By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition The draft environmental impact statement for the long-term operation of the federal Central Valley Project and State Water Project has raised alarm bells for farmers and urban water users who depend on these...
A judge slaps the state with an injunction, saying the water board overstepped its authority in Kings County: “There has been no review, analysis, or ability to challenge their conduct.” By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings...
A key certification request was withdrawn because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lacked documentation. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The California state water board on Monday formally announced that the Sites Reservoir project failed to get federal approval,...
By Lois Henry, Lisa McEwen, Monserrat Solis The state Water Resources Control Board exceeded its authority, operated under a web of “underground regulations” and made unlawful demands of Kings County water managers, according to a preliminary injunction that is a...
By the Bureau of Reclamation Late this spring, more than 2,400 endangered fish made a 700-mile journey that ended in a lagoon off the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada. It only took them 11 hours. Instead of navigating rapids and...