State politicians publicly introduced a bill today that seeks $400 million for repairs to the aging Friant-Kern Canal.

On Friday, the Friant Water authority, which operates the Friant Kern canal, explained the severe subsidence problem they're seeing in the South Valley.

It starts southwest of Porterville and continues for another 25 miles.

The canal has sunk twelve feet from its original height, including three feet from 2014 to 2017. Read more