COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water for Golf, but not for Nature in SoCal Courthouse News Service Planning and management August 28, 2015By Jonny Bonner, Courthouse News Service A Southern California water district is giving golf course 25-year contracts but only 1-year...
C-WIN Notifies San Luis Obispo County of Intention to File Lawsuit to Apply CEQA to New Wells CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Groundwater NewsWater rights and water law August 27, 2015From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): The California Water Impact Network (C-WIN, online at www.c-win.org) has notified the County...
This just in … Court denies Temporary Restraining Order against Klamath River flows Maven Water rights and water law August 26, 2015The Eastern District Court has issued it’s decision denying the request for a Temporary Restraining Order against the Bureau of...
This just in … San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District file lawsuit to stop Trinity River releases to Klamath River SJV water agencies Water rights and water law August 21, 2015From the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District: The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (Authority)...
This just in … CSPA files complaint against State Water Board and Bureau of Reclamation over Sacramento River temperature criteria CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance Water project operations August 3, 2015Complaint alleges violations of Basin Plan, WR Order 90-05, CWA, ESA and Public Trust The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA)...
Water Rate Making after Capistrano Taxpayers Association v. San Juan Capistrano Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law July 23, 2015Attorneys Michael Colantuono, Kelly Salt, and John Bakker discuss the decision and its implication for water conservation pricing in California With the...
This just in … CSPA files complaint, says State Water Board, Reclamation, and DWR are violating the Bay Delta Plan, D1641 requirements, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and more … CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance Water project operationsWater quality July 22, 2015The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) has filed a complaint with the State Water Board alleging the State Water Board...
This just in … Court Awards $188.3 Million Plus Interest to San Diego County Water Authority in Rate Case Victory against Metropolitan San Diego County Water Authority Water rights and water law July 15, 2015Trial court’s tentative rulings also find MWD under-calculated Water Authority’s right to MWD water supplies From the San Diego County...
This just in … State Water Board issues response to today’s court ruling on curtailments State Water Board Policy and regulation July 10, 2015In response to the ruling as reported in the Stockton Record, the State Water Board has issued this statement regarding...
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,...
This just in … Lawsuit Filed Against 10 – Year Water Transfer Program; Massive Transfers Threaten North State Farms, Fish and Communities Conservation organizations & coalitions Groundwater NewsWater project operations May 12, 2015From AquAlliance, this press release: AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)...
Delta Stewardship Council posts opposition brief to lawsuits challenging Delta Plan Delta Stewardship Council Water rights and water law April 9, 2015From the Delta Stewardship Council: On May 16, 2013 the Delta Stewardship Council unanimously adopted the Delta Plan (after certifying...
Legal documents: Opening briefs filed on Delta Plan litigation Maven Policy and regulationWater rights and water law November 25, 2014In May of 2013, the Delta Stewardship Council unanimously adopted the Delta Plan, a comprehensive, long-term management plan for the...
Legal update: Delta smelt and whooping crane cases show ‘increasing pressure mounting against the Endangered Species Act in the courts’ Maven Policy and regulation November 5, 2014At the October 30th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, legal intern Cody Phillips briefed the council members on recent...
This just in … Court Strikes Down Environmental Review of Kern Water Bank: California Officials Failed to Consider Environmental Impacts of Bank Operation (includes court documents) Center for Biological Diversity Water rights and water law October 3, 2014Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity: A California judge has struck down the environmental review of the Kern...
