CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY New Water Panel Chairman Named Assembly Member Anthony Rendon (D-Lynwood) has been named to chair the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee The appointment was made by Speaker John A.. Pérez (D-Los Angeles). Rendon is serving his first…
Category: State and Federal Water Issues
Oakdale District OKs Water Sale
VALLEY WEST SIDE Oakdale District OKs Water Sale Oakdale Irrigation District directors plan to to sell water to help West Side farmers for one year. The district will sell 40,000 acre-feet of its Stanislaus River water to the San Luis and…
Agencies Place New Focus On Flood Risks
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Agencies Place New Focus On Flood Risks Flooding may not be much on the minds of Californians as a second consecutive much below average rain and snow season winds down but…
Friant Not Included In River-Flow Proposal
Friant Not Included In River-Flow Proposal A great deal of concern is being voiced by community, agricultural and water leaders along lower San Joaquin River tributaries about a State Water Resources Control Board proposal to place 35% of each river’s…
Stewardship Council OKs Its Plan For Delta
Stewardship Council OKs Its Plan For Delta Lasting solutions may have proven elusive but the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta continues to be well stocked with studies and planning efforts, with the latest having just had a last set of changes finalized.…
Nitrates Issue Is Forum’s Focus
Nitrates Issue Is Forum’s Focus California’s Weed Science Society usually focuses its attention on – well – weeds but fertilizer was a hot topic during the group’s recent Sacramento conference. Nitrogen is needed to grow crops and weeds but its…
West Side Again Dried Up By Delta Smelt Protections
West Side Again Dried Up By Delta Smelt Protections While continuing below normal precipitation is responsible for another below-average initial Central Valley Project supply declaration in the Friant Division, many western San Joaquin Valley CVP users are back to getting…
Friant Board Adopts New Bond Stance
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…
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…
Funds Expected For Recharge Programs
RESTORATION DEVELOPMENTS Funds Expected For Recharge Programs With the San Joaquin River Restoration Program in place, increasing opportunities to store more water has never been more important within the Friant Division. Funds about to be made available by the U.S.…