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MEETING NOTES: Funding for Cawelo Water District’s Poso Creek work moving forward

February 12, 2024

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water

* “Meeting Notes” is a new feature focused on Kern County water districts, funded through a grant from the James B. McClatchy Foundation. Please consider supporting SJV Water to continue this important coverage. Meeting: Cawelo Water District board of directors Date: February 8, 2024 Agenda: CLICK HERE Major topic: Poso Creek repair funding David Ansolabehere,…

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MEETING NOTES: Cawelo Water District still hoping for federal reimbursement for work on Poso Creek flooding damage

January 8, 2024

• by Sonia Lemus, freelance for SJV Water

* “Meeting Notes” is a new feature focused on Kern County water districts, funded through a grant from the James B. McClatchy Foundation. Please consider supporting SJV Water to continue this important coverage. Meeting: Cawelo Water District board of directors Date: Dec. 12, 2023 Agenda: CLICK HERE Packet: Major topic: Poso Creek 2023 Flood Emergency…

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Kern County agencies seek nearly $50 million to repair damage and dig out from last winter’s storms

November 6, 2023

• by Lois Henry

Kern County agencies are still digging out, literally in some cases, from last winter’s storms as they seek federal funding and hope for enough time to fix damage before another wet winter. County agencies submitted requests for reimbursements totalling nearly $50 million for costs to repair damage from the 2023 storms and floods, according to…

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Poso: Kern County’s recurring problem creek in search of a solution

August 24, 2023

• by Lois Henry

It’s no mystery why the tiny community of Pond was flooded out this last spring. All you had to do was drive four miles south to see the massive pile of debris at the Highway 43 bridge to know all that water churning through the normally dry Poso Creek was going to bust out and…

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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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Funding to protect valley towns from flooding yanked out of budget even as climate change increases threat

February 9, 2023

• by Lois Henry

The same day that water gushed over the banks of Miles Creek swamping the small town of Planada in Merced County last month, the Newsom’s administration pulled $40 million out of its proposed budget that was intended for flood protection projects in the San Joaquin Valley. Advocates had worked for years to get that money…

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MEETING NOTES: Funding for Cawelo Water District’s Poso Creek work moving forward

MEETING NOTES: Cawelo Water District still hoping for federal reimbursement for work on Poso Creek flooding damage

Kern County agencies seek nearly $50 million to repair damage and dig out from last winter’s storms

Poso: Kern County’s recurring problem creek in search of a solution

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

Funding to protect valley towns from flooding yanked out of budget even as climate change increases threat

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