A Rank security officer patrolling the Turlock Irrigation District canals early Monday found a horse on the north bank looking into the canal. When he got closer he discovered the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Water for 2017 irrigation system now available to deliver and order
Water for the 2017 irrigation system is now available and being delivered by the Merced Irrigation District, according to a statement. The MID Board of Directors decided the district’s surface … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Irrigation District offers unlimited water at half of last year’s cost
The wealth of rain falling on Merced County this year led the Merced Irrigation District board on Friday to approve a budget that will allow district growers to buy as … Click to Continue »
Read More »Much of West Side gets 5 percent farm irrigation water allotment
Central Valley Project has little for several districts but 100 percent for senior rights holders Winter storms helped much of state, but West Side suffers from reduced Delta pumping Drought, fish protections have combined to sharply lower supply … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Irrigation District board to vote on water for farmers
Special meeting set for Tuesday Tentative operating budget proposes delivering 275,000 acre-feet of surface water Lake McClure still in the clutches of drought … Click to Continue »
Read More »News on Lake McClure raises hopes for irrigation, recreation
Merced Irrigation District will hold a special meeting to discuss water allocations Watershed much better than last year, still below average Recreation outlook varied … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock Irrigation District board doubles water allotment over 2015
Turlock-area farmers can get up to 36 inches over 2016 irrigation season Deliveries will still be short of level in ample years District encourages river water over well pumping … Click to Continue »
Read More »March weather will determine Merced irrigation season
First storm in March drenches Valley after dry February MID hopes for more storms in March Last year at this time MID announced no irrigation season … Click to Continue »
Read More »U.S. judge rules Merced Irrigation District can sue U.K. bank over energy prices
MID suing Barclays over alleged manipulation of energy prices from 2006 to 2008 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission fined Barclays hundreds of millions for similar claims … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno Irrigation District Won’t Make Surface Water Deliveries For First Time Ever
For the first time ever, growers in the Fresno Irrigation District will not receive their regular surface water deliveries, and the drought is to blame. No surface water means growers will have to rely on ground water. The Fresno Irrigation district says it’s history in the making, but not in …
Read More »Fresno Irrigation District will not make water deliveries this year
For the first time in the Fresno Irrigation District’s history, no regular water surface deliveries will be made to growers. Because of the drought, and this year’s low snowpack, the Kings River will not have high runoffs. The FID voted to make minimal water available because of the low projections …
Read More »Drought Puts Drip Irrigation in High Demand
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