CAL MATTERS: California needs bold new strategies to save what’s left of its freshwater species Courthouse News Service CommentaryEcosystems May 28, 2024By Ted Sommer, Cal Matters Ted Sommer is a Public Policy Institute of California-CalTrout Ecosystem fellow at the PPIC Water...
SJV WATER: Group files motion to compel city to comply with order for more water in Kern River SJV Water Water rights and water law April 16, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Frustrated with the amount of water dribbling down the western reach of the Kern River,...
SJV WATER: Dead fish piling up in pockets along the western reach of the Kern River concern Bakersfield residents; may prompt return to court SJV Water Water rights and water law March 23, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water After taking a bike ride along the Kern River recently, Bakersfield resident Jonathan Vegas was...
NOTICE: Department of Fish and Wildlife Submits Flow Recommendations for Mill, Deer, and Antelope Creeks State Water Board Policy and regulation March 6, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board received a letter from the California Department...
SJV WATER: Dead end river: Fish carcasses starting to pile up in stagnant pools at the Kern River’s western end SJV Water Fish and wildlife February 17, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Avid cyclist and angler Jonathan Vegas was thrilled last fall when he read that a...
SJV WATER: Judge dismisses two claims, keeps key pieces of Kern River lawsuit intact SJV Water Water rights and water law February 7, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water A motion that challenged four claims made in a lawsuit against the City of Bakersfield...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Fish in California’s Kern River remain protected following new ruling Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law February 7, 2024The Kern County judge’s decision dismissed two of the three claims opposed by water agencies, though the one that could...
SJV WATER: Judge leans toward dismissing some – but not key – actions in ongoing Kern River lawsuit SJV Water Water rights and water law February 1, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp let the battalion of attorneys in court Wednesday...
SJV WATER: “Where’s the river?” Bakersfield lowers required Kern River flows pending interim flow agreement SJV Water Water rights and water law January 26, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Required flows down the Kern River channel were lowered by the City of Bakersfield on...
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...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Gov. Newsom is accelerating California’s extinction crisis San Francisco Baykeeper CommentaryPolicy and regulation January 24, 2024By Jon Rosenfield, PhD, SF Baykeeper science director; and Eric Buescher, SF Baykeeper managing attorney California is at the forefront...
PRESS RELEASE: Friends of the River calls upon State Water Resources Control Board to prevent the Merced River from running dry again Friends of the River Policy and regulation January 20, 2024Press release from Friends of the River After providing the previously undisclosed story of the Merced River secretly running dry...
PRESS RELEASE: Organizations petition the State Water Board to set permanent instream flow requirements for the Shasta River, a critical Klamath River tributary Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation January 17, 2024Press release from Save Our Salmon As the largest dam removal project in history unfolds on the Klamath River, conservation...
Q & A: Today’s data and past history could add up to a more equitable way to divvy up California’s water Janet Byron Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law January 9, 2024Project aims to develop new tools to allocate limited water supplies By Janet Byron Joan Didion wrote in the 1970s...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How AI can help protect California streams and fish Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features January 4, 2024by Robin Meadows Rivers in California once swelled and ebbed as the seasons changed and as wet years gave way...
