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…
Category: CA Drought
CVP Water Released To Klamath River
Faces of the California Drought
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
Water Bond Efforts Still Continuing
Water Shortage Losses Mount, Hit $2.2 Billion
USDA Grants $4.1 Million For Drought Projects
TULARE COUNTY USDA Grants $4.1 Million For Drought Projects Eleven Tulare County communities will share in $4.1 million in emergency drought water assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Visalia Times-Delta reported that funds will be used in a…
Hopes Fade For Strong El Niño Year
Hopes Fade For Strong El Niño Year El Niño conditions, the much hyped and hoped-for salvation that might end or at least dampen California’s drought, could turn out to be as fickle as most Golden State storm events have proven…
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…