AG ALERT: Hearing process could boost Sites Reservoir project Ag Alert Water rights and water law August 28, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The plan to build California’s first new major reservoir in decades advances as the state...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Water right enforcement in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law May 16, 2024In August 2022, amidst a severe drought, the State Water Board ordered ranchers and farmers in Siskiyou County to cease...
PRESS RELEASE: New Analysis Finds Sites Reservoir Would Be 80 Percent Full After Recent Storms If It Were Operational Today Sites Project Authority Water project operations February 17, 20242023 and 2024 storms combined would have yielded 1.2 million acre-feet of water From the Sites JPA The Sites Project...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Despite more stored water than in 2021, California will keep closing spigots Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law July 20, 2022The prospect of extreme drought is driving the Golden State’s conservation efforts. By Kevin Winter, Courthouse News Service As drought...
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...
AG ALERT: State Water Board considers drought-response actions Ag Alert Water project operations May 26, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert More signs of drought and tightening water supplies have arisen, in filings with the State...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Conveyance and water rights; Considerations for conveyance across the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law May 5, 2021Delta Watermaster: It’s physically, ecologically, and economically impossible to squeeze water out of the Delta for export. At the April...
EXPLAINER: Water rights permitting and change petitions Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law April 4, 2018Presentation covers applications for new water rights, fully appropriated streams, and change petitions At the March meeting of the California...