PRESS RELEASE: Racial discrimination complaint names State Water Board as partly to blame for fertilizer contamination in Central Coast drinking wells Conservation organizations & coalitions Water qualityWater rights and water law March 22, 2024Press 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 Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 16, 2024“The Court has carefully considered all pending claims, and if any claims were not specifically addressed in this order, the...
PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco dumps millions of gallons of sewage into Bay every year – Baykeeper issues notice to sue San Francisco Baykeeper Water quality March 14, 2024From the San Francisco Baykeeper San Francisco Baykeeper recently issued a notice of intent to take legal action against the San Francisco...
PRESS RELEASE: Friant Water Authority (FWA) seeks more money from local groundwater pumping, while demanding that land subsidence cease Friant Water Authority Groundwater News February 22, 2024Press 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 Groundwater News February 17, 2024By 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 Friant Water Authority Groundwater News February 16, 2024Press release from the Friant Water Authority The Friant Water Authority (FWA) and the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD) have...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Fish in California’s Kern River remain protected following new ruling Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law February 7, 2024The Kern County judge’s decision dismissed two of the three claims opposed by water agencies, though the one that could...
SJV WATER: Judge leans toward dismissing some – but not key – actions in ongoing Kern River lawsuit SJV Water Water rights and water law February 1, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp let the battalion of attorneys in court Wednesday...
SJV WATER: New Kern River hearing set and the J.G. Boswell Company fears water in the river for fish will jeopardize its massive ag holdings SJV Water Water rights and water law January 25, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The J.G. Boswell Company fears its agricultural interests – and possibly even the City of...
DELTA TUNNEL: More lawsuits filed against Delta tunnels; DWR responds Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 23, 2024The deadline for filing CEQA litigation against the Delta Conveyance Project closed yesterday. Two Three more lawsuits were filed, bringing...
COURT DOCS: Four lawsuits filed, challenging the Delta Conveyance Project Final EIR Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 20, 2024Deadline for filing CEQA litigation ends on Monday, January 22 The Center for Biological Diversity, the County of Sacramento, the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge rules state can’t issue bonds to finance Delta tunnel project Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance Project January 17, 2024The so-called “Delta Conveyance Project” would include a 36-foot wide tunnel extending about 45 miles to divert enough water from...
THIS JUST IN … Court sides with counties and agencies, dismissing DWR’s attempt to “validate” bond resolutions to finance controversial Delta tunnel project Press Release/Notice Delta Conveyance Project January 17, 2024Press release on behalf of the counties of San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Butte and Plumas, and related water...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: Court strongly sides with DWR, rejects all legal challenges to continued long-term operation of State Water Project through 2085 State Water Contractors Water project operations January 17, 2024Appeals court affirms contract amendment for long-term operation of State Water Project, ensuring continued delivery of affordable water supplies for...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: No harm, no foul, no suit in fight over Sacramento River pollution Courthouse News Service Water qualityWater rights and water law January 5, 2024Environmentalists must offer concrete examples of harm in their suit against a modular home builder over river contamination. By Alan...
