EXPLAINER: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’ Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law September 11, 2019Panel of lawyers dive into the web of laws affecting water in the Delta: The state and federal endangered species...
THIS JUST IN … Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations Leads Suit Against State Water Board to Protect Salmon in the Water Quality Control Plan Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) Policy and regulation January 28, 2019Suit charges the Board with breaching federal Clean Water Act, California’s Porter Cologne Water Quality Act, and the Public Trust...
THIS JUST IN … California Fisheries Groups Sue State for Failure to Protect Impaired Waterways Conservation organizations & coalitions EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality November 2, 2017From the Institute for Fisheries Resources: Today four commercial fisheries organizations filed a lawsuit accusing the California State Water Resources...
THIS JUST IN … District Court denies motion to dismiss NRDC suit against the EPA over waivers of water quality standards during drought Natural Resources Defense Council Policy and regulationWater quality February 7, 2017‘Plaintiffs have plausibly alleged a non-discretionary duty by the EPA to review the SWRCB orders at issue,’ the Court rules...
Sat. AM News Alert … Conservation groups sue EPA over Bay Delta water quality and salmon Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law April 23, 2016From the NRDC: Conservation groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today – on Earth Day –...
Environmental groups notify EPA of intent to file suit for violations of the Clean Water Act Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater quality November 2, 2015The numerous modifications of the Delta’s water quality standards due to the drought are a violation of federal law, environmental...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Navajo Enforce Their Own Clean Water Act Courthouse News Service Colorado RiverWater quality July 8, 2015By Elizabeth Warmerdam, Courthouse News Service The Navajo Nation agreed to bring its wastewater treatment plant in Window Rock, Ariz....
Groups Sue Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, State Water Board and DWR to Prevent Fishery Extinctions Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation June 4, 2015From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN), Restore the Delta, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and AquAlliance: On 3 June 2015,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: 9th Weighs Pollution of Klamath Tributary Courthouse News Service Water qualityWater rights and water law November 24, 2014By Nick McCann, Courthouse News Service A 9th Circuit panel considered whether a drainage canal is “meaningfully distinct” from the...
Success in the Delta through collaboration and coordination: The California Water Quality Monitoring Council, the Yolo Bypass Foundation, and the Cosumnes River Preserve Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality April 23, 2014The theme of successful collaborations in the Delta continued with the last agenda item of the March meeting of the...
