COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water officials mostly cleared in drought-related water rights saga Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law May 22, 2024A single claim involving the Endangered Species Act remained intact. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Three California companies pushing...
COMMENTARY: Growing food is essential, reasonable use of water Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary July 21, 2021By Chris Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation Amid historic heat and drought, California’s rivers and creeks dwindled early this year....
AG ALERT: Farmers face water rights curtailments Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 23, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California priority water rights system is being put to the test, as state regulators...
EXPLAINER: Water rights 101 Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law June 3, 2020California water law is complex, governed by both state and federal law, part property law and part environmental law. The...
LOCALIZING CALIFORNIA WATERS: Erik Ekdahl on Water Management in the Uncertain Future Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law August 14, 2019Water management in California has always been challenging, with the state’s variable climate that alternates between drought and floods that...
PANEL: Legal issues associated with water conservation mandates Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 10, 2018As the legislature contemplates how to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life”, a panel discusses some of the legal...
Guest commentary: Using the Reasonable Use Doctrine to restrict riparian water use Guest Contributor Commentary May 6, 2015Commentary by Craig Wilson, the first Delta Watermaster and former Chief Counsel to State Water Board: The Governor recently stated...
California Water Law Symposium: The Role of Reasonable Use in the Russian River Frost Protection Litigation Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law April 8, 2015A panel of lawyers discusses the appeals court ruling upholding the State Water Resources Control Board’s authority to regulate diversions...
