STATE WATER BOARD: Riparian and pre-1914 water rights in the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law March 20, 2018State Water Board staff use information gleaned from 2015 informational order to compile the first taxonomy of senior water rights...
Delta Watermaster Michael George gives his quarterly report to the Delta Stewardship Council Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law August 10, 2016Report covers SB-88 implementation, recent water rights rulings, the New Delta Accords, and the status of the update to the...
Panel discussion: “Fixing” California’s water rights system Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law May 25, 2016Panel of prominent attorneys discusses how the state’s water rights system performed in the drought and what changes, if any,...
This just in … Byron-Bethany Irrigation District Served with Draft Administrative Civil Liability, $1.5 Million Penalty State Water Board Water rights and water law July 20, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: “ The State Water Resources Control Board today issued a draft Administrative Civil...
This just in … Bryon Bethany Irrigation District pursues legal action to retain water rights for hundreds of local farmers, ranchers and families Byron Bethany Irrigation District Water rights and water law June 26, 2015From the Byron Bethany Irrigation District: The Byron-‐Bethany Irrigation District filed a lawsuit in Contra Costa County Superior Court today...
This just in … Water curtailment update: Extended curtailments for Merced River, Upper San Joaquin; also City of San Francisco State Water Board Water rights and water law June 26, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: With drought conditions continuing into the summer months, the State Water Resources Control...
State Water Board Approves Voluntary Cutback Program for Delta Riparian Water Rights State Water Board Policy and regulation May 22, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources Control Board approved a proposal from riparian water...
The impact of new regulations on water rights in California Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law May 22, 2015An overview of how new reporting requirements, frost protection regulations, water curtailments, and some pending litigation could affect water rights...
Guest commentary: California Water Rights Law: 100 Years and Counting – and Concerned John Kingsbury CommentaryWater rights and water law April 30, 2015Written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association The long history of California is embattled...
This just in … State Water Board posts 2014 reported demands for top 90% of riparian and pre-1914 diverters in Delta watershed State Water Board Water rights and water law April 9, 2015The State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights has posted online the information obtained as a requirement of...
This just in … State Water Board extends curtailments to all post-1914 water right holders in the San Joaquin River watershed and South Delta; warns senior water rights holders they could be next State Water Board Water rights and water law May 30, 2014From the State Water Resources Control Board: “With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-rights holders,...