By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday unanimously adopted emergency curtailments and reporting...
By Byrhonda Lyons Known for its starry skies, Joshua Trees and 100-plus-degree heat, California’s vast desert has recently become a...
As drought grips most of California, water thefts have increased to record levels. Thieves tap into hydrants, pump water from rivers and break into remote water stations and tanks. By Julie Cart, Cal Matters One day last spring, water pressure...
State Water Board’s Erik Ekdahl discusses the climate change report; Attorney Valerie Kincaid explains why existing water right holders are...
From the State Water Board’s Administrative Hearings Office: On December 2, 2020, the Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) of the State...
Delta Watermaster: It’s physically, ecologically, and economically impossible to squeeze water out of the Delta for export. At the April meeting of the California Water Commission, as part of their continuing work on examining the state’s role in financing conveyance...
With no viable interim solutions that the Board can implement, the process is expected to take years In October of...
The project would repurpose an existing gas and oil pipeline to pump water to municipalities across Southern California. By Nathan...
At the December meeting of the State Water Board, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave his semi-annual update to the Board. His presentation focused on the Office of the Delta Watermaster‘s efforts and the Division of Water Rights to prepare for...
At the October 20 meeting of the State Water Board, one of the agenda items was the consideration of a...
Professor Holly Doremus is a leading scholar and teacher in the areas of environmental law, natural resources law, and law...
From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance: Three California environmental nonprofits secured a landmark settlement agreement with the California State Water Resources Control Board to uphold the common law Public Trust Doctrine and other legal protections for imperiled fish species in...
The Eastern District Court has issued a ruling in a lawsuit brought by Pacific Coast Federation Of Fishermen’s Associations over...
California water law is complex, governed by both state and federal law, part property law and part environmental law. The...
Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, Restore the Delta, and the Planning and Conservation League: Three environmental groups sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation today to dispute the award of permanent federal water contracts to water users supplied...