lawsuits and legal rulings

May 20, 2020 1697

Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, Restore the Delta, and the Planning and Conservation League: Three environmental groups...

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

May 14, 2020 1394

Press release from AquAlliance: AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and...

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

Other Announcements

April 2, 2019 206

Here are the court documents for the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board: United States v....

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

September 10, 2018 1324

MWD’s planned rate hikes to pay for WaterFix Project violate Propositions 26 and 13 From Food and Water Watch: Food...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter for November 20

November 21, 2017 127

From the California Water Fix hearing team at the State Water Resources Control Board: “The ruling contained herein addresses a...

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

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...

ANNOUNCEMENT: California Water Fix Ruling Letter, November 8th

November 9, 2017 142

From the State Water Resources Control Board’s Cal Water Fix hearing team: This ruling addresses questions raised by parties during...

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

November 2, 2017 924

From the Institute for Fisheries Resources: Today four commercial fisheries organizations filed a lawsuit accusing the California State Water Resources...

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

November 1, 2017 1000

Suit seeks state compliance with the Clean Water Act and CEQA From the Earth Law Center: Today, a coalition of...

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

October 2, 2017 63

From the California Water Fix hearing team at the State Water Resources Control Board: The latest procedural ruling letter addresses...

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 1228

State Supreme Court Denies Review of Rate Case, Confirms Important Victories From the San Diego County Water Authority: The California...

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

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...

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

August 21, 2017 1972

Local Governments and Delta water agencies file twin tunnels lawsuit Department of Water Resources’ twin tunnels approval ignores environmental impacts...

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