Court documents Archives

THIS JUST IN … Sacramento County and others file motions for preliminary injunction against the Delta Conveyance Project

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

May 8, 2024

Petitioners say the Delta Conveyance Project must show consistency with the Delta Plan before initiating implementation Note: Scroll down for...

DELTA TUNNEL: More lawsuits filed against Delta tunnels; DWR responds

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 23, 2024

The deadline for filing CEQA litigation against the Delta Conveyance Project closed yesterday. Two Three more lawsuits were filed, bringing...

COURT DOCS: Four lawsuits filed, challenging the Delta Conveyance Project Final EIR

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 20, 2024

Deadline for filing CEQA litigation ends on Monday, January 22 The Center for Biological Diversity, the County of Sacramento, the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge rules state can’t issue bonds to finance Delta tunnel project

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

January 17, 2024

The so-called “Delta Conveyance Project” would include a 36-foot wide tunnel extending about 45 miles to divert enough water from...

THIS JUST IN … Court sides with counties and agencies, dismissing DWR’s attempt to “validate” bond resolutions to finance controversial Delta tunnel project

Press Release/Notice

Delta Conveyance Project

January 17, 2024

Press release on behalf of the counties of San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Butte and Plumas, and related water...

PRESS RELEASE: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Keep Water in the Kern River

Press Release/Notice

Water rights and water law

October 30, 2023

Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’...

LEGAL BRIEF: California Coastal Commission’s approval of Monterey desalination plant

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law Water supply augmentation

December 30, 2022

From Courthouse News Service: The Monterey Bay city of Marina claims the California Coastal Commission’s approval of a desalination plant...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: Judge Sides with DWR, Rejects Plaintiffs’ Challenge to Extension of State Water Project Contracts

State Water Contractors

Water rights and water law

March 15, 2022

Decision highlights negative impact of pursuing costly and unnecessary litigation over collaboration Press release from the State Water Contractors: On...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: A Quarter Century of CEQA Litigation Over the Monterey Agreement Comes to an End

State Water Contractors

Water rights and water law

January 25, 2022

Decision paves the way for improved water management as extended drought continues to impact millions of Californians Press release from...

COURT DOCS: Operational plan for Glen Canyon Dam

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

October 2, 2019

From Courthouse News Service: Save the Colorado, et al. sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in federal court, claiming the environmental...

This just in … Interior Issues Briefing Document Regarding Westlands Drainage Settlement Agreement

US Department of the Interior

Water rights and water law

October 2, 2015

Received via email from Westlands Water District: Earlier this week, the Obama Administration issued a multi-page U.S. Department of the...

This just in … Westlands drainage settlement legal documents

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Water rights and water law

September 16, 2015

Here are the legal documents for the Westlands Water District settlement: DrainageSettlementAgreement Exhibit 1 Exhibit 1a Exhibit 1c Pardon my...

This just in … Court denies Temporary Restraining Order against Klamath River flows

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Water rights and water law

August 26, 2015

The Eastern District Court has issued it’s decision denying the request for a Temporary Restraining Order against the Bureau of...

Legal documents: Opening briefs filed on Delta Plan litigation

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Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

November 25, 2014

In May of 2013, the Delta Stewardship Council unanimously adopted the Delta Plan, a comprehensive, long-term management plan for the...

Court documents: Yet another lawsuit against the Delta Plan (updated)

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Water rights and water law

June 18, 2013

There are so many of them, it’s easy to lose track! The latest lawsuit, filed last Friday in Sacramento County...