DROUGHT DIGEST Reclamation, DWR Join In Drought Fight The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources say they have launched a coordinated effort to battle effects of the drought on California water users. The February 5 announcement…
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SAN JOAQUIN RIVER EXCHANGE CONTRACTORS’ HISTORIC RIGHTS
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER EXCHANGE CONTRACTORS’ HISTORIC RIGHTS ‘Call’ On River Supply Expected Friant’s water supply outlook is actually worse than the official declaration, Friant Water Authority General Manager Ronald D. Jacobsma says. The San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors — which…
Concerns Growing Over Subsidence
WESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Concerns Growing Over Subsidence Hydrologists have found that some of the fastest rates of land subsidence ever recorded in the San Joaquin Valley are occurring on the West Side northeast of Dos Palos. The United States…
AROUND FRIANT AND CALIFORNIA
USBR AND CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT Reclamation Duties Are Set For Two Mid-Pacific Deputy Directors Jason Phillips has been given his marching orders as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation adds a second Mid-Pacific Region Deputy Director. Phillips, former San Joaquin River…
Bureau Expects Supply Challenge For CVP In 2014
Bureau Expects Supply Challenge For CVP In 2014 Their message may not have been as dramatic as that left recently with western San Joaquin Valley water users but top regional U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials made it clear July 15…
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.…
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…
Another Cut For Friant’s Water Supply
Another Cut For Friant’s Water Supply Class 1 Down To 45%; Restoration Flows Drop Another bite has been taken by this year’s mostly dry conditions out of the Friant Division’s remaining Central Valley Project water supply but this time Friant’s…
West Side Reels From CVP Cutback
West Side Reels From CVP Cutback While the Sierra Nevada’s diminishing snowpack and taking a toll on the Friant Division’s supply, the tiny Delta smelt continues to do a number on the amount of water available to Central Valley Project…
Sequestration Will Affect Reclamation
Sequestration Will Affect Reclamation FEDERAL DISPUTE Federal sequestration became reality March 1 and while the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation expects its employees and at least some operations and activities to be impacted, the agency’s business most often noticed by water…