Senior water rights Archives

June 18, 2024

By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Irrigators clash with US government and Yurok Tribe over Klamath water rights at Ninth Circuit

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Water rights and water law

June 13, 2024

The Klamath Water User Association, which represents ranchers in the area, argued that centuries-old contracts require irrigation responsibilities to be...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Water right enforcement in California

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

May 16, 2024

In August 2022, amidst a severe drought, the State Water Board ordered ranchers and farmers in Siskiyou County to cease...

AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use

Ag Alert

Agriculture Colorado River

March 20, 2024

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses...

PRO PUBLICA: The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water.

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Colorado River

July 6, 2023

The Chemehuevi’s reservation fronts about 30 miles of the Colorado River, yet 97% of the tribe’s water stays in the...

AG ALERT: Imperial Valley farmers await water deal

Ag Alert

Colorado River

June 14, 2023

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California, Arizona and Nevada reached a long-sought consensus last month on how to conserve water...

STATELINE: Colorado River agreement punts on drastic cuts and difficult negotiations

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Colorado River

May 24, 2023

The proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada is not a long-term fix, water experts argue. by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline State...

DAN WALTERS: California’s lengthy battle for water rights moves into the Legislature

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Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

April 25, 2023

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GRIST: Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future?

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Colorado River

April 11, 2023

By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Almost half...

CAL MATTERS: US proposes options for cutting California’s Colorado River water

Cal Matters

Colorado River

April 11, 2023

By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds propose water cut options to stabilize imperiled Colorado River Basin

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Colorado River

April 11, 2023

The Bureau of Reclamation issued a draft environmental statement outlining options to manage the drought in the Colorado River Basin....

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California bypasses consensus, goes its own way on plan for Colorado River water cuts

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

February 3, 2023

Golden State officials say they have senior water rights. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service While six states came up...

CAL MATTERS: California, other states reach impasse over Colorado River

Cal Matters

Colorado River

January 31, 2023

Despite a federal deadline today, California — the largest user of Colorado River water — has refused to cut back...

CAL MATTERS: Growers brace to give up some Colorado River water

Cal Matters

Agriculture Colorado River

January 17, 2023

The Colorado River’s water transformed the Imperial Valley desert into one of California’s most productive farm regions. But now growers...

AG ALERT: Colorado River may require ‘decisive action,’ U.S. warns

Ag Alert

Colorado River

November 9, 2022

By Peter Hecht , Ag Alert Federal officials have issued a thinly veiled threat to impose new cuts in water...