COURTHOUSE NEWS: Companies say California denied them due process in Ninth Circuit water rights case Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law August 12, 2026The companies affected by a water curtailment order want a due process hearing and compensation for what they call the...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Could water rights scuttle Sites? Cariad Hayes Thronson Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law July 20, 2026By Cariad Hayes Thronson In late June, a controversial new reservoir project in Northern California received a commitment for nearly...
AMENDED NOTICE of hearing to consider modification of California American Water Company cease and desist order (State Water Board orders WR 2016-0016 and WR 2009-0060) State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSPolicy and regulation July 10, 2026From the State Water Resources Control Board: On July 1, 2026, the State Water Resources Control Board received an objection...
LETTER: State Water Contractors write Governor Newsom about Water Board AHO ruling on State Water Project’s water rights State Water Contractors Delta Conveyance ProjectWater project operations March 22, 2025Letter from the State Water Contractors: Dear Governor Newsom, Chairman Esquivel, and Members of the State Water Board: The State...
NOTICE: Upcoming dates for ongoing hearing on the proposed Sites Reservoir project State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS January 16, 2025From the State Water Board: The State Water Board Administrative Hearings Office’s hearing on the proposed Sites Reservoir project began...
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental groups call attention to fundamental flaws with Delta Conveyance Project hearings Conservation organizations & coalitions Delta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law October 11, 2024Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School,...
DWR: Delta Conveyance Project water rights permit timeframes and public transparency Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law October 11, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: Water rights in California can be complicated. As a part of the Delta Conveyance...
SITES AHO RULING: Procedural Ruling Regarding Evidentiary Issues, Time Limits, and Site Visit in the AHO Proceeding on the Proposed Sites Reservoir Project State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS September 4, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: This procedural ruling addresses the motions to supplement case in chief exhibits filed...
NOTICE: Public hearing on proposed reservoir project in Sacramento Valley continues in September State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS August 31, 2024Sites Project Authority seeks water right for construction, storage The State Water Resources Control Board will continue a multi-day public...
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...
SITES RESERVOIR: State Water Board AHO issues procedural ruling in the proceeding on the proposed Sites Reservoir Project State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS July 3, 2024From the State Water Board Administrative Hearings Office: On June 17, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board’s Administrative Hearings...
NOTICE: State Board AHO releases procedural ruling and amended notice of public hearing for Sites Reservoir water right application State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 7, 2024On March 1, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board’s Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) issued a Notice of Public Hearing...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING: State Water Board grants request for 60-day stay Maven Delta Conveyance Project March 6, 2019Ex parte communications remain prohibited From the Cal Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: This ruling addresses...
CAL WATER FIX HEARINGS: Protestors write State Water Board, say hearing cannot be finalized Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 18, 2018Recent developments propose significant changes to project operations that are not reflected in the modeling, they say Several letters were...
WEEKEND CAL WATER FIX READING: The latest State Water Board ruling letter, Delta Stewardship Council’s appeal hearing notice Maven Delta Conveyance Project October 12, 2018The State Water Board and the Delta Stewardship Council have released notices pertaining to California Water Fix. CAL WATER FIX...
