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…
Category: State and Federal Water Issues
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…
Reclamation’s Klamath Decision and its CVP Harm
August 22, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information, Please Contact: RONALD D. JACOBSMA, GENERAL MANAGER Office: (559) 562-6305 or Mobile: (559) 799-0700 Reclamation’s Klamath Decision and its CVP Harm Statement by RONALD D. JACOBSMA, General Manager, Friant Water Authority…
Drought’s Toll Deepens For Friant Users
Supplies Continue To Dwindle
AROUND CALIFORNIA
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…