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Friant water officials dismayed over Federal water shuffle
"One day, Californians will wake up to realize that they didn’t sacrifice farms to save fish – they lost both."
April 6, 2022
Kings Co. pulls back, mulls options on halting massive ag water pipeline
An effort to halt the construction of a controversial water pipeline in Kings County found itself backed-up late last week.
April 4, 2022
Feds slash water supplies for Valley communities
The announcement affects water supplies for a bevy of Valley communities, including the City and County of Fresno.
April 3, 2022
Peace deal? Valley farmers see Treaty of Versailles in Newsom’s water pact
Valley water officials feel as though Newsom's water "peace" deal is a Godfather-inspired offer they can't refuse.
March 29, 2022
Gray demands audit into Calif.’s 700,000 acre-feet water loss
Gray is pointing the finger over a sizable wager loss at the powerful Department of Water Resources.
March 29, 2022
Water confab makes clear: Valley agriculture needs “greenlash” to Calif. restrictions
The San Joaquin Valley's future as the agricultural heartbeat of the United States and the world faces an existential crisis, an assembled group of water policymakers and state lawmakers warned Friday.
March 27, 2022
Drought Yo-Yo: Calif. officials announce hefty cuts to water deliveries
California officials warned that supplies could be zeroed out. The actual announcement came short of that doom-and-gloom prospect.
March 20, 2022
Official: Calif. to zero out water supplies again amid dry winter
For the second time in a single water season, California water officials are preparing to zero out water deliveries to Valley farmers, the state's top water official said Tuesday.
March 16, 2022
Lawmakers reject bill to tap Calif. surplus for water projects
Long-shot hopes of tapping the multi-billion dollar surplus for water projects in the Golden State are firmly dead-on-arrival.
March 10, 2022
Fong zeroes in on Newsom zeroing out water storage spending
The hunt for long-term drought resiliency has grown into frustration for Asm. Vince Fong (R–Bakersfield).
March 3, 2022