AG ALERT: Irrigators with senior water rights prevail in court fight Ag Alert Water rights and water law September 20, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert A state appeals court has issued a ruling protecting longstanding water rights of many California...
AG ALERT: Anxiety grows over Colorado River crisis Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River August 24, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Imperial Valley farmers who have senior water rights on the severely depleted Colorado River say...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Everyone loses’: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts Cal Matters Policy and regulation May 23, 2022Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought....
AG ALERT: Drought means no Central Valley Project water for many irrigators Ag Alert AgricultureCurrent Conditions March 2, 2022By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Zero. That’s how much water is being allocated to Central Valley Project irrigation contractors north...
THIS JUST IN … Planning and Conservation League releases report: Updating California water laws to address drought and climate change Planning and Conservation League Climate changePolicy and regulationReportsWater rights and water law February 3, 2022From the Planning and Conservation League: Summers are getting hotter. Rain and snowpack are disappearing, and water reserves are shrinking....
AG ALERT: Regional districts file suit over state water supply cuts Ag Alert AgricultureWater rights and water law September 15, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s reservoirs are nearly empty due to historic drought conditions. Water supplies for many farmers...
AG ALERT: Delta water cutbacks weigh on farmers Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation August 11, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Organic farmer Al Courchesne of Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood walks through rows of his...
KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: Two perspectives on the State Water Board report, Recommendations for an Effective Water Rights Response to Climate Change Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law June 2, 2021State Water Board’s Erik Ekdahl discusses the climate change report; Attorney Valerie Kincaid explains why existing water right holders are...
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...
ANNE CASTLE: Our worn out water security blankets Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features September 21, 2016The Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Department of the Interior cautions we can no longer rely...
