Historic Groundwater Bills Win Nod Like it or not – and many in the San Joaquin Valley apparently don’t – laws regulating groundwater extraction and use are probably headed for reality. California’s two legislative houses ignored unanimous opposition from Central…
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Faces of the California Drought
Faces of the California Drought California’s drought has turned into hardship for many and economic devastation for those who have been most impacted. Their stories are featured in a new Facebook page entitled “Faces of the California Drought,” coordinated by…
House, Senate Conference Talks Go On
House, Senate Conference Talks Go On House and Senate negotiators at press time were continuing their efforts aimed at developing compromise legislation between vastly differing bills approved earlier this year. The bill would address drought impacts. Friant Water Authority General…
Drought’s Toll Deepens For Friant Users
Drought’s Toll Deepens For Friant Users It was a sad sight that has been repeated over and over this summer through the normally lush 1.2 million acre Friant Division, home of the nation’s most vital and productive citrus region. Orange…
Supplies Continue To Dwindle
Supplies Continue To Dwindle Storage Declines; Friant Still At Zero It’s only the beginning of August but there is now less water stored in the nine San Joaquin River reservoirs than the total storage capacity of Millerton Lake. The U.S.…
USDA Grants $4.1 Million For Drought Projects
TULARE COUNTY USDA Grants $4.1 Million For Drought Projects Eleven Tulare County communities will share in $4.1 million in emergency drought water assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Visalia Times-Delta reported that funds will be used in a…
Hopes Fade For Strong El Niño Year
Hopes Fade For Strong El Niño Year El Niño conditions, the much hyped and hoped-for salvation that might end or at least dampen California’s drought, could turn out to be as fickle as most Golden State storm events have proven…
Disaster Looms; Billions In Losses Seen
Disaster Looms; Billions In Losses Seen Federal Fish Requirements Constrain Delta Export Pumping Economic losses in the billions of dollars are looming with the promise of a financial and social calamity along the southern San Joaquin Valley’s East Side as a…
Spring Storms Help But Not Nearly Enough
Spring Storms Help But Not Nearly Enough Welcomed spring storms that ended March and began April brought generally modest amounts of rain to the valley along with greater Sierra Nevada precipitation that included enough high elevation snow to be better…
Fresno Rally And Hearing
Fresno Rally And Hearing A large crowd rallies for water outside Fresno City Hall before a House Natural Resources Committee hearing March 19 on the state’s water crisis and its impacts. Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WASHINGTON), the entire valley Congressional delegation…