PRESS RELEASE: Southern California water agencies end lengthy legal dispute Metropolitan Water District Water rights and water law June 3, 2025Settlement agreement aims to bring region greater fiscal stability, water supply efficiency and reliability Press release from the Metropolitan Water...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Big Los Angeles-San Diego water settlement reached Voice of San Diego Water rights and water law June 2, 2025By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego The San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District are set to...
SJV WATER: Kern River opinion appealed to state Supreme Court SJV Water Water rights and water law May 14, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Groups trying to bring water back to the dry Kern River bed through Bakersfield have...
SJV WATER: Accusations of “extortion” and “bullying” fly in dispute over who should pay for sinking the Friant-Kern Canal SJV Water Groundwater News October 11, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A last-resort attempt to shore up funding for ongoing Friant-Kern Canal repairs has run into...
DAN WALTERS: California seeks a more resilient water supply as familiar sides battle for access Cal Matters Climate change June 6, 2024By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
SJV WATER: Kings County Farm Bureau blames one local water board for state intervention; demands heads roll SJV Water Groundwater News May 22, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The fallout and recriminations in Kings County continue over the state Water Resources Control Board’s...
SJV WATER: Sinking land, dry wells and accusations are plentiful in Kings County – but no solutions in sight SJV Water Groundwater News May 18, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Relations among Kings County groundwater entities have gone from bad to worse after the state...
SJV WATER: New Kern River hearing set and the J.G. Boswell Company fears water in the river for fish will jeopardize its massive ag holdings SJV Water Water rights and water law January 25, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The J.G. Boswell Company fears its agricultural interests – and possibly even the City of...
DAN WALTERS: California’s water wars see some breakthroughs but more clashes loom Cal Matters Policy and regulation December 18, 2023By Dan Walters, CalMatters. Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: SoCal’s water wars threatened to tear San Diego apart Voice of San Diego Planning and management November 27, 2023The water beef used to be all about Los Angeles vs. San Diego. But a local water divorce roiled the...
LOIS HENRY: Kern River battles continue as ag districts accuse Bakersfield of pulling off an historic “water heist” SJV Water Water rights and water law November 22, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water If anyone thought a recent court order mandating 40% of the Kern River’s flow remain...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Authority OK’s Suit to Keep Districts from Leaving as They Rush to Pack Voice of San Diego Planning and management August 14, 2023San Diego County Water Authority sues local boundary refs over letting two of its water buyers go, as those buyers...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: The Other Real Reason San Diego Water World Is Warring Voice of San Diego Planning and management August 8, 2023Small water districts want to make sure big city San Diego continues to help pay off the Water Authority’s debt....
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Authority Defectors Survive Second Round of Legal Threats Voice of San Diego Water rights and water law July 28, 2023By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego Tensions seem to be cooling slightly between the San Diego County Water Authority...
SJV WATER: Not all Kern River water is being counted the same by water districts SJV Water Water rights and water law July 27, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Farmers in an agricultural water district northwest of Bakersfield may have South Fork Kern River...
