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

April 2, 2019 Maven Other Announcements

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 v. State Water Resources Control Board – complaint for declatory and injunctive relief Click here to view all posted announcements. Get the Notebook blog by email and never miss […]

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

September 10, 2018 Maven Breaking News

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 […]

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter for November 20

November 21, 2017 Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS

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 […]

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

November 14, 2017 Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS

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 […]

ANNOUNCEMENT: California Water Fix Ruling Letter, November 8th

November 9, 2017 Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS

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 […]

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

November 2, 2017 Maven Breaking News

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 […]

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

November 1, 2017 Maven Breaking News

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 […]

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

October 2, 2017 Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS

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: […]

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

September 27, 2017 Maven Breaking News

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 […]

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

August 31, 2017 Maven Breaking News

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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