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Grim water year start for Central Valley Project
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As severe drought condi- tions continue, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project began the 2022 water year on Oct. 1 with 3.21 mil- lion acre-feet of water — one of the lowest starting points in recent years.CVP major reservoirs include: Trinity, Shasta, Folsom, New Melo- nes, Millerton, and the federal share of San Luis Reservoir— approximately 52 percent of a 15-year average. The water year begins Oct. 1 each year and ends Sept. 30.
“After a dry 2020 water year, a critically dry 2021, and
beginning the 2022 water year with one of the lowest carry- over storage amounts in recent years, Reclamation remains all hands on deck and fully com- mitted to planning for another dry year,” said Regional Direc- tor Ernest Conant. “We will continue to collaborate with our water users, stakeholders, and agency partners to develop and implement proactive mea- sures and creative solutions to get through the coming water year together and best manage our critical water resources.”
Water years 2020 and 2021 are the second driest two- year period on record, behind 1976-1977. Although the Sac-
ramento and San Joaquin val- leys received well-below av- erage rainfall, the snowpack in March 2021 indicated that sufficient reservoir inflow was likely available to meet CVP requirements.
Conditions significantly changed at the end of April 2021, however, when reservoir inflow from snowmelt was significantly less than expect- ed. Inflow to Shasta Reservoir, California’s largest reservoir, was the lowest on record dur- ing the 2021 water year.
The CVP is the largest single source of irrigation water in California, typically supplying water to about 3
million acres of agricultural land in the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys. The CVP also provides urban water for millions of people and industrial water essential to the San Francisco Bay Area’s economy. Water from the CVP is also essential for the envi- ronment, wildlife and fishery restoration, and hydroelectric power production.
During the 2021 water year, CVP powerplants gener- ated about 2.9 billion kilowatt- hours; well below an average year, which is about 4.5 billion kilowatt-hours. Project use is anticipated to have consumed about 20 percent of this en-
ergy; the remaining energy was made available to public agency contractors serve by the Western Area Power Ad- ministration.
Reclamation continues to work with federal and state partner agencies and CVP wa- ter and power customers to prepare for potentially ongo- ing drought conditions. Anoth- er consecutive dry water year would present extreme opera- tional challenges for the CVP.
For additional storage in- formation, visit www.usbr. gov/mp/cvo; for additional in- formation on the 2021 water year, visit www.usbr.gov/mp/ drought.
RC president Buckley visits Dinuba Lions
Reedley College President Dr. Jerry Buckley, middle, stood with Dinuba Lions Club First Vice President Chuck Hulsey, left, and past State Center Community College District trustee
and president Ron Nishinaka during a visit last month to the Dinuba Lions Club. Buckley spoke at the club's Sept.
16 meeting to share his vision with the college and expand its connection wtih Dinuba in the future.
Dinuba Lions Club / Photo Contributed
Community College Dis- trict's vaccine mandate. The mandate states that all employees, students, contractors and visitors must provide proof of full vaccination status in order to access cam- pus buildings, or other indoor space unless hav- ing a legally required ex- emption.
In Tulare County, the most recent vaccina- tion update as of Oct. 17 shows that 237,685 peo- ple )43.2 percent) had been fully vaccinated, with 434,045 total dos- es administered. That marked an increase of less than 5,000 from the previous week.
Total COVID cases in Dinuba rose by 92 for the week, to 5,564. There were 22 addition- al cases in Orosi and 14 more positive cases in Cutler.
POLICE LOG Continued from page A5
the 2300 block of North Thompson Avenue, re- sulting in the arrest of one person involved.
• A disturbance was reported at 5:07 p.m. in the 1000 block of J Street.
• A subject check at 6:27 p.m. at East and Myra
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Neighbors at the time said the home where the shooting took place was quiet, and the residents who lived there kept to themselves and didn’t bother anyone.
It is still not known if Encinia lived at the home or was visiting. Police did not disclose if Encinia and Porti- llo knew each other, or if Encinia was the intended target of the shooting.
As of Oct. 19, Reed- ley has been the scene of three homicides for 2021.
The first homicide took place on April 13. Elizandro Diaz, 27, of Reedley was shot and killed as he walked back to work from his lunch break at the Bravante Produce Plant in Reedley. The suspect in that shoot- ing David Cedeno, 26, of Reedley, was ar- rested in Missouri on June 3.
Josue Cardenas was gunned down on July 26, just a few weeks after the En- cinia shooting. Police later arrested 18-year- old James Lopez of Parlier in connection with the Cardenas ho- micide.
Anyone with ad- ditional information on any of the three cases is asked to call the Reedley Police De- partment at (559) 637- 4250.
avenues resulted in an arrest for an outstand- ing warrant.
• A vehicle stop at 9:27 p.m. at Reed and North avenues resulted in the arrest of the driver for an outstanding warrant. • A subject check at 11:31 p.m. in the 1300 block of G Street result- ed in an arrest for an outstanding warrant.
MVT Staff Report
Dr. Jerry Buckley, Reed- ley College president, shared his vision of the college's continuing connection to Di- nuba when he spoke at the September meeting of the club last month.
Buckley provided a pre- sentation at the Sept. 16 meeting that included a drone overview of the cam- pus, provided history of the college, and took attend- ees on a virtual tour of the school's newest buildings.He also talked about how the RC community has handled the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Lions Club members
learned of the college's ex- pansion of the Flight Sci- ence and Arts programs, and Buckley also shared about the education programs unique to the college.
Buckley's appearance was part of his effort to ex- tend the college's reach to outlying areas, even into Tu- lare County.
Also attending the meet- ing was Ron Nishinaka, former trustee and former president with the State Center Community College District.
VIRUS
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Vaccination rates in Fresno County had only been updated through Oct. 14, but in that re- port the county finally hit the 500,000 mark in final doses administered. The report showed a to- tal of 1,147,994 vaccines doses had been admin- istered to residents and non-residents.
As of Oct. 15, Reed- ley College began en- forcing the State Center
COVID-19 update
As of the most recent update as of Tuesday, Oct. 19, there had been 133,688 confirmed cases (24.2 daily cases per 100,000 population) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 1,799,488 tests in Fresno County, with 2,063 deaths and 273 hospitalizations (58 in ICU).
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In Tulare County, there was a total of 65,078 confirmed cases (2,393 active, an increase of 28 for the week) of COVID- 19 with 949 deaths and 166 people hospitalized (24 in ICU) as of Tuesday,
A total of 61,736 people (94.9 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, Oct. 19.
Oct. 19 listed the same number of cases as posted in recent weeks of data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
Oct. 19. Breakdowns by cities/regions through Oct. 19 show 5,564 total cases in Dinuba, 1,850 in Orosi, 940 in Cutler, 354 in Traver, 91 in the rural area south of Reedley and 39 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
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DINUBA ATHLETIC PROFILE
Casimiro Barragan
Dinuba High
football
Quarterback Casimiro Barragan completed 23 of 27 passes for 213 yards and three touchdowns in the Emperors' 42-41 overtime defeat at Kingsburg High on Oct. 15. The senior has completed 110 of 180 passes (61 percent) for 1,824 yards and 18 TDs.
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