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: San Joaquin River Restoration Program
Supplies Continue To Dwindle
Supplies Continue To Dwindle Storage Declines; Friant Still At Zero It’s only the beginning of August but there is now less water stored in the nine San Joaquin River reservoirs than the total storage capacity of Millerton Lake. The U.S.…
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…
DROUGHT CONTINUES
DROUGHT CONTINUES Friant Users Scramble For Alternative Water Supplies A tiny amount of water has begun flowing in the Friant-Kern Canal as Friant Division contractors and users scramble to try to mitigate their looming losses and drought conditions by acquiring…
‘Most Threatened River’ Tag Given To San Joaquin
‘Most Threatened River’ Tag Given To San Joaquin San Joaquin River litigation Settlement and federal legislation, beginnings of river restoration and water management projects and activities, and contribution of 15-20% of Friant users’ contracted supplies for interim in-stream flows apparently…
Friant Salmon Hatchery Plans Are Taking Shape
Friant Salmon Hatchery Plans Are Taking Shape Draft Environmental Report Issued For Project Plans for a key hatchery facility, considered vital in the effort to restore a salmon run in the San Joaquin River, have progressed to the environmental review stage.…
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM Salmon Facility Funding Has No Impact, USBR Says Continued funding of a recently developed interim San Joaquin River salmon facility under the San Joaquin River Restoration Program would have no significant environmental impact, the U.S.…
Temperance Flat Study Continues
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation staff members and consultants are continuing to analyze and study a proposal to greatly increase the San Joaquin River’s water storage and management capabilities and options. Reclamation officials this month conducted a workshop to update cooperating…
Groundwater Banking Funds Are Awarded
Groundwater Banking Funds Are Awarded Grants Will Help Ease Impacts Of Restoration A number of districts served with water from the Friant Division of the Central Valley Project have been awarded an estimated $12.7 million in cost-share funding for water…
Surprise! Friant’s Supply Is Up
Surprise! Friant’s Supply Is Up Higher Than Expected Runoff Permits Class 1 Declaration Boost to 55% There is no denying that the current water year’s conditions have been extremely dry but nature has provided the San Joaquin River with a…