Litigation

Litigation

PRESS RELEASE: Transfers, groundwater overuse, voluntary agreements, and lots of $$$: Aqualliance and allies sue Glenn Colusa Irrigation District

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Commentary Water rights and water law

February 6, 2025

Press release from AquAlliance AquAlliance, Central Delta Water Agency, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and the California Water Impact Network...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS seek more time to evaluate Sacramento River water supply plan

State Water Contractors

Water rights and water law

January 29, 2025

Lawsuit filed to address potential impacts on State Water Project operations by Sacramento River upstream drought management plans Press release...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arrowhead water bottler seeks injunction after Forest Service denies pipeline permit

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

January 14, 2025

Although BlueTriton currently isn’t bottling water from Arrowhead Springs, it still operates a pipeline through the San Bernardino National Forest...

DWR: Validation action filed regarding financing of approved Delta Conveyance Project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

January 11, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a “validation action” with the Sacramento...

PRESS RELEASE: CSPA sues California over operations of the State Water Project

CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance

Policy and regulation Water project operations

January 6, 2025

Press release from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance On November 26, 2024, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance sued the California...

SJV WATER: Case against groundwater sanctions in Kings County on hold while appeals court reviews a state challenge

Groundwater News

December 21, 2024

by Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The Fifth District Court of Appeal agreed to hear one of two challenges by the...

SJV WATER: Kern County desert groundwater battle may head to state Supreme Court

Groundwater News

December 5, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A group of water users in Kern County’s Indian Wells Valley who disagree with how...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmental groups claim California’s State Water Project will harm endangered fish and the environment

Courthouse News Service

Water project operations Water rights and water law

November 28, 2024

The California State Water Project is a system of reservoirs, aqueducts, power plants and pumping plants that delivers water to...

SJV WATER: Lawsuit accuses Friant Water Authority of holding secret meetings that resulted in massive fees pinned on a handful of Tulare County irrigation districts

Groundwater News

November 6, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The legal fracas over who should pay to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal grew Friday...

PRESS RELEASE: Orange County water agencies hail final ruling in Irvine Ranch Water District V. Orange County Water District

SoCal water agencies

Groundwater News

October 19, 2024

Ruling in favor of Orange County Water District prevents unfair pumping from the Orange County Groundwater Basin and protects water...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Justices’ ideologies dump EPA controls on sewage down the drain

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

October 17, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency took on a case of deja vu as the justices returned to familiar contentions over regulatory...

SJV WATER: State Attorney General, Fish and Wildlife join fight to bring flows back to the Kern River

Water rights and water law

October 15, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Two powerful California agencies have jumped into the legal fight over flows in the lower...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court will hear San Francisco’s challenge to NPDES permits next week, a case with national implications

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

October 11, 2024

At Supreme Court next week, agency authority returns to center stage By Kelsey Reichmann The Supreme Court’s upcoming review of...

THE CONVERSATION: San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be

The Conversation

Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

October 11, 2024

By Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas The U.S. Supreme Court will test how flexible the EPA and states can...

SJV WATER: State appeals Kings County judge’s groundwater injunction

Groundwater News

October 1, 2024

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board announced Monday it is appealing a Kings County judge’s...

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