Westlands Water District Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

December 17, 2025

District advances major land-repurposing initiative as water shortages force large-scale land fallowing across the San Joaquin Valley From Westlands Water...

SJV WATER: Westlands Water District teams up with democrats on massive solar project

SJV Water

Planning and management Policy and regulation

October 11, 2024

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The powerful, and politically right-leaning Westlands Water District recently teamed up with left-leaning democratic assemblymember...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation increases CVP allocations for South of Delta ag to 40%; Westlands & others respond UPDATED

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

April 24, 2024

From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced another increase in the Central Valley Project 2024 water...

HOOPA TRIBE: Pressure grows on Biden administration to set aside illegal Trump-era water contract with Westlands Water District

Hoopa Valley Tribe

Water rights and water law

February 7, 2024

Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity cite California Supreme Court, federal law, Tribal rights, and Biden policy in call...

PRESS RELEASE: California Supreme Court denies Westlands’ appeal

Hoopa Valley Tribe

Water rights and water law

December 1, 2023

From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: With four words, the California Supreme Court thwarted agribusiness giant Westlands Water District’s years-long scheme...

HOOPA TRIBE PRESS RELEASE: Westlands asks California Supreme Court to overturn environmental restoration obligations, further decimating Trinity River fishery

Hoopa Valley Tribe

Water rights and water law

October 16, 2023

Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: In its latest effort to evade payment of at least $100 million in...

SJV WATER: Courts keep ruling against action tied to Westlands’ federal contract but it doesn’t mean much. Why not?

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

August 9, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Center for Biological Diversity trumpeted a court ruling Monday that denied an appeal by...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California appeals court rules against Westlands Water District in dispute over its contract with feds

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

August 8, 2023

The contract sought would have provided the district with permanent access to over one million acre-feet of water for agricultural...

SJV WATER: Will the giant Westlands Water District “spill” water this year for lack of demand?

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 28, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Westlands Water District, the biggest agricultural water district in the state, could lose 200,000 acre...

SJV WATER: Westlands Water District lets bounty of flood water flow to the ocean instead of maximizing groundwater recharge

SJV Water

Groundwater News

May 30, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Groundwater recharge – or the lack of it – was a driving force behind the...

SJV WATER: How did two valley groundwater plans win recommendations for approval from the state?

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 13, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Most groundwater plans covering the San Joaquin Valley got a big, fat thumbs down from...

LEGAL BRIEFS: Judge denies motion for injunction over Shasta operations; San Joaquin County alleges misrepresentations by Westlands in CVP contract

Maven

Water project operations Water rights and water law

June 26, 2020

The Eastern District Court has issued a ruling in a lawsuit brought by Pacific Coast Federation Of Fishermen’s Associations over...

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Challenges Federal Water Contracts That Imperil Delta, Fish, Wildlife

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water rights and water law

May 20, 2020

Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, Restore the Delta, and the Planning and Conservation League: Three environmental groups...

THIS JUST IN … Westlands announces termination of Shasta Dam Raise CEQA Analysis

Westlands Water District

Water project operations

September 30, 2019

From Westlands Water District: Today, Westlands Water District terminated its preparation of an environmental impact report pursuant to the California...

THIS JUST IN … Attorney General Becerra Sues Westlands Water District to Block Unlawful Shasta Dam Project

CA Attorney General

Policy and regulation

May 14, 2019

From the Office of the Attorney General: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed a lawsuit to block Westlands Water District (Westlands)...