PNNL: Adding snow to estimates of spring flooding Pacific Northwest National Laboratory News July 11, 2023A PNNL scheme to improve small-scale hydrologic infrastructure helps pinpoint local flood risks By Corydon Ireland, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...
SJV WATER: Vast stretches of water that have refilled sections of the old Tulare Lake are actually changing nearby weather SJV Water News July 1, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The partially refilled Tulare Lake is so large, with so much water spread over so...
SJV WATER: Pine Flat Dam releases water over spillway, but that doesn’t mean the lake is “full” SJV Water News June 29, 2023Press release from the Kings River Conservation District As Pine Flat Reservoir’s water storage increases and the lake level rises,...
SJV WATER: Flooding in Firebaugh has come in a slow, relentless creep as high San Joaquin River flows seep through levees into basements, ruin crops and leave land too sodden to farm SJV Water News June 9, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The surging San Joaquin River is proving to be another tough water management problem. The...
SJV WATER: Floodplain projects are “foreign concept” for the south valley SJV Water News May 26, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water One of the surest ways to corral flooding on the valley floor is floodplain restoration...
SJV WATER: Kern River headed to intertie Saturday after brief delay SJV Water News May 18, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern River water is expected to go into the intertie, which connects the river to...
SJV WATER: State to pay $17 – $20 million for repeated rebuild of Corcoran levee SJV Water News May 12, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state will front Kings County $17-$20 million to pay for raising the Corcoran levee...
SJV WATER: Kern River water to go into California Aqueduct to keep it out of Tulare Lake; flows to ramp up mid-June SJV Water News May 12, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water For the first time in 17 years, the Kern River “intertie” will be opened on...
SJV WATER: Kern River water may be plentiful this year but it’s never cheap SJV Water News May 9, 2023 1By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern Water Bank Authority paid $35,000 just to file an application for a temporary...
SJV WATER: Red tape kept Bakersfield from clearing Kern River channel for years SJV Water News April 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water It isn’t just water that’s been barreling down the Kern River in this historic water...
CAL MATTERS: After the deluge: Floods may taint more drinking water in California Cal Matters News April 19, 2023 21by Alistair Bland, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
SJV WATER: The Tule River watershed remains a wild card in a wild water year SJV Water News April 17, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Residents and farms along the Tule River have been hammered by flood waters this year....
THE CONVERSATION: Epic snow from all those atmospheric rivers in the West is starting to melt, and the flood danger is rising The Conversation News April 17, 2023Q&A with Chad Hecht, Research and Operations Meteorologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego...
SJV WATER: Isabella Dam safety project done just in time for record snowpack SJV Water News April 4, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Speaker after speaker on Tuesday noted the years long construction project to increase safety on...
SJV WATER: Boswell holds flood water off some lake bed ground while planting tomatoes SJV Water News April 2, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The rumors were so rampant, that Kings County sent agricultural inspectors into the old Tulare...
