COURTHOUSE NEWS: Companies say California denied them due process in Ninth Circuit water rights case Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law August 12, 2026The companies affected by a water curtailment order want a due process hearing and compensation for what they call the...
NOTICE: Addendum 4 to Order WR 2024-0006-DWR: Reinstatement of Conditional Curtailments for Junior Water Rights in Shasta River Watershed State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 28, 2025To: Shasta River Watershed Water Right Holders The flow at the Yreka United States Geological Survey (USGS) gage was 53.1...
NOTICE: Curtailments remain in effect for Scott River watershed State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS August 31, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: Curtailments remain in effect for the Scott River watershed. The flow at the...
NOTICE: Curtailments Issued for Water Rights in the Scott River Watershed Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 25, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued two curtailment...
NOTICE: Scott River: Flows Approaching Minimum Flow Requirement State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS July 3, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resource Control Board’s Emergency Regulation provides authority to curtail water...
NOTICE: Shasta River Watershed: Water Rights Junior to January 1,1958 Must Cease Diversions Immediately State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 22, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: To: Water Right Holders in the Shasta River Watershed Water rights in the...
DAN WALTERS: In rain, snow and drought, California’s fights over water rights, supplies persist Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater rights and water law June 18, 2024By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
NOTICE: Conditional Curtailments Issued in Shasta River Watershed State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 8, 2024Today, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued a Conditional Curtailment Order for the Shasta River watershed...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water officials mostly cleared in drought-related water rights saga Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law May 22, 2024A single claim involving the Endangered Species Act remained intact. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Three California companies pushing...
CAL MATTERS: California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater rights and water law June 9, 2023By Rachel Becker, CalMatters When ranchers violated an emergency order to stop pumping water from the drought-plagued Shasta River last...
DAN WALTERS: California’s lengthy battle for water rights moves into the Legislature Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater rights and water law April 25, 2023By Dan Walters, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
AG ALERT: Despite storms, farmers still face water supply cuts Ag Alert Agriculture April 19, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds in Siskiyou County...
AG ALERT: Irrigators with senior water rights prevail in court fight Ag Alert Water rights and water law September 20, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert A state appeals court has issued a ruling protecting longstanding water rights of many California...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board issues statement on ruling by Sixth District Court of Appeal regarding its curtailment authority State Water Board Policy and regulationWater rights and water law September 14, 2022Statement from the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the ruling by the Court of Appeal (see here and here):...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Despite more stored water than in 2021, California will keep closing spigots Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law July 20, 2022The prospect of extreme drought is driving the Golden State’s conservation efforts. By Kevin Winter, Courthouse News Service As drought...
