ARIZONA MIRROR: Arizona moves to join lawsuit against federal Colorado River plan Arizona Mirror Colorado River October 17, 2026Officials warn the framework could dry up the Central Arizona Project, which serves nearly 6 million people By Caitlin Sievers,...
NEVADA CURRENT: Arizona joins Nevada lawsuit over Colorado River cuts Nevada Current Colorado River October 17, 2026By Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Arizona has joined Nevada in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s plan to drastically cut...
STATEMENT: Arizona files motion to intervene in the Nevada Lawsuit challenging the recent federal decision governing the operation of the Colorado River Guest Contributor Colorado River October 16, 2026Statement from Tom Buschatzke, Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources Today the State of Arizona filed a motion...
C-WIN: Lawsuit filed against the Department of Water Resources CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Water project operationsWater rights and water law October 10, 2026Suit Cites Agency’s Failure to Protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecosystem and to Curb Wasteful and Unreasonable Water Use From...
PRESS RELEASE: Sierra Club sues San Francisco Public Utilities Commission over inflated water demand forecast Guest Contributor CommentaryPlanning and management October 8, 2026Years of inaccurate water demand forecasts have exacted a heavy price on the environment and on ratepayers. Records show staff...
PRESS RELEASE: 13-year Lawsuit with Steinbeck Vineyards Resolved Guest Contributor Groundwater News October 4, 2026Santa Clara Superior Court issued its final judgment in Steinbeck Vineyards v. County of San Luis Obispo From the County...
EOS: The Colorado River basin is running out of water. Not everyone is happy with the government’s suggested solution. American Geophysical Union Colorado River August 27, 2026Though overallocation is one reason the river is shrinking, reduced snowpack and increased evaporation caused by climate change are also...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Supreme Court halts SoCal town’s water utility takeover Courthouse News Service Planning and management August 25, 2026The water utility serving the town of Apple Valley had asked the state high court to decide what makes a...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Nevada files suit over Colorado River plan Courthouse News Service Colorado River August 25, 2026The Silver State claims a key document failed to consider the economic impacts communities would face because of the water...
NEVADA CURRENT: Nevada sues feds over Colorado River cuts Nevada Current Colorado River August 25, 2026by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada officials have filed the first lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s Colorado River plan, a...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona water use up in the air pending Nevada lawsuit Courthouse News Service Colorado River August 25, 2026Water officials celebrated Arizona’s outcome in the Bureau of Reclamation’s final Colorado River use guidelines, but say they will not...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit sides with Reclamation in fight over California water contract conversions Courthouse News Service Water project operationsWater rights and water law August 18, 2026A lower court previously ruled conversion of contracts between water users and the Bureau of Reclamation did not have to...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Yurok Tribe challenges feds’ revised priorities for Klamath Project Courthouse News Service Water project operations August 15, 2026The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation pointed to historically low snowpack this winter, which it argued necessitated lower-than-normal flows to avoid...
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...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge says environmental groups fell short in bid to pause California water projects Courthouse News Service Water project operations August 4, 2026The decision hinged on the interpretation of a 2024 Endangered Species Act biological opinion By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service...
