THE REVELATOR: A lifeline for winter-run chinook salmon The Revelator Fish and wildlife August 7, 2023With salmon migration blocked by Shasta Dam, a Tribe and agency scientists collaborate to bring them home. By Juliet Grable,...
AG ALERT: Water order takes shape for North Coast vineyards Ag Alert AgricultureWater quality August 2, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Winegrape growers in Mendocino and Sonoma counties say a proposed water-quality regulation establishes...
PRESS RELEASE: Judge: Federal Shasta River “Safe Harbor” coho salmon program violates Endangered Species Act Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater rights and water law July 13, 2023From the Western Environmental Law Center, Friends of the Shasta River, and the Environmental Protection Information Center: Late yesterday, the...
US FWS: Tribes on the Klamath River struggle to save their salmon and way of life in the face of a changing climate US Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and wildlife May 24, 2023By Susan Sawyer, US Fish and Wildlife Service Stretching from the volcanic Cascades of Southern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California urged to end water grab on Scott River Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation May 23, 2023While a previous petition spurred the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt drought-related emergency regulations that set a minimum...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists sue PG&E for damage to Eel River fisheries Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law May 16, 2023PG&E can’t demolish two dams on the Eel River fast enough for Chinook salmon and steelhead trout. By Eric Burkett,...
AG ALERT: Despite storms, farmers still face water supply cuts Ag Alert Agriculture April 19, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds in Siskiyou County...
AG ALERT: Federal actions on water frustrate Klamath farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation February 8, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A decades-long tussle over water continues at the California-Oregon border, as irrigators of the federal...
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...
AG ALERT: Siskiyou County: Water delivery cuts hurt farmers, fail to benefit fish Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 30, 2022By Ryan Walker, Siskiyou County Farm Bureau The year 2022 has been one that few growers in Siskiyou County want...
CAL MATTERS: Rural ranchers face $4,000 proposed fine for violating state drought order Cal Matters Water rights and water law November 7, 2022The penalty is the maximum the ranchers — who pumped Shasta River water for eight days — could face under...
AG ALERT: Mendocino County Farm Bureau works to preserve water amid drought Ag Alert Agriculture October 26, 2022By Devon Boer, Mendocino County Farm Bureau In Mendocino County, water continues to be the main issue of focus for...
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...
NOTICE of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking and Informative Digest Released for the Klamath River Basin – Scott River and Shasta River Watersheds State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 21, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today, the State Water Resources Control Board released a Notice of Proposed Emergency...
