THE REVELATOR: The Trinity River: Lessons in restoration The Revelator Ecosystems July 15, 2025Science has helped improve management and restoration, but advocates say there still isn’t enough water to go around. By Juliet...
SJV WATER: Boaters hold “portage protest” over low flows on upper Kern River SJV Water Water rights and water law July 1, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Six rafting enthusiasts held a grueling protest Sunday to draw awareness to what they say...
NOTICE: Shasta River: Flows Declining – Coordination of Diversions Encouraged State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 25, 2025To: Shasta River Watershed Water Users from the State Water Board Flows in the Shasta River watershed are declining. All...
SJV WATER: Attempt to boot judge off of Kern River case by water agency denied SJV Water Water rights and water law June 16, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A move to boot Kern County Superior Court Gregory Pulskamp off the long-running Kern River...
SJV WATER: California Supreme Court gets an earful on Kern River appellate court opinion SJV Water Water rights and water law June 7, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water One new legal filing and a raft of letters have been sent to the California...
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...
PRESS RELEASE: Complaint filed against SFPUC for water mismanagement Guest Contributor Water rights and water law April 23, 2025River advocates call for end to harmful hoarding of Tuolumne River (Hetch Hetchy) water Press release from the Tuolumne River...
SJV WATER: Order that had kept water in the Kern River reversed by 5th District Court of Appeal SJV Water Water rights and water law April 3, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water In a wide-ranging ruling that could have larger implications for public interest lawsuits throughout California,...
UC DAVIS: Restored stream supports new wild salmon run UC Davis Ecosystems March 21, 2025Study confirms salmon of Putah Creek origin for first time By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis Almost everywhere in California, salmon...
POLICY ANALYSIS: Assessing regional strategies to cope with drought, climate, and environmental flow policy impacts for a sustainable water supply: A case study of the Bay Area Guest Contributor Policy and regulation January 6, 2025By Bridget C. Gile, Randall T. Holmes, Allison R. Sherris, Scott Fendorf, and Richard G. Luthy California’s Bay-Delta watershed encompasses...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmental groups claim California’s State Water Project will harm endangered fish and the environment Courthouse News Service Water project operationsWater rights and water law November 28, 2024The California State Water Project is a system of reservoirs, aqueducts, power plants and pumping plants that delivers water to...
CNRA: California makes progress to ensure healthy rivers and landscapes CA Natural Resources Agency Policy and regulation October 30, 2024From the California Natural Resources Agency: California is advancing restoration projects, streamflows for native fisheries, and a science plan in...
INFO SHEET: California Environmental Flows Framework Maven ANNOUNCEMENTSScience Announcement October 30, 2024From UC Davis: The California Environmental Flows Framework (CEFF) provides technical guidance for managers to employ a functional flows approach...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Irrigators clash with US government and Yurok Tribe over Klamath water rights at Ninth Circuit Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law June 13, 2024The Klamath Water User Association, which represents ranchers in the area, argued that centuries-old contracts require irrigation responsibilities to be...
FEATURE: Requiring water users to pay for ecological damage: A conversation with environmental lawyer Karrigan Börk Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law June 11, 2024by Robin Meadows Water diversions can harm aquatic ecosystems, riparian habitat, and beaches fed by river sediment. But the people...
