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release.
That day, the California Department
of Water Resources updated forecast estimated the “most probable” Kings River runoff during the peak April- through-July snowmelt period is ex- pected to total only 330,000 acre-feet, 27 percent of average. That figure assumes that normal precipitation (usually very little at this time of year) were to occur through July.
The 330,000 acre-feet figure would be 100,000 acre-feet higher than the lowest-ever April-July period on record, which occurred in 2015. Accoding to the KRWA, just one week ago the state’s
April-July forecast for the Kings Riv- er stood at 350,000 acre-feet, 29 percent of average.
The federal California-Nevada River Forecast Center predicts a higher Kings River April-July runoff total — 349,000 acre-feet, or 28 percent of average.
The bleak water outlook spurred ac- tion from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who on May 10 announced that the state is ex- panding the drought emergency to 41 total counties, including all Central Val- ley counties.
The emergency declaration directs state agencies to take action to increase drought resilience, which includes low- ering reservoir releases to conserve wa- ter. There are no mandatory conserva- tion directives in the order.
COVID-19 update
As of the most recent update on Tuesday, May 11, there had been 101,755 confirmed cases (2 percent positive rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 1,215,804 tests in Fresno County, with 1,682 deaths and 91 hospitalizations.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through May 11 (Fresno County's new dashboard surveillance is providing more pinpoint updates for regions rather than cities), the Sanger region continued with the most total overall positive cases with 6,102 (4,500 in the city proper) and 63 deaths with no recent updates from the FCDPH website. Through the May 11 update, Reedley (including immediate surrounding rural areas) still showed 4,454 cases (3,500 in the city proper) and 72 deaths; Parlier was at 2,970 (2,500 in city) cases with 37 deaths and Orange Cove had 1,500 (2,820 regional)
reported an additional death (now up to 37) while Fowler added one death and is at 21. The county as a whole has had 1,682 pandemic- related deaths since March 2020.
In Tulare County, Di-
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questions also came up. “Tombstone will now have Sanger’s water rates as well as any in- crease they’d have to pay those also,” said Vincent Wall during the public portion. “The only
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• Officers made an ar- rest for suspected DUI at 4th Street and Morton Avenue.
• An incident report was filed pertaining to a dis- turbance in the 800 block of Academy Avenue.
• An arrest was made after a reported shooting at a dwelling in the 400 block of J Street.
• Officers arrested a driver for suspected DUI during a traffic stop at 5th Street and Bethel Avenue.
Sunday, May 9
There were 59 calls
problem is they have no representation. None of you represent Tomb- stone. Who would be protecting Tombstone's interests if we raise our water rates? Poor Amer- ican value, to see people taxed without represen- tation,”
According to a 2019
for service and three traffic citations were is- sued.
• Officers made an ar- rest during a traffic stop at 5th Street and Lyon Avenue.
• A vehicle storage call was made in the 1900 block of Lorena Avenue. • Officers made an ar- rest for a restraining or- der violation in the 1100 block of DeWitt Avenue. • Officers made mental evaluation reports in the 600 block of Quality Av- enue and the 400 block of Greenwood Avenue. • A missing person re- port was filed in the 500 block of Elizabeth Av- enue.
article in the California Water News Daily, many residents — especially in impoverished communi- ties and those who rely on private water wells — went dry during the state's droughts.
The estimated proj- ect cost would be just under $3 million. Con- struction completion date would be on Dec. 31, 2022.
A total of 48,506 people (97.8 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of May 11.
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pitalizations continue to fluctuate. Even with 12 additional people hospi- talized in Fresno County on the 11th, it's still two fewer that last week. In Tulare County, hospital- izations continue to dip; downto14asofMay11 with just one person in intensive care.
The Central Val- ley region also has nearly turned orange as a whole. On May 11, Madera County offi- cials announced that the county has met the two- week goal of reduced numbers to move up to the moderate tier. Enter- ing this week, only Mer- ced County remains in the red substantial tier.
From the period of May 3 through May 11, vaccinations climbed by nearly 35,000, to 715,486. Of these vac- cinations, 287,830 were final doses. In Tulare County, roughly an addi- tional 10,000 people re- ceived either their first or second COVID shot as the number grew to 274,758 as of May 11.
Fresno County's data surveillance page pro- vided an update to posi- tive cases for individual communities, although the numbers continue to be counted by each hundred cases. Reedley was the only commu- nity to have a notice- able move as they sur- passed the 3,600 case mark with 72 deaths, an increase of two. Parlier
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Geese gather around a small pool of wa- ter along the Kings River at the southern end of Cricket Hollow Park in Reedley. The Kings River will have a meager water flow this summer, as the Kings River Water As- sociation estimates a flow of just 330,000 acre-feet.
For the entire 2020-21 water year that will conclude Sept. 30, the federal forecast is that Kings River runoff es- timate will be just 462,000 acre-feet, 27 percent of average. The state’s updated Kings River water year forecast is for 446,000 acre-feet, 26 percent of average.
“The final survey of 22 Kings River watershed snow survey courses on May 1 found snowpack water content averag- ing only 16 per center of that date’s nor- mal,” Meadows said in the news release. “The only significant remaining snow- pack was found at the higher elevations, and it was well below average. Many courses had no snow to measure at all.”
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