Lively panel discussion at recent ACWA conference delves into the pre-conference ruling, the motion for dismissal, and other issues The California Water Fix hearings constitute the largest and most complex water right hearing in California’s history. At the Association of...
Panel of prominent attorneys discusses how the state’s water rights system performed in the drought and what changes, if any, should be made to the current system California’s recent drought and the State Water Board’s curtailments of water rights starting...
Lawmakers seek answers about “Enron accounting” agency that seeks Congressional approval of a sweeping legal settlement Press release from the Office of Congressman Jared Huffman: In light of the nearly unprecedented penalties paid by the powerful Westlands Water District to...
How the ESA, Streambed Alteration Agreements, and the Clean Water Act Are All Curtailing the Exercise of Water Rights Recent court cases and regulatory changes have had major effects on the ability to for diverters to exercise their water rights,...
Received via email from Westlands Water District: Earlier this week, the Obama Administration issued a multi-page U.S. Department of the Interior briefing document regarding the recent drainage settlement agreement with the Westlands Water District v. United States. This document highlights...