Friant Water Authority not concerned with low water levels
While the water year began with one of the lowest storage amounts ever, the Friant Water Authority believes low water allocations will leave them largely unaffected. The Friant Water Authority contended with several factors when it came to water allocation last year. Chief among them was “water debt” owed to the State Water Project. This year, despite a deepening drought, the authority will no longer have that burden. … After the one month mark of the 2023 water year, numbers are where they are expected to be, as far as October is concerned according to [Friant Water Authority's Ian] Buck-Mcleod. As the forecast predicts rain in the upcoming weeks for the majority of the state, he said this is a positive look for the waterways.