Friant Kern Canal

August 17, 2024 441

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Attorneys for the Friant Water Authority and Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency agreed to mediation...

SJV WATER: Friant Water Authority pins projected canal project shortfall on four ag water districts, wants them to pony up

August 13, 2024 409

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Even as work on the first phase of fixing the sinking Friant-Kern Canal is nearly...

PRESS RELEASE: FWA / AEWSD Statement on court ruling on lawsuit against ETGSA over Friant-Kern Canal subsidence

Press Release/Other

July 3, 2024 168

Press release from the Friant Water Authority and the Arvin Edison Water Storage District: The Tulare County Superior Court issued...

PRESS RELEASE: Court confirms ETGSA’s view of settlement agreement

Press Release/Other

July 2, 2024 166

Press release from the East Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency: Today the Court met for the first time with lawyers for...

SJV WATER: Kaweah’s new groundwater plan may be enough to negate state action, if they can see eye-to-eye on subsidence

July 2, 2024 278

By Lisa McEwen , SJV Water The state came to Tulare County and gave water managers in the Kaweah subbasin...

NOTICE: Friant Water Authority Announces Public Scoping Meeting for the Friant-Kern Canal Pump-Back Project

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 29, 2024 180

From the Friant Water Authority: Friant Water Authority, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), is holding a...

SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit over sinking canal altered but moving forward

May 8, 2024 413

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water One of multiple charges in a lawsuit that pins blame for the perpetually sinking Friant-Kern...

SJV WATER: Sinking canal has “everyone’s attention” and could put entire Tule subbasin under state control

Maven

March 5, 2024 1076

By Lois Henry and Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fallout over the ever sinking Friant-Kern Canal could affect growers throughout the...

SJV WATER: Newly rebuilt Friant-Kern Canal still sinking from overpumping, Tulare farmers not paying their share for the fix, lawsuit alleges

February 17, 2024 1106

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in Tulare County are being allowed to continue pumping so much groundwater that it...

PRESS RELEASE: Friant Water Authority and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District file lawsuit against the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency for breach of settlement agreement and interference with contract for water deliveries

Bureau of Reclamation News

Press Release/Other

February 16, 2024 482

Press release from the Friant Water Authority The Friant Water Authority (FWA) and the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD) have...

USBR NEWS: Making the Friant-Kern Canal Whole Again

January 23, 2023 51

Project Aims to Restore the Venerable Asset’s Ability to Convey Water By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation When a key...

AG ALERT: Drought exposes need to upgrade water facilities

Ag Alert

Notebook News and Features

June 16, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Severe drought highlights the need for greater investment to improve aging California water facilities, and...

ENVIRO DOCS: A look at the Friant Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project

Maven

May 27, 2020 762

On May 8, the Bureau of Reclamation and Friant Water Authority released a draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for...

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