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THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Challenges Federal Water Contracts That Imperil Delta, Fish, Wildlife

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May 20, 2020
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Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, Restore the Delta, and the Planning and Conservation League: Three environmental groups sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation today to dispute the award of... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Filed Against Long Term Water Transfer Program

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May 14, 2020
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Press release from AquAlliance: AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) (Agencies) over their s... Read More...

LEGAL DOCUMENTS: Petition for writ of mandate/injunctive relief re: US v. State Water Resources Control Board

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April 2, 2019
194
Here are the court documents for the Trump Administration's lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board: United States v. State Water Resources Control Board - writ of mandate United States ... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … Watchdogs Sue Metropolitan Water District Over Delta Tunnel Financing

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September 10, 2018
1293
MWD's planned rate hikes to pay for WaterFix Project violate Propositions 26 and 13 From Food and Water Watch: Food & Water Watch and Center for Food Safety served a lawsuit today to challenge the Metropo... Read More...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter for November 20

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November 21, 2017
122
From the California Water Fix hearing team at the State Water Resources Control Board: "The ruling contained herein addresses a request to modify our direction regarding objections, an emergency extension re... Read More...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling on issues concerning supplemental notices of intent to appear

Maven
November 14, 2017
63
From the State Water Board's Cal WaterFix hearing team: "We required parties that previously submitted a notice of intent to appear (NOI) indicating their intent to call witnesses to testify during Part 2 of... Read More...

ANNOUNCEMENT: California Water Fix Ruling Letter, November 8th

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November 9, 2017
140
From the State Water Resources Control Board's Cal Water Fix hearing team: This ruling addresses questions raised by parties during the pre-hearing conference held on October 19, 2017. The ruling letter c... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … California Fisheries Groups Sue State for Failure to Protect Impaired Waterways

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November 2, 2017
923
From the Institute for Fisheries Resources: Today four commercial fisheries organizations filed a lawsuit accusing the California State Water Resources Control Board (the Water Board) of failing to fulfill the... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … River Defenders File Lawsuit to Protect California’s Waterways

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November 1, 2017
998
Suit seeks state compliance with the Clean Water Act and CEQA From the Earth Law Center: Today, a coalition of river defenders filed a lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board for its failure ... Read More...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Procedural ruling letter for September 29, 2017

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October 2, 2017
62
From the California Water Fix hearing team at the State Water Resources Control Board: The latest procedural ruling letter addresses the hearing officers’ Ruling Regarding Request to Change the Part 2 Hearin... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … State Supreme Court denies review of Metropolitan-San Diego rate case; San Diego County Water Authority, Metropolitan issue statements

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September 27, 2017
1219
State Supreme Court Denies Review of Rate Case, Confirms Important Victories From the San Diego County Water Authority: The California Supreme Court today denied a petition by the San Diego County Wat... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board sets date to start Part 2 of California Water Fix hearings; issues ruling letter

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August 31, 2017
480
PART 2 of the hearing will resume at 9:30 a.m. on January 18, 2018 From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Resources Control Board: This ruling grants the Department of Water Resources... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … More lawsuits filed against California Water Fix project

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August 21, 2017
1950
Local Governments and Delta water agencies file twin tunnels lawsuit Department of Water Resources’ twin tunnels approval ignores environmental impacts and viable alternatives Today, representatives from Cont... Read More...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling regarding part 1 evidentiary objections and admission of sur-rebuttal exhibits

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August 11, 2017
83
From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Resources Control Board, the latest ruling regarding part 1 evidentiary objections and admission of sur-rebuttal exhibits: "Part 1 of the hearing... Read More...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Deadlines to Respond to Part 2 Scheduling and SVWU Motion

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August 9, 2017
129
From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Resources Control Board: Part 2 Hearing Schedule Request On August 1, 2017, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) via email, confirmed the p... Read More...
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