THIS JUST IN … Coalition Issues Intent to Sue Over Governor’s Decision to Suspend Water Quality Protections Conservation organizations & coalitions Water qualityWater rights and water law March 9, 2023From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): A coalition of environmental groups – the California Water Impact Network, the California Sportfishing...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit restores Trump-era gut of Clean Water Act rule Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation February 21, 2023Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel...
AG ALERT: Groups sue over legality of new ‘waters of the U.S.’ law Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 25, 2023By Ag Alert The American Farm Bureau Federation and other agricultural and business groups are suing federal agencies, challenging the...
LEGAL BRIEF: California Coastal Commission’s approval of Monterey desalination plant Courthouse News Service Water rights and water lawWater supply augmentation December 30, 2022From Courthouse News Service: The Monterey Bay city of Marina claims the California Coastal Commission’s approval of a desalination plant...
THIS JUST IN … Federal Court Denies Government Request to Delay Hearing on Plan to Break 22 Year-Old Trinity River Fishery Restoration Agreement Hoopa Valley Tribe Water rights and water law December 27, 2022Slams Department of Justice for “Hiding the Ball” on Interior Department’s Attempt to Terminate Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Sovereignty and Property...
THIS JUST IN … Bureau of Reclamation plans to set aside a twenty-two year-old agreement on Trinity River; Hoopa Valley Tribe files for injunction Bureau of Reclamation News Water rights and water law December 17, 2022Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: [Friday], the Hoopa Valley Tribe asked a California federal court for an injunction...
THIS JUST IN … Civil Rights Complaint Seeks US EPA Oversight of CA State Water Board: Bay-Delta ecological crisis harms California Tribes and Delta EJ communities Restore the Delta Water rights and water law December 16, 2022Press release from Restore the Delta: Today, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, Restore...
THIS JUST IN … Superior Court Of California reaffirms the Delta Stewardship Council’s broad authority as Delta stewards Delta Stewardship Council Water rights and water law November 14, 2022From the Delta Stewardship Council: For the second time since the Delta Stewardship Council’s establishment in 2010, its regulatory authority...
AG ALERT: Irrigators with senior water rights prevail in court fight Ag Alert Water rights and water law September 20, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert A state appeals court has issued a ruling protecting longstanding water rights of many California...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board issues statement on ruling by Sixth District Court of Appeal regarding its curtailment authority State Water Board Policy and regulationWater rights and water law September 14, 2022Statement from the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the ruling by the Court of Appeal (see here and here):...
THIS JUST IN … The State Water Board takes enforcement action against Shasta River Water Association for illegal diversions State Water Board Water rights and water law August 24, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: As California heads into a fourth year of drought, the State Water Resources...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit reverses itself, upholds dismissal of lawsuit over tainted water Courthouse News Service Groundwater News July 1, 2022The appellate panel changed its mind whether there was a triable issue that a Northern California city was transporting hazardous...
THIS JUST IN … Press release: Tribes and Environmental Justice Groups Link Bay-Delta Collapse to Water Rights from California’s Racist Past Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law May 24, 2022Press release from the coalition of Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Save California Salmon, Little Manila...
NOTICE: Order Denying Reconsideration of the August 2021 Emergency Regulation and Curtailment Orders for the Delta Watershed State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 10, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: On May 9, 2022, the Executive Director for the State Water Resources Control...
AG ALERT: Judge halts curtailment for Siskiyou County irrigators Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 6, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Irrigators in Siskiyou County have won a court ruling to temporarily block a state water...
