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Price of water going up as the snowpack shrinks

March 4, 2020

• by Lois Henry

Another block of water has been offered for sale in Kern County at $950 per acre foot. With a dry January and extremely dry February, California’s water outlook has worsened. And that has bumped the price of water for those who have it to sell. Buena Vista Water Storage District on the western edge of…

Rivers • Uncategorized

Kings River fish fry (release)

March 3, 2020

• by Lois Henry

A gazillion baby rainbow trout were ready to stretch their fins and the Kings River Fisheries Management Program was there to help. On a warm February afternoon a handful of volunteers gathered at the nondescript trout incubator in the shadow of the Pine Flat Dam ready to set tens of thousands of fry free into…

Groundwater • Uncategorized

State refuses to accept groundwater plans for the Madera subbasin

February 26, 2020

• by Lois Henry

In the first indication of how strict state officials will be with new groundwater sustainability agencies, the Department of Water Resources has refused to accept groundwater plans covering the Madera subbasin because one of those agencies did not sign a coordination agreement. The DWR has not posted the submitted groundwater sustainability plans on its website…

Federal System • Personalities • Rivers

Modesto farmer Bill Lyons resigns as Governor’s ag liaison

February 25, 2020

• by Lois Henry

Bill Lyons resigned his post as agricultural liaison to Gov. Gavin Newsom effective immediately, according to an email from the Governor’s office Monday afternoon. Lyons, a long time Modesto farmer, was touted as being the “voice of the valley” in the Newsom administration when he was appointed to the unique post almost exactly one year…

Drought • Federal System

Initial federal water allocations for valley ag are low at 15 and 20 percent

February 25, 2020

• by Lois Henry

An historically dry February forced the feds to keep initial water allocations to Central Valley Project contractors low in the first round of allocations announced Tuesday during a call with federal water contractors. The Bureau of Reclamation is looking at delivering 15 percent of contracted amounts to agricultural contractors, such as Westlands Water District, south…

Conservation • Uncategorized

Desert flight

February 21, 2020

• by Lois Henry

SJV Water was invited to tag along on an flight out of California City Saturday morning to get a glimpse of a small part of the Mojave Desert. The flight was arranged by Defenders of Wildlife, a conservationist group dedicated to preserving habitat for native critters. The expedition was led by Tom Egan, Defenders’ desert…

Groundwater • State System • Uncategorized

SoCal water managers want to know who – exactly – is sinking the California Aqueduct

February 21, 2020

• by Lois Henry

A state report released in December pinned blame for sinking along the California Aqueduct on excessive nearby groundwater pumping to irrigate vineyards and nut orchards. That was a pretty pointed finger, but not pointed enough for some committee directors in the large and powerful Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. They wanted names. The issue…

Conservation • Drinking Water • Federal System • Personalities

With Trump comes a lot of speculation

February 20, 2020

• by Lois Henry

Will President Donald Trump give his signatory flourish to the new controversial federal plan for operations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta when he visits Bakersfield on Wednesday? Will he announce full funding to fix the sagging Friant-Kern Canal? Or will he do a 180 and announce some entirely new policy on oil extraction or endangered…

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Water conference bad form

February 19, 2020

• by Lois Henry

It’s unclear why certain members of the media were kept out of a water policy conference on Tuesday, yet the entire event was broadcast on one particular television station’s website. Whatever water policy was discussed, it’s bad policy to invite members of the public (the media are members of the public), give out tickets and…

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Drought – where are we now? Lets check the numbers

February 17, 2020

• by Lois Henry

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NEWS

Price of water going up as the snowpack shrinks

Kings River fish fry (release)

State refuses to accept groundwater plans for the Madera subbasin

Modesto farmer Bill Lyons resigns as Governor’s ag liaison

Initial federal water allocations for valley ag are low at 15 and 20 percent

Desert flight

SoCal water managers want to know who – exactly – is sinking the California Aqueduct

With Trump comes a lot of speculation

Water conference bad form

Drought – where are we now? Lets check the numbers

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