David J. Hayes, who was touted as a federal “water czar” for California when he took office, will step down next month as Deputy Secretary of the Interior. Hayes is becoming a senior fellow at the Hewlett Foundation and…
Water Supply Reduced
Water Supply Reduced Reclamation Cuts Friant’s Class 1 Allocation To 55% Promising early winter conditions have turned into an arid late winter/spring and now are promising a summertime Friant Division surface water supply that will seem just plain parched. The…
Friant Member Districts, San Joaquin River, San Joaquin River Restoration Program, San Joaquin River Settlement, State and Federal Water Issues
New USBR Regional Director Meets With Friant’s Board
New USBR Regional Director Meets With Friant’s Board David Murillo, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s new Mid-Pacific Regional Director, is a man interested in results. Murillo met March 28 with Friant Water Authority directors at their monthly meeting in Visalia…
Friant Staff Evaluating Draft Bay-Delta Plan
Friant Staff Evaluating Draft Bay-Delta Plan Release of the Bay-Delta Comprehensive Plan’s administrative draft continues and as each chapter becomes publicly available the Friant Water Authority’s staff is evaluating what the plan says. “We are taking a close look at…
Friant Operations, San Joaquin River, State and Federal Water Issues, United States Bureau of Reclamation
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…
Fresno Session On Nitrate Rules Will Be April 25
Fresno Session On Nitrate Rules Will Be April 25 A tentative general order on Tulare Lake Basin groundwater quality and nitrates management has been issued by the Central California Regional Water Quality Control Board and is to be the subject…