its capacity.

Supplies Continue To Dwindle Storage Declines; Friant Still At Zero It’s only the beginning of August but there is now less water stored in the nine San Joaquin River reservoirs than the total storage capacity of Millerton Lake. The U.S.…

Transfer Injunction Nixed

Transfer Injunction Nixed A U.S. District Court judge has turned down an effort by two nonprofit organizations to block transfers of Northern California water for irrigation uses in the San Joaquin Valley. A preliminary injunction had been sought by AquAlliance…