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Canal 'correction' restores some water access in Central Valley

07/03/24 7:02 AM By Chloe Lovejoy
KEYWORDS Bipartisan Infrastructure Law canal repair Central Valley Department of Water Resources water
The Bureau of Reclamation says it has completed Phase 1 of the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project with a ribbon-cutting celebration of 10 miles of new, concrete-lined canal. The new lining replaced an original section that had sunk from persistent groundwater removal since its construction in 1951.
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Chloe Lovejoy
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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