THIS JUST IN … Bureau of Reclamation plans to set aside a twenty-two year-old agreement on Trinity River; Hoopa Valley Tribe files for injunction Bureau of Reclamation News Water rights and water law December 17, 2022Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: [Friday], the Hoopa Valley Tribe asked a California federal court for an injunction...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: How climate change altered a longstanding Central Valley water reform Cal Matters CommentaryEcosystems November 7, 2022Faced with a warming climate, lawmakers must update a 1992 federal law that established water and wildlife regulations for the...
USBR: Moving Water, Protecting Fish: Tracy Fish Collecting Facility helps ensure unhindered water exports Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations August 25, 2022By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation Every two hours, a large, funnel-shaped container at the Tracy Fish Collecting Facility releases...
AG ALERT: Drought picture grows more bleak for agriculture Ag Alert Agriculture June 15, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As California toils through a third consecutive drought year, many Sacramento Valley farmers, well known...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Everyone loses’: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts Cal Matters Policy and regulation May 23, 2022Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought....
AG ALERT: Drought means no Central Valley Project water for many irrigators Ag Alert AgricultureCurrent Conditions March 2, 2022By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Zero. That’s how much water is being allocated to Central Valley Project irrigation contractors north...
AG ALERT: Judge reviews biological opinions in water dispute Ag Alert Water project operations December 8, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A federal judge is reviewing a proposed order requesting approval of an interim operations plan...
AG ALERT: Biden pursues reversal of rules for water projects Ag Alert Policy and regulationWater project operations October 13, 2021By Christine Souza The struggle over management of water supplied through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta continues as the Biden administration...
AG ALERT: State Water Board considers drought-response actions Ag Alert Water project operations May 26, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert More signs of drought and tightening water supplies have arisen, in filings with the State...
AG ALERT: Farmers grapple with implications of water cuts Ag Alert Agriculture May 12, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In water-stressed farming areas of California, farmers removed productive trees and idled other land to...
US FWS: Long-term Clear Creek restoration project completed US Fish and Wildlife Service Ecosystems May 5, 2021From the US Fish & Wildlife Service: Phase 3C of the Lower Clear Creek Floodway Rehabilitation Project has been completed,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Defend Permanent Water Contracts to Benefit Agriculture Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation December 10, 2020Defending the decision to give farm irrigation districts permanent access to low-cost, federally pumped water in California, a Justice Department...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Commissioner Brenda Burman: “We are keeping our promises, and we are doing what we said we would do. And we are not done.” Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 6, 2020[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) virtual conference last week, one of the keynote speakers was the...
LEGAL BRIEFS: Judge denies motion for injunction over Shasta operations; San Joaquin County alleges misrepresentations by Westlands in CVP contract Maven Water project operationsWater rights and water law June 26, 2020The Eastern District Court has issued a ruling in a lawsuit brought by Pacific Coast Federation Of Fishermen’s Associations over...
THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Challenges Federal Water Contracts That Imperil Delta, Fish, Wildlife Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law May 20, 2020Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, Restore the Delta, and the Planning and Conservation League: Three environmental groups...
