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Still sinking rebuilt section of Friant-Kern Canal will officially “open” after ribbon-cutting ceremony

June 11, 2024

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a newly rebuilt – but still sinking – portion of the Friant-Kern Canal is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 21. The public is invited to attend. The event, to be held at the Avenue 136 bridge in Porterville, marks the completion of Phase I of a massive construction project known…

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Woodlake residents sue government entities over flood damage; glad to see progress on infrastructure projects

April 23, 2024

• by Jesse Vad, SJV Water

More than a year after floods devastated the small town of Woodlake in Tulare County, residents finally feel hopeful about the future thanks to new infrastructure projects and an ongoing lawsuit they are bringing against local governments and other agencies. In March of 2023, homes in northwest Woodlake were hit with floods after historic storms…

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Infrastructure the main topic at Kern’s annual water summit

March 7, 2024

• by Lois Henry and Jesse Vad, SJV Water

With nature providing plenty of water – finally – this year, and groundwater regulation well underway, water managers, farmers and others turned their focus to infrastructure at Thursday’s Water Summit put on by the Water Association of Kern County. Early in the day’s line up of speakers, Edward Ring, senior fellow with the California Policy…

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Valley agencies in a race against winter and a fast-approaching state deadline to repair flood damage

September 22, 2023

• by Lisa McEwen, SJV Water

All across Tulare County, the race is on to repair flood-damaged infrastructure before an anticipated El Niño winter and an even more looming expiration of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order that relaxed permitting for levee work and debris clean up. The work has lagged, though, as creeks and rivers are still flowing or the ground…

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Still sinking rebuilt section of Friant-Kern Canal will officially “open” after ribbon-cutting ceremony

Woodlake residents sue government entities over flood damage; glad to see progress on infrastructure projects

Infrastructure the main topic at Kern’s annual water summit

Valley agencies in a race against winter and a fast-approaching state deadline to repair flood damage

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