Dry Conditions Appear Poised To ContinueLittle relief from what is being called California’s “megadrought” is now expected although long-range climate predictions are beginning to show chances for somewhat better southern San Joaquin Valley precipitation in the late winter and early…
The Drought Goes On Water Year Is State’s Third Driest There is little reason for new year’s cheer as the state’s third driest water year ever has ended only to set California’s fourth consecutive year of drought on its dry…
August 22, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information, Please Contact: RONALD D. JACOBSMA, GENERAL MANAGER Office: (559) 562-6305 or Mobile: (559) 799-0700 Reclamation’s Klamath Decision and its CVP Harm Statement by RONALD D. JACOBSMA, General Manager, Friant Water Authority…
May 27, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information, Please Contact: RONALD D. JACOBSMA, GENERAL MANAGER Office: (559) 562-6305 or Mobile: (559) 799-0700 Or: JENNIFER BUCKMAN, GENERAL COUNSEL Telephone: (916) 804-0173 Statement of Friant Water Authority Regarding Denial of Temporary…
May 20, 2014 For Immediate Release RONALD D. JACOBSMA, GENERAL MANAGER Office: (559) 562-6305 or Mobile: (559) 799-0700 Or: JENNIFER BUCKMAN, GENERAL COUNSEL Telephone: (916) 804-0173 Friant Files Legal Challenge Over How Exchange Contractors’ Water Is Being Supplied How the…
May 13, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RONALD D. JACOBSMA, GENERAL MANAGER Office: (559) 562-6305 or Mobile: (559) 799-0700 Prepared And Distributed By: J. RANDALL McFARLAND, PUBLIC INFORMATION CONSULTANT Telephone: (559) 260-2775 ZERO DECLARATION CONTINUES DESPITE SHASTA, SAN LUIS STORAGE…
Drought Aid Relief Measure Gets OK It may be short on real water but legislation has been approved in Sacramento that provides $687.4 million in emergency drought relief. The two-bill package, relying largely on funds unspent from previous water bonds,…
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…