Concerns Raised Over Valley Water Rights Friant, Other Agencies Filing Protests Over State Board Action A new legal dispute has broken out that has raised significant concerns over water rights as a result of drought-related State Water Resources Control Board…
Category: State and Federal Water Issues
Commissioner Confirmed As Interior Deputy
Bond Debate Has Stop At Fresno Hearing
Declaration Of Drought Gets Issues Swirling
Drought Aid
Drought Aid Relief Measure Gets OK It may be short on real water but legislation has been approved in Sacramento that provides $687.4 million in emergency drought relief. The two-bill package, relying largely on funds unspent from previous water bonds,…
Big Valley Crowd Rallies For Water At Capitol
Drought, Water Issues Get World Ag Expo Focus
Massive Impacts Loom For Farmers
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE Massive Impacts Loom For Farmers There seems to be no question that the big losers in California’s three-year drought are going to be those tied in some way to irrigated agriculture. California has long been the nation’s leading…
The Culprit Behind The Drought
The Culprit Behind The Drought Stubborn High Pressure Serves as Record-Setting California Storm Blockade Some scientists and politicians may try to lay blame for California’s drought on climate change but meteorologists have long known exactly what is most responsible for…
Reservoir Project Hearings Held
KAWEAH RIVER Reservoir Project Hearings Held Three Tulare County hearings have been held on plans by water interests to develop a small new Kaweah River reservoir at McKay Point between Lemon Cove and Woodlake. Hearings were held in Woodlake, Visalia…