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…
Friant Begins Discussions On Trans Valley Canal Need A crucial element that would be needed to fully integrate the Temperance Flat project with other parts of the valley and state water system is under preliminary discussion by Friant Division district…
Groundwater Bills Signed By Governor Governor Jerry Brown’s September 16 action in signing three new bills into law has ended California’s long-time status as the last Western state without groundwater regulation but it has also upset many valley growers for…
DWR Says Delta Tunnels Plans ARE PROGRESSING; DOUBTS REMAIN Planning is moving forward slowly on the proposed pair of water conveyance tunnels that are the key ingredient in the much-delayed Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) but the project remains contentious…
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…
Trimmed-Down Bond Heads For Ballot Passage Caps Years-Long Effort By Friant For the second time in five years, an all-out effort by the Friant Water Authority has resulted in legislative approval and a governor’s signature of a comprehensive water infrastructure…
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…
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…
CVP Water Released To Klamath River Action by the Interior Department and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to release Central Valley Project water in an attempt to aid survival of lower Klamath River salmon is being widely criticized by the Friant…
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…