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The ailing Friant-Kern Canal is getting a facelift seven decades after the 151-mile federal water project was completed.
Local, state and federal officials broke ground Jan. 26 on a $187 million repair of a 10-mile stretch of the canal that will improve water flow after land subsidence reduced water delivery by up to 300,000 acre-feet.
"It hasn't been easy," said state Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, whose legislation to provide state funds for the repairs was watered down and then vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom who wanted the bill to include other water projects.
TERRA BELLA – A "historic ceremony" is what was heard again and again Tuesday afternoon by numerous keynote speakers who gathered at the Friant-Kern Canal near the intersection of Avenue 96 and Road 208 in Terra Bella to celebrate the groundbreaking of a $187 million construction project to restore capacity in a 10-mile portion of the Friant-Kern Canal.
CENTRAL VALLEY, Calif. (KSEE) – Federal, state, and local officials broke ground for a $180 million restoration effort to the Friant-Kern Canal.
"Where water flows food grows," said U.S. Representative Jim Costa, who represents California's 16th District. The Central Valley of California, known as the breadbasket of the world, has three of the highest-ranked counties for food production in the United States.
TERRA BELLA – Local and Federal water officials and lawmakers celebrated the groundbreaking of a massive project on the Friant-Kern Canal on Tuesday, marking the start of the canal's restoration.
Coming in at $187 million, the first portion of the massive effort will restore capacity within the canal in a 10-mile portion that has been affected by subsidence: the sinking of the canal's bottom from groundwater removal.
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) led a bipartisan letter to call on the Biden administration to take further action on the supply chain crisis.
In a letter to President Joe Biden, Representatives Costa, Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), David Valadao (CA-21) , and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) ask the administration to take emergency action to help strengthen exports out of American ports, including:
WASHINGTON — Today, January 20, 2022, the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act of 2022 is being formally introduced in the House.
(WASHINGTON DC) - Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) voted to protect and strengthen voting rights across the country.
(WASHINGTON DC) - Last week, Rep. Jim Costa continued to advocate for key California water infrastructure priorities as funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) begins to roll out.
(WASHINGTON DC) - Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue Co-Chairs Costa and Sikorski released the following statement on the passing of President of the European Parliament David Sassoli.
"We're deeply saddened to learn of the passing of European Parliament President David Sassoli. President Sassoli was a leader of conviction and principle. He was a stalwart defender of the shared European and American values of human dignity, democracy, and cooperation.
Our thoughts are with his family during this time of grief."