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Tulare County Updates – Construction,Cows,Smelt

Tulare County Commercial Construction Up Through August – Home Building Down Slightly

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Construction Monitor reports commercial building activity in Tulare County so far this year is up.The value of all commercial building through August is $238.4 million vs $115.4 million for the same time frame in 2015

The largest category in the commercial sector was solar installations that were valued over $100 million so far this year compared to $46 million through August 2015. Public building projects so far this year total $53 million vs $2.4 million through August 2015.

On th e home building front in the county the number of new homes permitted through the first 8 months of 2016 is 701 compared to 793 last year though August.

The county’s top builders in order of permit value in 2016 is Lennar with 112 units and $28.9 million valuation, Woodside Homes with 82 units and $22.2 million value and San Joaquin Valley Homes sporting 133 units valued at $21.9 million. Locally based San Joaquin Valley Homes is building homes at an average value of $165,000.

 

City Of Visalia Permits Up 7% Through August

The City of Visalia has published that the value of all permits through August of 2016 is up 7% compared to the same period in 2015. Home building is down but the number of commercial permits are up 24% and valuation is up 45%.
Cow Flatulence Bill Passes But Dairies Get Till 2024 To Comply

A bill passed in the state legislature this week to cut cow air emissions by 40% by the year 2030. But a compromise on the hotly contested measure gives the dairy industry until 2024 to comply but only if the CDFA and Air Board can agree there is a method to cut the methane emissions.

Help For Endangered Smelt Shows Promise

A new cooperative study could help endangered delta smelt survive by providing water funneled into quiet bypasses of the delta at the right time. Scientists noticed applying slow moving water can help create plankton bloom, food source for the tiny fish.The plan moves water in different ways rather than calling for more water.

“It’s a rare bit of good news for the Delta,” said Dr. Ted Sommer, lead scientist for the Department y of Water Resources(DWR). Sommer added that the increase in nourishing habitat for the smelt “inches them further from the brink of extinction.”
The so-called Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy is being implemented by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, DWR, the Division of Boating and Waterways, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Apparently the fish seeks more swamp-like conditions rather than fast moving water often seen when dams release water..
The endangered fish, at record low numbers, has been hurt by a long-term decline in tiny water plants and creatures at the base of the food chain in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a source of water for 25 million Californians.

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