Water rights permitting Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE: Be Flood Diversion and Recharge Ready: Flood Diversions for Recharge under Water Code §1242.1

November 28, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: As flood events become more frequent, being prepared for flood...

DWR: Delta Conveyance Project water rights permit timeframes and public transparency

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project Water rights and water law

October 11, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: Water rights in California can be complicated. As a part of the Delta Conveyance...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition challenges legality of Delta Conveyance Project in new petition

Restore the Delta

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project Water rights and water law

September 4, 2024

SWRCB urged to uphold law and protect Tribal water rights in the Delta Press release from the Delta Tribal Environmental...

AG ALERT: Hearing process could boost Sites Reservoir project

Ag Alert

Water rights and water law

August 28, 2024

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The plan to build California’s first new major reservoir in decades advances as the state...

FEATURE: Requiring water users to pay for ecological damage: A conversation with environmental lawyer Karrigan Börk

Robin Meadows

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

June 11, 2024

by Robin Meadows Water diversions can harm aquatic ecosystems, riparian habitat, and beaches fed by river sediment. But the people...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta coalition files lawsuit demanding State Water Board action on DWR’s outdated water rights before considering Delta Conveyance Project approval

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project Water rights and water law

April 17, 2024

After Decades of Delay, Complaint Alleges State Water Board Must Decide Whether DWR Has Diligently Pursued its Water Rights Before...

NOTICE of Temporary Water Right Application to appropriate 6,000 AF from the Sacramento River for groundwater storage

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 7, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Colusa Groundwater Authority filed a temporary water right permit application with the State...

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Application T033404 – Mariposa Creek and Bear Creek in Merced County

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 7, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that Merced Irrigation District filed a 180-day temporary permit application...

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Application T033391 – Sutter County (corrected)

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 15, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that South Sutter Water District filed a 180-day temporary permit...

NOTICE of Water Right Permit Application and Petition in Mendocino County

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 6, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that Black Oak Ranch LP has filed water right permit...

PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Conservation Groups Unite in Opposition To Sites Reservoir, Formally Protest Water Right

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Commentary Water rights and water law

September 1, 2023

Friends of the River (FOR) and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), two of California’s oldest and most respected water...

NOTICE of Water Right Permit Application in Glenn County

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 7, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that Tower Music City LLC has filed water right permit...

NOTICE: Posting of Additional Information for Water Right Permit Application A025517X01 of Sites Project Authority – Colusa, Glenn, and Tehama Counties

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 20, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that Sites Project Authority submitted additional information in support of...

NOTICE of Water Right Permit Application A025517X01 of Sites Project Authority – Colusa, Glenn, and Tehama Counties

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 2, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that Sites Project Authority has filed an application to appropriate...

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Application T033368 – Kern County

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 16, 2023

From the State Water Board: The Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District filed a 180-day temporary permit application (T033368) with the...