DELTA COUNTIES COALITION: Statement on Appellate Court Rejection of Delta Tunnel Financing Delta Counties Coalition Delta Conveyance Project January 13, 2026From the Delta Counties Coalition: The Delta Counties Coalition (DCC) welcomes the opinion by the Third District Court of Appeal,...
PRESS RELEASE: Siding with counties and other opponents, Court Of Appeal affirms decision rejecting DWR’s unlawful attempt to validate bond financing for Delta Tunnel Project Conservation organizations & coalitions Delta Conveyance Project January 2, 2026On December 31, 2025, the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District affirmed a trial court decision against the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California appellate court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta Program Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance Project December 31, 2025The panel agreed with a trial judge that Water Resources hadn’t met its burden to show the controversial project qualifies...
LEGAL ALERT: Court of Appeal Affirms Trial Court’s Rejection of Financing Scheme for Delta Conveyance Project Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 31, 2025From Somach Simmons & Dunn: “On December 31, 2025, the Third District Court of Appeal issued an opinion rejecting the...
SJV WATER: State continues to ghost Kings County water managers blaming lawsuit SJV Water Groundwater News December 31, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Even as the state has given Kings County farmers a deadline to begin reporting groundwater...
SJV WATER: Nation’s highest court declines to hear water rights case stemming from decade-old drought SJV Water Water rights and water law December 31, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The United States Supreme Court officially declined to hear a case alleging the federal government...
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations November 14, 2025San Francisco Baykeeper, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of the River issue a notice of intent to sue...
SJV WATER: “We’re not stopping.” Kings County Farm Bureau vows to take groundwater case to state Supreme Court SJV Water Groundwater News November 8, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kings County Farm Bureau is passing the hat to raise between $1.5 million and...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California county must face claims it deprived Asian residents of water Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law November 5, 2025Siskiyou County has argued it needs water ordinances in place to combat illegal cannabis grows. The plaintiffs say they have...
SJV WATER: Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare Lake subbasin SJV Water Groundwater News November 1, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring groundwater agencies in Kings County are preparing for a showdown over how much...
STATE WATER BOARD extends groundwater extraction reporting deadlines for Tulare Lake Subbasin State Water Board Groundwater News November 1, 2025Appellate court reversal allows continuation of Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in the Tulare Lake Subbasin Press release from the State...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California farmers dealt costly defeat over groundwater usage Courthouse News Service Groundwater News October 31, 2025A panel overturned an injunction barring Golden State authorities from charging fees for groundwater usage at farms in Kings County,...
SJV WATER: Appellate court tanks injunction that had held off state groundwater intervention in Kings County SJV Water Groundwater News October 29, 2025By Lois Henry and Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Dual appellate court opinions issued Wednesday in a closely watched groundwater case...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: Appeals Court sides with the Department of Water Resources on key Delta Conveyance Project data gathering State Water Contractors Delta Conveyance Project October 24, 2025The court reversed an earlier preliminary injunction on geotechnical work done to inform the design of the Delta Conveyance Project...
PRESS RELEASE: Governor advances Delta Conveyance Project through two key milestones Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Delta Conveyance Project October 24, 2025Press release from Governor Gavin Newsom: Governor Gavin Newsom announced two recent key victories to advance the Delta Conveyance Project...
