SJV WATER: Floodplain projects are “foreign concept” for the south valley SJV Water Ecosystems May 26, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water One of the surest ways to corral flooding on the valley floor is floodplain restoration...
DWR NEWS: In the face of a changing climate, DWR is committed to making investments in forecasting our water supply Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management May 26, 2023By DWR News As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like...
DWR NEWS: DWR Uses Kern River Intertie to Redirect Flood Water from Tulare Lake Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations May 22, 2023By DWR News The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is using a unique piece of State Water Project (SWP)...
SJV WATER: Kern River headed to intertie Saturday after brief delay SJV Water Water project operations 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 Current Conditions 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 Water project operations 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 Groundwater News May 9, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern Water Bank Authority paid $35,000 just to file an application for a temporary...
SJV WATER: Longtime agreement keeps J.G. Boswell Company land dry in the old Buena Vista Lake bed in Kern County SJV Water Current Conditions April 20, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The old Buena Vista Lake bed in Kern County will remain mostly dry and continue...
SJV WATER: Red tape kept Bakersfield from clearing Kern River channel for years SJV Water Current Conditions 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 Water quality April 19, 2023by 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 Current Conditions 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 Current ConditionsHydrology 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 Water project operations 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 Current Conditions April 2, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The rumors were so rampant, that Kings County sent agricultural inspectors into the old Tulare...
SJV WATER: In defense of tomatoes: “Wherever it isn’t going to flood, we’re going to try to farm.” – Boswell president SJV Water Current Conditions April 2, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Representatives of the J.G. Boswell Company defended both the agricultural giant’s handling of flood water...
