Water

By ROBIN SHEPARD Times Correspondent Two wells providing drinking water in Atwater have tested positive for two contaminants that may pose specific health and environmental concerns. Residents were notified of the presence of Perfluorohexane Sulfonic Acid (PFHxS) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) in the water system in their April city…

The Valley Water Collaborative (VWC) began accepting applications this week for its new free well testing and replacement water program for private…

The view of Lake McClure as you drive past Horseshoe Bend is amazing. Never in our memory has the lake been this full of water. The river through…

By John M. Derby, The Times Publisher & Jonathan Whitaker, Managing Editor Years ago, when Tony Coelho was our Congressman, we asked him to name the No. 1 issue that was critical for California's survival. He did not hesitate, "WATER!" Coelho was a Los Banos native who grew up working on his family’s dairy farm. He would…

There was a time when flooding was common place here and G Street was G Grade — built high enough to stop the water overflowing from Bear Creek. Bear…

Where we stay in Baja California, Mexico, there is no fresh water. We have the ocean water, and the water which can be drilled for — but that has so much…

Editor’s Note: Merced Irrigation District General Manager John Sweigard issued the following open invitation to California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday:  “For years, we have worked in good faith with the State Water Board, your secretaries and your staff. Despite our best efforts, and backed by solid science about salmon and the…

By JOHN SWEIGARD In October, the State Water Resources Control Board did what most observers always expected it would eventually do. It walked away…

Water access and reliability was top of mind for valley businesses, both in terms of infrastructure needs and economic policies, according to a recent poll by…