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City of Woodlake braces for more water as residents demand answers

March 21, 2023

• by Jesse Vad

Woodlake government officials got an earful Monday night as residents expressed outrage, frustration and fear over what they see as a paralyzed city response to devastating flooding. The City of Woodlake held a public meeting to update residents on flood impacts and extend a local state of emergency in anticipation of yet more incoming storms….

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Westlands Water District names new leader – Allison Febbo

March 21, 2023

• by SJV Water

Westlands Water District Names New General Manager Fresno, CA — Today, the Board of Directors of Westlands Water District (District) named Allison Febbo as the next General Manager. With nearly 25 years of experience in natural resources, hydrology, and water operations, Ms. Febbo will be the first woman to serve the District as General Manager. …

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Threats of arrest force hard decisions on Poso Creek, which could swamp two towns

March 20, 2023

• by Lois Henry

Jack Mitchell’s phone is ringing off the hook these days, but he almost always picks up. The head of the Deer Creek Storm Water District is busy coordinating crews and heavy equipment at multiple sites as he attempts to shepherd flood water from the Poso and Deer Creeks and White River along the edges of…

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Hoping to “take the pressure off” flooded areas, a levee is cut in the old Tulare Lake

March 19, 2023

• by Lois Henry

After days of debate and delay the Kings County Board of Supervisors ordered a levee in the old Tulare Lake bottom cut so flood water raging into the valley could spread out onto farmland instead of into homes and businesses. The levee was cut at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and water gushed in to the old…

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Ugly deeds, politics and high drama swirl amid the waters of a re-emerging Tulare Lake

March 18, 2023

• by Lois Henry

The drama was high on the Tulare Lake bed Saturday as flood waters pushed some landowners to resort to heavy handed and, in one instance, illegal tactics, to try and keep their farm ground dry — even at the expense of other farmers and some small communities. Someone illegally cut the banks of Deer Creek…

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Big rivers kept in check as residents grappled with havoc from streams, springs and snowmelt in Madera and Fresno counties

March 18, 2023

• by Gregory Weaver, Fresnoland

Editor’s note: This story was done in collaboration with SJV Water and Fresnoland. By GREGORY WEAVER Fresnoland In Fresno and Madera counties, it was smaller streams and snowmelt that caused most of the flooding and other issues brought on by the latest spate of atmospheric rivers pummeling the state. That was especially true in…

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Residents in small Tulare County towns take brunt of historic flooding

March 17, 2023

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

Tulare County’s two main reservoirs both “filled and spilled” after the latest series of atmospheric rivers slammed into California starting March 10. The storms dumped rain on the San Joaquin Valley floor and melted at least some of the historic snowpack in upper elevations, swelling rivers and streams that flooded out residents of numerous communities. …

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Lake Isabella may be the next to “fill and spill” as it is continues filling rapidly

March 16, 2023

• by Lois Henry

Lake Isabella could be the next Central Valley reservoir to “fill and spill” as it is rising rapidly, with an estimated two million acre feet of water hunkered down in a record high snowpack and more storms coming. The Kaweah and Success reservoirs in Tulare County have already reached that point, Success releasing water from…

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Tiny town of Earlimart has been dry so far, how long will its luck hold out?

March 16, 2023

• by Lois Henry

The flood-prone town of Earlimart has been mostly dry — so far — during this series of massive storms slamming California. Highway 99, which spears through the center of the tiny farmworker village in southern Tulare County, was flooded out by the White River and had to be closed twice after one, followed by another,…

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VIDEO: Capturing the before and after on two Kern County waterways

March 14, 2023

• by Lois Henry

The images of flooding in Central California are frightening and awesome all at the same time. SJV Water tried to capture and make sense of just some of the damage wreaked by two rivers in Kern County alone….

NEWS

City of Woodlake braces for more water as residents demand answers

Westlands Water District names new leader – Allison Febbo

Threats of arrest force hard decisions on Poso Creek, which could swamp two towns

Hoping to “take the pressure off” flooded areas, a levee is cut in the old Tulare Lake

Ugly deeds, politics and high drama swirl amid the waters of a re-emerging Tulare Lake

Big rivers kept in check as residents grappled with havoc from streams, springs and snowmelt in Madera and Fresno counties

Residents in small Tulare County towns take brunt of historic flooding

Lake Isabella may be the next to “fill and spill” as it is continues filling rapidly

Tiny town of Earlimart has been dry so far, how long will its luck hold out?

VIDEO: Capturing the before and after on two Kern County waterways

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