Low Precipitation Records Spell Out Drought Across Valley When California’s 2013-14 precipitation year came to an unlamented, hot, sunny conclusion June 30, the records left behind spelled out drought in all sorts of discouraging ways. Among those is the natural…
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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…
Frosting On A Tough Year
Frosting On A Tough Year California’s Chillingly Dry Water Outlook Is Worsening It’s bad enough that Friant Division citrus growers had to run water to battle an extended hard and damaging pre-Christmas freeze but 2013 concluded with calendar year records…
Friant Participates In News Conference On Dry Year Worries
Friant Participates In News Conference On Dry Year Worries Two Friant Division water leaders took part in a December 17 news conference in Bakersfield during which Representative David G. Valadao (R-CALIFORNIA) and State Senator Jean Fuller (R-BAKERSFIELD) reiterated their request…
Drought Disaster
Drought Disaster USDA Designates Most Parts Of California There weren’t nearly enough clouds and rain filling the Golden State’s skies over the past several months, and that has added up to a disaster declaration. Virtually all farmers and ranchers in…
Dry Year Scenario Gets A Review By State Agencies
AG BOARD, WATER COMMISSION Dry Year Scenario Gets A Review By State Agencies The potential of a third consecutive dry year’s impacts around the state has been given a going over by a pair of state boards with a considerable…