Projects Look At Fire’s Water Supply Impacts Aspen Fire’s Repair Work Is Under Way Near Mammoth Pool Even as thousands of Sierra Nevada acres within the San Joaquin River watershed were beginning to burn northeast of Fresno, a new federal…
New Post Ahead For USBR Chief Connor Acknowledges Valley Supply Problems Michael Connor came to Fresno this month as Commissioner of Reclamation but headed for a new and higher office. Connor, who spoke August 3 at the Delta Water Summit…
Initial Assembly Proposal Would Slash Water Bond An initial $5 billion version of a retooled state water infrastructure bond was unveiled August 15 by Assembly Democratic leaders with five broad categories that appear to fall well short of what water…
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER Millerton Lake Storage Continues Slow Decline With the end of summer in sight and the water year starting to wind down, the Friant Division’s current water operations and supply have a feel of a team playing out…
Billions In Benefits Are Seen By State For Delta Tunnels Building the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s twin Delta tunnels would cost billions but Governor Brown’s administration contends the water conveyance project’s benefits would be even greater. An August 5 report presented…
Commissioner Says Reclamation Is Making ‘Appraisal Level Analysis’ Of Raising Dam There have been lots of ideas for easing California’s water crisis and particularly Central Valley Project supply hits being taken in parts of the San Joaquin Valley but few…