An investment analysis that looked at how much it would cost water users to build and operate the proposed Temperance Flat Dam northeast of Fresno without government funding was finished earlier this year and quietly passed among water districts, which just as quietly asked the federal government to shelve work...
How’s the Weather? ‘Wet Indeed!’
The National Weather Service in Hanford customarily delivers its forecasts and wrap-ups in a just-the-facts manner. But its Twitter account shared much enthusiasm for this week's slow-moving storm that is strengthening the summer water outlook after February's dry skies. "Wet indeed!" trumpeted the NWS-Hanford tweet Thursday morning tallying the 48-hour...
Water Effort Unites Brown, McCarthy, and Feinstein
The Sacramento Bee reports that two leading Democrats, Gov. Jerry Brown and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, are joining forces with Kevin McCarthy, the most powerful Republican in the House of Representatives, to bring hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for California water projects. Feinstein and McCarthy are aiming to...
Costa & Denham Deliver Bipartisan Victory for Valley Water
The western United States — including the San Joaquin Valley — could see significant increases in water storage capacity due to legislation that passed the House of Representatives on Thursday. Overcoming the continuing rancor in Congress, the legislation cleared the House with bipartisan backing and also has the support of...
2018 Election? Rep. Denham Beams With Confidence.
Congressman Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) serves on three committees perfect for a Valley congressman: transportation, agriculture and natural resources. When Take 5 met Denham recently at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, it was no surprise that those were the topics of discussion. Denham answered questions on: His views on the...