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…
Category: State and Federal Water Issues
Frustration At ‘Ground Zero’
Frustration At ‘Ground Zero’ Still Without Water, Friant Leaders Air Dissatisfaction With USBR Management Frustration over U.S. Bureau of Reclamation management that is resulting in no Central Valley Project water deliveries within the parched Friant Division is mounting among aggravated…
Low Precipitation Records Spell Out Drought Across Valley
Low Precipitation Records Spell Out Drought Across Valley When California’s 2013-14 precipitation year came to an unlamented, hot, sunny conclusion June 30, the records left behind spelled out drought in all sorts of discouraging ways. Among those is the natural…
Water Bond Discussions
Water Bond Discussions, Decisions Are At The Wire The state’s ballot measure clock has officially run out on framing a new and different California water bond but just like teams in the hotly contested World Cup state Legislators are in…
AROUND FRIANT AND CALIFORNIA
AROUND FRIANT AND CALIFORNIA ARVIN-EDISON WATER STORAGE DISTRICT Water Efficiency Grant Awarded Arvin-Edison Water Storage District is one of eight California water agencies to receive a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation agricultural water conservation and efficiency grant. Reclamation announced in early…
Conservation Lags Among Californians
Conservation Lags Among Californians Although Friant Division water use is down dramatically due to the lack of a Central Valley Project surface supply, the vast majority of Californians has been reluctant to conserve in the face of one of the…
What Friant Wants In Drought Measure
What Friant Wants In Drought Measure The Friant Water Authority has provided specifics of what the Friant family does and does not support as a House-Senate conference labors to iron out extensive differences in California drought legislation. Authority Chairman Harvey…
Water Curtailments
Water Curtailments Junior Rights Holders Told To Stop Diverting; State Board May Consider Senior Rights Cuts It probably doesn’t mean much to users of the Friant-Kern and Madera canals who are going without Central Valley Project supplies this year but…
Friant’s ‘Zero’ Disaster Mounts
Friant’s ‘Zero’ Disaster Mounts Parched Trees Being Pulled As Senior Rights Water Releases Begin Zero remains the frustrating word for Friant Division growers who continue to have no Central Valley Project water to use and, in many cases, little or…
Court Rejects Friant’s Petition For Release Order
Court Rejects Friant’s Petition For Release Order A federal judge has rejected the Friant Water Authority’s request for a temporary restraining order to block the United States government from making Friant Dam releases to supply downstream senior water rights holders.…