SJV WATER: Poso Creek water ends standoff with powerful the J.G. Boswell when it busts through berms, heads north SJV Water Current Conditions April 1, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Poso Creek took control of a days-long stand off between the powerful J.G. Boswell...
SJV WATER: Flooding out other farmers was “premeditated” by the powerful J.G. Boswell Company, one farmer asserts SJV Water Current Conditions March 25, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water By the time Erik Hansen had a moment to sit down in a Corcoran pizza...
SJV WATER: State Water Resources Chief in the valley to assess flood response and whether state intervention is needed SJV Water Policy and regulation March 23, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what could be a precursor to state intervention in the San Joaquin Valley’s –...
SJV WATER: Boswell-Poso Creek “stand off” continues as flood waters build SJV Water Current Conditions March 22, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The stand off over draining Poso Creek flood waters into a canal owned by the...
SJV WATER: Threats of arrest force hard decisions on Poso Creek, which could swamp two towns SJV Water Current Conditions March 21, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Jack Mitchell’s phone is ringing off the hook these days, but he almost always picks...
SJV WATER: Ugly deeds, politics and high drama swirl amid the waters of a re-emerging Tulare Lake SJV Water Current Conditions March 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The drama was high on the Tulare Lake bed Saturday as flood waters pushed some...
SJV WATER: Hoping to “take the pressure off” flooded areas, a levee is cut in the old Tulare Lake SJV Water Current Conditions March 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water After days of debate and delay the Kings County Board of Supervisors ordered a levee...
FRESNOLAND: Big rivers kept in check as residents grappled with havoc from streams, springs and snowmelt in Madera and Fresno counties Fresnoland Current Conditions March 18, 2023By Gregory Weaver, Fresnoland In Fresno and Madera counties, it was smaller streams and snowmelt that caused most of the...
GRIST: How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers Grist Climate changeHydrology March 15, 2023As storms get warmer and wetter, the state’s flood control system is struggling to keep up. By Jake Bittle, Grist...
SJV WATER: Damage from “severe breach” of Friant-Kern Canal construction at Deer Creek difficult to assess SJV Water Water project operations March 14, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water An unfinished section of the new Friant-Kern Canal suffered a “severe breach” at Deer Creek...
SJV WATER: Kern River outflow from Lake Isabella is ramping up but, no, it is not a “flood release” SJV Water Current Conditions March 14, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Outflow from Lake Isabella into the Kern River increased on Tuesday but only because downriver...
THE CONVERSATION: Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists The Conversation Climate changeHydrology March 14, 2023By Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms...
SJV WATER: Storm could “push the limits” of San Joaquin Valley’s flood response systems SJV Water Current Conditions March 8, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water If the coming storm hits as predicted starting late Thursday, San Joaquin Valley flooding hot...
COMMENTARY: How California can prepare for future floods before a megastorm hits Cal Matters Commentary January 17, 2023By Gerald Meral, director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute Californians have suddenly turned their attention...
DWR NEWS: When the River Rises, Weirs Get to Work Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management January 12, 2023By DWR News Much of California enjoyed a brief break from the succession of atmospheric river storms that have drenched...
