Water Wrights Reports (2025)

22/05/2025

Chowchilla Has High Hopes for GSP Approval
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The board of directors of the Chowchilla Water District met in regular session on May 14, 2025 at the District offices. President Roger Schuh called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. with four directors present and Russell Harris absent.
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https://waterwrights.net/chowchilla-water-district-may-14-2025/
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By Joel Hastings The board of directors of the Chowchilla Water District met in regular session on May 14, 2025 at the District offices. President Roger Schuh called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. with four directors present and Russell Harris absent. SGMA Requests With public comment invited, Dr...

20/05/2025

Stockton East - Knowing Your Forecast Early Enough to Make a Difference
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For water managers in California, the gap between real-time conditions and the metrics that dictate operations can be a source of real frustration. Just ask Justin Hopkins, General Manager at Stockton East Water District (SEWD).

Earlier this year, as New Melones Reservoir approached capacity and potential flood releases, the San Joaquin River Index (SJRI)- a metric used to classify water year type and determine Central Valley Project (CVP) allocations- still labeled the year as “dry.”
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Read full story 👇here:
https://waterwrights.net/beating-the-lag-how-stockton-east-took-charge-of-the-water-year-may-20-2025/
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By Jackie Miller For water managers in California, the gap between real-time conditions and the metrics that dictate operations can be a source of real frustration. Just ask Justin Hopkins, General Manager at Stockton East Water District (SEWD). Earlier this year, as New Melones Reservoir approached...

19/05/2025

Madera GSA Fine Tunes Water Measuring
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The Madera County board of supervisors convened as the board of the Madera GSA at 1:39 p.m. on May 13th in the county office building on 4th Street in Madera with Chair Leticia Gonzalez wielding the gavel. The agenda was concise and treated with dispatch in no small measure because the items had been considered and refined at the previous two GSA Committee meetings held May 6th and April 1st.
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Read full story 👇here:
https://waterwrights.net/madera-county-gsa-may-13-2023/
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By Joel Hastings The Madera County board of supervisors convened as the board of the Madera GSA at 1:39 p.m. on May 13th in the county office building on 4th Street in Madera with Chair Leticia Gonzalez wielding the gavel. The agenda was concise and treated with dispatch in no small measure because....

14/05/2025

Doubled Minded Delta Policy
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The State of California has committed to a policy of protecting wild runs of its Chinook salmon. It’s reflected in both State law, in the Delta Reform Act, and in State policy, including the State Board’s Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan and Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan. The State implements salmon policy by imposing considerable restrictions on the agencies that supply water to residents, businesses, and farmers across much of California at a cost that runs into the hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Yet this year returns of wild spring-run Chinook salmon from the ocean were vanishingly small. State officials report that fewer than 25 returning adults were recorded in two of the three remaining upper Central Valley streams that feed the Sacramento River and still support independent spring-run Chinook populations.
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Read full story 👇here:
https://waterwrights.net/delta-currents-may-14-2025/
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By Paul Weiland This piece first appeared in the Center for California Water Resources Policy and Management Cognitive dissonance [noun] 1) the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes; 2) the State of California’s salmon management policy in determinations under the Endangered...

13/05/2025

Equipment & Copper Theft? Amarok Has the Answer
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Agricultural equipment theft is a growing concern for farmers and rural businesses, with losses amounting to millions of dollars each year. From tractors and GPS systems to irrigation pumps and hand tools, high-value machinery is an attractive target for criminals due to its valuable parts that can be stripped for copper wiring and other parts. The vast, often remote nature of farmlands makes surveillance challenging, and with limited law enforcement presence in rural areas, thieves have ample opportunity to strike.
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Read full story 👇here:
https://waterwrights.net/how-the-agriculture-community-can-team-up-to-stop-equipment-theft-may-13-2025/
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By Nicole Wojtkiewicz, special to WaterWrights.net Be sure to stop by Booth #202 at the Spring ACWA Conference in Monterey May 13-15th. Agricultural equipment theft is a growing concern for farmers and rural businesses, with losses amounting to millions of dollars each year. From tractors and GPS sy...

09/05/2025

San Luis Delta Mendota Getting Ready to Fix Canal Subsidence
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The San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority held its board of directors meeting on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at its Los Banos headquarters and on Zoom, the preferred online meeting platform for those of us continuously challenged by Microsnot Teams non-user friendly operations.
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https://waterwrights.net/san-luis-delta-mendota-water-authority-may-8-2025/
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By Don A. Wright The San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority held its board of directors meeting on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at its Los Banos headquarters and on Zoom, the preferred online meeting platform for those of us continuously challenged by Microsnot Teams non-user friendly operations.* The Meet...

