Mario Santoyo, Friant Water Authority Assistant General Manager, speaks to the National Water Resources Association’s U.S. convention earlier this month at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego County. Listening (right) is another panelist, Association of California Water Agencies Executive…
Friant Leaders Meet With Delta Council Member
Friant Leaders Meet With Delta Council Member With so many crucial and dynamic issues continuing to unfold, Friant Water Authority officials never turn down an…
Governor Lists Water On Agenda
Water remains high on Governor Jerry Brown’s after-election agenda but it remains to be seen what course that objective will take. During a November 7 State Capitol news conference, the third-term Democratic Governor told reporters that there remains a “lot…
Storm Activity Remains Light
There has been some storm activity so far this fall. It’s just there hasn’t been much of it. The result is an early deficiency from average in valley rain and Sierra snow, although there has been a little precipitation with…
Canal Milfoil Fight Beginning With Dewatering
Water levels are dropping in the Friant-Kern Canal, and troops, equipment and key tools are all in place as the Friant Water Authority launches its biggest fight yet in an attempt to control and hopefully eliminate a pesky aquatic weed, the…
Obama’s Second Term and Water
Obama’s Second Term and Water President Obama’s re-election victory in the November 6 general election is not likely to make any immediate significant difference in the federal water issues with which the Friant Water Authority and its member districts are…