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April 5, 2023

With drought becoming a normal feature of life in California, finding reliable ways to increase freshwater resources has become imperative. ...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Cadiz water pipeline permit vacated after feds ask to reconsider decision

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Water rights and water law

September 14, 2022

The judge also found a proper review hadn’t been done when the permit was issued. By Edvard Pettersson, Courthouse News...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Pipe Dream: Feds Sued Over Desert Water Pipeline OK’d by Trump

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Water rights and water law

March 23, 2021

The project would repurpose an existing gas and oil pipeline to pump water to municipalities across Southern California. By Nathan...

NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION: Delta Conveyance, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, and Alameda Counties, California

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Delta Conveyance Project

August 26, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-2019-00899 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx The California Department of Water...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Contractors sues the state over updated permit conditions for State Water Project operations; Plus Metropolitan’s statement

State Water Contractors

Water project operations

April 29, 2020

From the State Water Contractors: Today, the State Water Contractors (SWC) filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Water...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Water rights permitting options for groundwater recharge projects

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 20, 2020

ACWA/State Water Board webinar presentation outlines temporary and permanent options, including a new streamlined permitting pathway for standard water rights...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Grabs Oversight of Mojave Water Pipeline Project

Courthouse News Service

Planning and management

August 1, 2019

A business hoping to cash in on an untapped aquifer beneath the Mojave Desert will have to clear extra environmental...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Science-Based Regulatory Permitting for Resilient Tidal Habitat Restorations

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Delta science Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 21, 2019

The permitting of tidal restoration projects is most often a costly and time-consuming process, causing substantial delays in implementation while...

EXPLAINER: Water rights permitting and change petitions

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Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

April 4, 2018

Presentation covers applications for new water rights, fully appropriated streams, and change petitions At the March meeting of the California...

THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 3: Moving the Delta and the tributaries towards a sustainable future

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Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

February 22, 2018

The Sierra Nevada plays a critical role in California’s water supply: Snowpack in the mountain provides a natural form of...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: BLM OKs Mojave Desert Water Pipeline, Reversing Obama-Era Policy

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

October 18, 2017

The Trump administration has given the go-ahead for a project to siphon millions of gallons of water from an underground...

STATE WATER BOARD: Update on temporary water right permits for groundwater recharge

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

January 18, 2017

The ongoing statewide drought and implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act have triggered increased interest in capturing high surface...