THIS JUST IN … Court upholds State Water Board’s revised flow objectives for the San Joaquin River Maven News March 16, 2024 1102“The Court has carefully considered all pending claims, and if any claims were not specifically addressed in this order, the...
PRESS RELEASE: Friant Water Authority (FWA) seeks more money from local groundwater pumping, while demanding that land subsidence cease Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other February 22, 2024 135Press release from the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ETGSA) FWA and Arvin Edison Water Storage District have filed a...
SJV WATER: Newly rebuilt Friant-Kern Canal still sinking from overpumping, Tulare farmers not paying their share for the fix, lawsuit alleges SJV Water News February 17, 2024 1038By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in Tulare County are being allowed to continue pumping so much groundwater that it...
PRESS RELEASE: Friant Water Authority and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District file lawsuit against the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency for breach of settlement agreement and interference with contract for water deliveries Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other February 16, 2024 421Press release from the Friant Water Authority The Friant Water Authority (FWA) and the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD) have...
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 News January 25, 2024 853By Lois Henry, SJV Water The J.G. Boswell Company fears its agricultural interests – and possibly even the City of...
DELTA TUNNEL: More lawsuits filed against Delta tunnels; DWR responds Maven News January 23, 2024 648The 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 Maven News January 20, 2024 729Deadline for filing CEQA litigation ends on Monday, January 22 The Center for Biological Diversity, the County of Sacramento, the...
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 Press Release/Other January 17, 2024 1562Press release on behalf of the counties of San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Butte and Plumas, and related water...
PRESS RELEASE: Baykeeper Sues Federal Agency for Failing to Meet Endangered Species Act Requirements Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 26, 2023 1315Fish and Wildlife Service Missed Congressional Deadlines to Protect Longfin Smelt From the San Francisco Baykeeper: San Francisco Baykeeper late...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation groups sue over Sites Reservoir project Courthouse News Service News December 21, 2023 290By Adam Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A legal challenge was filed Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court over one of...
PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuit: Sites Reservoir Proposal Threatens River, Climate, Fish Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 20, 2023 2153From the Center for Biological Diversity: Conservation and environmental justice groups filed a legal challenge today to the largest reservoir...
NOTICE: Board Issues Response Order to Petition for Reconsideration of 2022 Curtailment Orders Press Release/Notice ANNOUNCEMENTS December 15, 2023 19From the State Water Resources Control Board: On December 14, 2023, the Executive Director for the State Water Resources Control...
PRESS RELEASE: California Supreme Court denies Westlands’ appeal Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 1, 2023 239From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: With four words, the California Supreme Court thwarted agribusiness giant Westlands Water District’s years-long scheme...
SJV WATER: Judge orders Bakersfield to keep water in the Kern River SJV Water News October 31, 2023 161By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what one attorney called a “moment of truth” for the City of Bakersfield, a...
PRESS RELEASE: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Keep Water in the Kern River Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other October 30, 2023 650Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’...