A large water pipeline being built near Lemoore in Kings County is raising eyebrows as much for its possible uses as for the name associated with its construction — John Vidovich.
By Lois Henry
The large, black pipe could be seen earlier this month being tucked into the ground along 21st Avenue just south of Highway 198 and west of Lemoore. Parts of the line were laid out on top of the ground meandering south toward the small town of Stratford. Stacks of pipe were staged even further south. All of it was on land listed as belonging to Sandridge Partners, according to onX Hunt, a mobile app that shows land ownership boundaries with detailed satellite images.
Sandridge Partners, one of the largest farming operations in Kings County with 102,000 acres, is controlled by Vidovich.
Vidovich wouldn’t say much about the pipeline when reached Tues other than that several lines are going in, some by Sandridge and “some are 761 lines,” he said in reference to Tulare Lake Reclamation District 761, which is also controlled by Sandridge.
Reclamation districts are special districts created for flood protection. There are 11 reclamation districts in Kings County that cover the old Tulare Lake bed, about 300 square miles of land. Reclamation District 761 covers about 40 square miles within that cluster west of Corcoran.
When asked why Sandridge or Reclamation District 761 are installing pipelines, Vidovich said there’s a lot of sand in the area that can “...
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