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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 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s approval of $11 billion to fund the twin Delta Tunnels. The groups claim MWD’s financing violates the taxpayer protection […]
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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 request by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), et al., the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) objection to NRDC’s Supplemental Notice of Intent to Appear (Supplemental NOI), an addition to […]
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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 this hearing to submit a supplemental NOI by noon on October 13, 2017. This ruling addresses the supplemental NOIs filed by the San Joaquin River Exchange […]
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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 covers changes in the project, Delta flow criteria, reports authored by the State Water Board, scope of Part 2, and evidentiary objections. Read the ruling letter here: 20171108_post_phc2ruling with […]
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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 their responsibility to protect clean water and public trust resources in the Bay Delta and Central Valley. At issue is the state’s failure to list long-suffering Delta waterways as impaired on […]
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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 to meet key Clean Water Act and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements intended to protect the ecological health of waterways. Lawyers for Clean Water […]
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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 Hearing Schedule, Motions to Strike Petitioners’ Letter Regarding Operations, Optional Part 1 Closing Brief Topics, and Other Procedural Matters for the WaterFix change petition hearing. Read the letter here: […]
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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 Water Authority to review an appellate court ruling in a case of statewide significance over rates set by the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. After winning […]
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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’ (DWR) August 3, 2017 request to establish a schedule for Part 2 of the hearing before the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water […]
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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 Contra Costa County, San Joaquin County, Solano County, Yolo County, Contra Costa County Water Agency, Central Delta Water Agency, South Delta Water Agency and Local Agencies of the North Delta filed a lawsuit in […]
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