Comments on: Mathis, Hurtado introduce water legislation

By: Dave M

Dave M — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:08:20 +0000

Anything to get more money from the tax payer. Maybe we need to take it from the illegals! How about taking it from the over inflated salaries of our bs politicos?

By: Dan Plano

Dan Plano — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 05:45:45 +0000

If you drink water, if you take a bath or shower, was clothes, etc., you are a water user. The Friant brings in an enormous amount of water used for recharge. Also, the most significant subsidence is in areas that don’t receive federal water, and rely solely on groundwater. Even though Friant’s 32 long-term contractors have a contract to receive water, and have repaid the costs of the Friant-Kern Canal and related facilities, the Bureau of Reclamation owns the canal itself. The federal government prefers to lend money for infrastructure projects to the owner of the facility in question, but in this case, the owner is itself, which complicates matters.

By: Craig Bell

Craig Bell — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:45:18 +0000

First, the Friant Kern Canal is a Federal project and Federal not State funds should be used for erpairs,
Second, the over pumping of the aquifer and resultant land subsidence has been known for over 70 years. Those who willfully continued to cause the problem should be held financially responsible not the State’s taxpayers. Say no to a guilty, special interest, bailout.

By: Saul Travers

Saul Travers — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 22:48:33 +0000

Water users who get their water from the Friant Kern Canal are the ones who should pay for the repairs. Water pumpers closest to the areas of subsidence who have caused the problem with groundwater overpumping should pay the most.