SJV WATER: Kings River may have more than 1 million acre feet up for grabs SJV Water Water rights and water law November 6, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state’s water rights office says there is excess water – up to 1.13 million...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Procedural ruling and amended schedule for AHO hearing State Water Board Delta Conveyance Project November 6, 2026From the Administrative Hearings Office at the State Water Board: The Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) issued a procedural ruling letter...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Procedural Ruling and Closing Brief Guidance (DCP) State Water Board Delta Conveyance Project October 8, 2026From the State Water Board Administrative Hearings Office: The surrebuttal phase of the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) hearing on the...
Sites Project Authority responds to revised water right permit: “We can see a path forward that allows the Project to advance” Sites Project Authority Planning and management September 18, 2026From the Sites Project Authority: Today, the Sites Project Authority (Authority) issued the following statement regarding the revised water right...
SF BAYKEEPER: State Water Board capitulates to special interests in new Sites Reservoir permit San Francisco Baykeeper CommentaryPlanning and management September 5, 2026From the San Francisco Baykeeper: Yesterday, the California Water Resources Control Board (Board) issued a new draft of its water...
SITES RESERVOIR: Procedural Ruling on Evidentiary Objection to Supplemental Evidence and Official Notice of AHO Exhibits State Water Board Planning and management September 5, 2026From the State Water Resources Control Board: This procedural ruling addresses the evidentiary objection submitted by the NGO Parties1 on...
SITES RESERVOIR: Procedural ruling bifurcating Application 33534 and Notice of Public Hearing on Application 33534b State Water Board Planning and management September 5, 2026From the State Water Resources Control Board: On May 11, 2022, the Sites Project Authority (Authority or Applicant) filed Application...
State Water Board revises draft water right decision for proposed Sites Reservoir; The Sites Project Authority responds State Water Board Planning and management September 3, 2026Draft balances water supplies with protections for fish, water quality From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control...
SITES RESERVOIR: Notice of supplemental hearing and procedural ruling State Water Board Planning and management June 27, 2026From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office will conduct a supplemental day of...
PRESS RELEASE: Political pressure on Sites Reservoir doesn’t change the facts Guest Contributor CommentaryPlanning and management June 23, 2026In an overt act of political meddling, Governor Newsom and his deputies are pressuring a judge to retract her evidence-based findings...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Procedural rulings on evidentiary objections State Water Board Delta Conveyance Project May 2, 2026From the State Water Board: On November 3, 2025, Byron Bethany Irrigation District (BBID), Delta Party Water Agencies (DPWA), San...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Ruling on DTEC’s Evidentiary Objections to DWR’s “Subpoena Panel” Exhibits and Related Testimony (Hearing on Proposed Delta Conveyance Project) State Water Board Delta Conveyance Project March 29, 2026This procedural ruling responds to the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition’s (DTEC) November 21, 2025 evidentiary objections to exhibits submitted by...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board releases draft water right decision for proposed Sites Reservoir State Water Board Policy and regulation March 20, 2026From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today released for public comment a draft...
