COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water officials mostly cleared in drought-related water rights saga Courthouse News Service News May 22, 2024 335A single claim involving the Endangered Species Act remained intact. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Three California companies pushing...
PRESS RELEASE: Court issues opinion striking down approval of gold drilling in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Center for Biological Diversity Press Release/Other May 22, 2024 90From the Center for Biological Diversity: A federal appeals court today issued an opinion reversing the decision of a lower...
SJV WATER: Kings County Farm Bureau sues state for placing the region on probation because of groundwater woes SJV Water News May 18, 2024 1080By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kings County Farm Bureau and two of its farmer members have filed suit against...
THIS JUST IN … Sacramento County and others file motions for preliminary injunction against the Delta Conveyance Project Maven Notebook Features May 8, 2024 1032Petitioners say the Delta Conveyance Project must show consistency with the Delta Plan before initiating implementation Note: Scroll down for...
SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit over sinking canal altered but moving forward SJV Water News May 8, 2024 403By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water One of multiple charges in a lawsuit that pins blame for the perpetually sinking Friant-Kern...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Feds sue San Francisco over shoddy stormwater-sewage system Courthouse News Service News May 2, 2024 255The city discharges billions of gallons of untreated sewage water onto its beaches and into San Francisco Bay and its...
EPA takes enforcement action against San Francisco for violations of the Clean Water Act Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other May 1, 2024 678From the US EPA: The Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Attorney...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biologist squares off again with Army Corps of Engineers over endangered salmon protections Courthouse News Service News April 19, 2024 304By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service The Army Corps of Engineers argued for the second time Thursday that a Northern...
PRESS RELEASE: Delta coalition files lawsuit demanding State Water Board action on DWR’s outdated water rights before considering Delta Conveyance Project approval Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other April 17, 2024 625After Decades of Delay, Complaint Alleges State Water Board Must Decide Whether DWR Has Diligently Pursued its Water Rights Before...
SJV WATER: Court ruling against bond financing for controversial Delta tunnel won’t impede project, state says SJV Water News March 28, 2024 208By Jesse Vad, SJV Water A recent court ruling may have thrown a wrench in the state’s funding plans for...
PRESS RELEASE: Racial discrimination complaint names State Water Board as partly to blame for fertilizer contamination in Central Coast drinking wells Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other March 22, 2024 504Press release This week, Latino community groups were joined by Monterey Waterkeeper and the Environmental Justice and Common Good Initiative...
THIS JUST IN … Court upholds State Water Board’s revised flow objectives for the San Joaquin River Maven News March 16, 2024 1740“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 161Press 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 1092By 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 475Press release from the Friant Water Authority The Friant Water Authority (FWA) and the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD) have...