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Valadao’s top priorities in 2023? Boosting Valley water supplies, U.S. energy production
High gas prices and a fluctuating situation with California's water supplies have dominated the state. Rep. David Valadao is taking the challenge head-on.
March 13, 2023
WATCH: Intense flows down Kings River amid Valley storms
Weekend storms sent a crush of water down the Kings River on Friday. Fresno County Sheriff's deputies captured the flow.
March 13, 2023
Valadao’s take on Biden’s Valley water grab: Where’s the beef?
Rep. David Valadao has plenty of questions for the Biden administration over plans to limit water flow to the Valley. Team Biden has no answers.
March 12, 2023
Army Corps prepares for Kings River flooding, temporarily cuts Pine Flat Dam flow
The temporary measure comes in an attempt to reduce flooding along the Kings River as storms arrive.
March 9, 2023
Duarte, House panel dig in on Calif.’s woeful water policies
The Central Valley’s dire water situation took center stage in the nation’s capital on Wednesday.
March 8, 2023
Valley’s water managers celebrate winning key SGMA approval from Calif. regulators
In light of California's decisions regarding the viability of groundwater sustainability plans, local water managers in Fresno County are celebrating.
March 7, 2023
Calif. officials OK 40% of Valley groundwater plans
Top California water officials told a bevy of Valley groundwater sub-basins there’s much left to be desired in state-mandated SGMA conservation plans.
March 2, 2023
A case of B.S.: Porterville man pleads guilty in $9mil manure Ponzi scheme
Ray Brewer ran the scheme in California and Idaho for five years before fleeing to Montana.
February 28, 2023
Calif.’s water woes are an endless blame game. Here’s the hidden culprit.
"The people in charge of supplying the farms and cities with water are not being held accountable for failures," writes Hammonds.
February 27, 2023
Calif. Water Board pauses Delta rules, boosting water supplies for storage
The move follows a call from Gov. Gavin Newsom and the two agencies tasked with managing water flow on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to pause flushing more water to the Pacific amid uncertain storm patterns.
February 23, 2023