Drought, Water Issues Get World Ag Expo Focus California’s drought and all its related problems were a big topic at the recent World Ag Expo in Tulare. Between numerous commercial exhibits and demonstrations and a number of special presentations, there…
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE Massive Impacts Loom For Farmers There seems to be no question that the big losers in California’s three-year drought are going to be those tied in some way to irrigated agriculture. California has long been the nation’s leading…
Temperance Flat Project Is ‘Feasible’ Increased Water Reliability, Ecosystem Benefits Identified But Questions Loom Long-awaited findings from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation show that any alternative for developing the proposed Temperance Flat Reservoir in upper Millerton Lake are feasible, with…
Added Fish Protection Planned Another step is being taken by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to reduce the “taking” of fish at the Central Valley Project’s Jones Pumping Plant in the Delta near Tracy. Bureau officials have awarded a $4,273,369…
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…
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…