Valley Republicans and Democrats are praising President Donald Trump's action Wednesday to send more water to California farms and cities. Trump signed a memo during a political rally in Bakersfield on Wednesday to change environmental calculations that have limited the pumping of Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta water to users across...
West-Side Water Ticks Up to 65% of Allocation. Is It Too Little, Too Late?
The heavy rains and snow falling on California this year are enabling the Bureau of Reclamation to boost water deliveries to growers on the west side of Fresno County. The Bureau of Reclamation announced Wednesday that it will supply South-of-Delta growers with 65% of their contracted water total. "This has...
Good News for Groundwater Recharge: Irrigation Deliveries Extended
While many local growers have begun harvesting their crops, the Fresno Irrigation District will continue surface water deliveries past the scheduled Aug. 31 shutdown. Deliveries throughout the district now will end Sept. 15 with one exception: East side deliveries will end Sept. 30. Groundwater Sustainability Why is the district delivering...
Interior Secretary Wants Plan in 15 Days to Boost Water Deliveries
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a memo Friday outlining his expectations that federal officials quickly come up with a plan to increase irrigation deliveries to farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. "The time for action is now," Zinke wrote in an Aug. 17 memo that called for action...