COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board puts Tule Subbasin on probation Courthouse News Service News September 17, 2024 803The board potentially could begin restricting water extractions in a year. The probationary status imposes only recording requirements and fees....
CAL MATTERS: ‘Unlawful regulation’: State suffers big setback in water lawsuit filed by growers Cal Matters News September 17, 2024 297A judge slaps the state with an injunction, saying the water board overstepped its authority in Kings County: “There has...
NOTICE: Sites Reservoir Project: Denial without prejudice of water quality certification State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSNews September 16, 2024 1680From the State Water Resources Control Board: On September 16, 2024, the Chief Deputy Director for the State Water Resources...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Sites Reservoir project hits troubled waters in permitting process Courthouse News Service News September 16, 2024 1499A key certification request was withdrawn because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lacked documentation. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: The key to fix California’s inadequate water storage? Put water underground, scientists say Inside Climate News News September 16, 2024 601A new study finds that the state should replenish groundwater aquifers to sustain agriculture By Caroline Marshall Reinhart, Inside Climate...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Aquatic ecosystems aren’t immune to wildfire impacts, research shows Inside Climate News News September 16, 2024 73Emerging research is unraveling the complex ways wildfires affect lakes, streams and the ocean. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News...
SJV WATER: Kings County judge rules against state Water Board in high-stakes groundwater case SJV Water News September 13, 2024 1094By Lois Henry, Lisa McEwen, Monserrat Solis The state Water Resources Control Board exceeded its authority, operated under a web...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge erred in tossing challenge to California logging project, environmentalists tell Ninth Circuit Courthouse News Service News September 13, 2024 118The environmental groups in 2020 sued a private company behind a logging project in the Gualala River watershed in Northern...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Siskiyou County residents urge injunction amid claims of racially motivated water restrictions Courthouse News Service News September 13, 2024 1255Siskiyou County claims its water restrictions — which aren’t uniformly enforced — are meant to thwart illegal cannabis grows. By...
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT/SCOPING for seawater desalination provisions in the Ocean Plan State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSNews September 13, 2024 174From the State Water Resources Control Board: The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will accept written...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge tosses Napa winemaker’s fight over water wells Courthouse News Service News September 12, 2024 200The judge found winemaker Jayson Woodbridge can’t show an injury since he hasn’t even applied for a well permit yet....
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: ‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s wildfires Inside Climate News News September 12, 2024 117Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel powering...
AG ALERT: Water stakeholders discuss regulatory woes at hearing Ag Alert News September 11, 2024 239By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s role in U.S. food security took center stage last week at a congressional field...
CAL MATTERS: ‘I won’t let them drink the water’: The California towns where clean drinking water is out of reach Maven News September 10, 2024 622Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in California’s rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Big cities disrupt the atmosphere, often generating more rainfall, but can also have a drying effect Inside Climate News News September 10, 2024 172The findings of a new global study on urban rainfall patterns underscore the importance for metropolitan areas to adapt to...
