Litigation

June 22, 2024

By Hannah Frances Johansson, Freelance for SJV Water Round one of a lawsuit brought by a group of farmers against...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge grants injunction in water conveyance project

June 21, 2024

The delta tunnel project, intended to support water infrastructure in California, is estimated to cost around $20 billion and take...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Contractors Respond to Narrow Interpretation of Law Creating Unnecessary Delays in Delta Conveyance Project

State Water Contractors

June 20, 2024

Court granted injunction requested by petitioners to stop geotechnical investigations Press release from the State Water Contractors: Today, the Sacramento...

THIS JUST IN … Court halts DWR’s geotechnical work for controversial Delta tunnel project

Press Release/Notice

June 20, 2024

Press release from attorneys Osha Meserve, Roger Moore, and Thomas Keeling: Today, the Sacramento County Superior Court enjoined geotechnical investigations...

SJV WATER: Kern pistachio farmer ordered to pay $30 million in back fees to high desert groundwater agency

Conservation organizations & coalitions

June 19, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water An Orange County court on Friday approved an injunction mandating that Mojave Pistachios LLC pay...

PRESS RELEASE: Conservation groups undaunted by court ruling: Sites Reservoir is a bad deal for rivers, for fish, and for California

Water rights and water law

June 6, 2024

Court gives Sites Reservoir green light to degrade the environment Press release from Friends of the River: This week, a...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge weighs injunction for Delta Conveyance Project

May 31, 2024

The project involves digging a massive tunnel that some detractors say would add unnecessary costs and divert water from local...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Former California water district manager pleads guilty in conspiracy case

Water rights and water law

May 29, 2024

Dennis Falaschi is scheduled for a Sept. 16 sentencing in federal court. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A former...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA water pollution rules will face Supreme Court scrutiny

Water quality

May 28, 2024

The high court took up San Francisco’s bid to challenge how the government regulates water pollution. By Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse...

SJV WATER: Kings County Farm Bureau sues state for placing the region on probation because of groundwater woes

May 18, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kings County Farm Bureau and two of its farmer members have filed suit against...

SJV WATER: Kern River combatants sent to their respective corners – for now

Water rights and water law

May 9, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Further legal action on the Kern River was put on pause Thursday morning following an...

THIS JUST IN … Sacramento County and others file motions for preliminary injunction against the Delta Conveyance Project

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

May 8, 2024

Petitioners 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

Groundwater News Water rights and water law

May 8, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water One of multiple charges in a lawsuit that pins blame for the perpetually sinking Friant-Kern...

SJV WATER: Appellate court stymies mandated fish flows in Kern River. But it won’t go dry – yet