07/05/2025

Glenn Colusa ID Says Shasta Storage Looking Good
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The Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District (GCID) Meeting of the Board of Directors was held at its headquarters at 334 E. Laurel Street, in Willows, CA. The meeting was called to order by President Logan Dennis. After the flag salute, Dennis invited the public to address the board. There were a few visitors in attendance, but with no comments from them, I was invited to introduce myself. After a brief self-introduction from yours truly, the Board and Staff were kind enough to take the time to introduce themselves, which I am grateful for, as this was my first time at a GCID meeting. General Manager Jeff Sutton asked me to tell his good friend Don Wright hello for him. [Publisher’s note: Hi back at you.]
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Read full story 👇here:
https://waterwrights.net/glenn-colusa-irrigation-district-may-1-2025/
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By Nick Edsall The Glenn Colusa Irrigation District (GCID) Meeting of the Board of Directors was held at its headquarters at 334 E. Laurel Street, in Willows, CA. The meeting was called to order by President Logan Dennis. After the flag salute, Dennis invited the public to address the board. There w...

01/05/2025

Everybody Talks About the Weather But Nobody Does Anything About It - Mark Twain... Tulare ID Knows Something That You Don't
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By Jackie Miller
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In the fall of 2023, Tulare Irrigation District’s General Manager Aaron Fukuda sat in a packed session at the ACWA conference, listening to Rob Doornbos of Weather Tools talk about their water year precipitation forecast. Fukuda wasn’t expecting much, maybe some vague guidance with probabilities. But then Doornbos began walking through the model’s past performance — and it caught Fukuda’s attention.
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Read full story 👇here:
https://waterwrights.net/how-a-forecast-a-booth-visit-and-a-big-decision-changed-the-game-for-tulare-irrigation-district-april-2025/
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By Jackie Miller In the fall of 2023, Tulare Irrigation District’s General Manager Aaron Fukuda sat in a packed session at the ACWA conference, listening to Rob Doornbos of Weather Tools talk about their water year precipitation forecast. Fukuda wasn’t expecting much, maybe some vague guidance w...

30/04/2025

The Assembly Committee on Water, Parks & Wildlife Had Long Meeting Resulting in a Long Report
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At 9:01am on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 the 13-member California State Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee was called to order in Sacramento without a quorum. Assemblywoman Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, is Chair. She may have heard a sigh of relief from all over the state when she took over as chair. For the most part she’s received decent reviews for her more informed and moderate behavior than some previous chairs.
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Read full story 👇here:
https://waterwrights.net/water-parks-wildlife-committee-april-29-2025/
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By Don A. Wright At 9:01am on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 the 13-member California State Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee was called to order in Sacramento without a quorum. Assemblywoman Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, is Chair. She may have heard a sigh of relief from all over the state when she t...

29/04/2025

Friant Looks at Pump Back Plan & Some Assembly Bills to Be Heard in Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee Today at 9:00am. AB 1146 (Papan) AB 1225 (Bennett)

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The Friant Water Authority board of directors met at the Bello Vita Event Venue in Visalia on Thursday, April 24, 2025 and on Micro Snot Teams. Due to an unavoidable circumstance of staying out way too late last night I wasn’t able to attend in person. Thus, forcing me to use the execrable MS Teams option. Fortunately I got a head start and after a half hour of University of YouTube help was able to kickout the old MS Teams and start anew with an all freshly downloaded app. What a convenient way to participate in an online meeting – just set aside a block of time to go into the system files and purge the not quite up to the moment version of Teams well before the scheduled start time of your next online meeting.
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Read full story 👇here:
https://waterwrights.net/friant-water-authority-april-24-2025/
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By Don A. Wright The Friant Water Authority board of directors met at the Bello Vita Event Venue in Visalia on Thursday, April 24, 2025 and on Micro Snot Teams. Due to an unavoidable circumstance of staying out way too late last night I wasn’t able to attend in person. Thus, forcing me to use […...

24/04/2025

Madera ID Sets Delivery Dates and Costs
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Vice President Brian Davis called to order the public meeting of the Madera Irrigation District board of directors at 2:05 p.m., following an hourlong closed session. Among the five directors, President Dave Loquaci was absent from the meeting held at the District offices on the south side of Madera. After the Pledge, it was announced there was no report from the closed session, no changes in the agenda and no conflicts of interest.
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Read full story 👇here:
https://waterwrights.net/madera-irrigation-district-april-15-2025/
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By Joel Hastings Vice President Brian Davis called to order the public meeting of the Madera Irrigation District board of directors at 2:05 p.m., following an hourlong closed session. Among the five directors, President Dave Loquaci was absent from the meeting held at the District offices on the sou...

22/04/2025

Family Farm Alliance Announces New Leadership
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The Family Farm Alliance today announced the appointment of Samantha Barncastle as its new Executive Director, effective November 1, 2025. Samantha (who prefers to go by “Sam”) is an attorney from New Mexico with over 17 years of experience in the field of complex litigation and policy making regarding water and natural resources on both the state and federal level.
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Read full story 👇here:
https://waterwrights.net/samantha-barncastle-new-head-of-family-farm-alliance-april-222025/
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Alliance Hires New Mexico Water Attorney as New Executive Director Samantha Barncastle will Take Over Leadership Duties on November 1st 2025 The Family Farm Alliance today announced the appointment of Samantha Barncastle as its new Executive Director, effective November 1, 2025. Samantha (who prefer...

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