NOTICE: Board Issues Response Order to Petition for Reconsideration of 2022 Curtailment Orders Press Release/Notice ANNOUNCEMENTS December 15, 2023 19From the State Water Resources Control Board: On December 14, 2023, the Executive Director for the State Water Resources Control...
PRESS RELEASE: California Supreme Court denies Westlands’ appeal Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 1, 2023 247From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: With four words, the California Supreme Court thwarted agribusiness giant Westlands Water District’s years-long scheme...
SJV WATER: Judge orders Bakersfield to keep water in the Kern River SJV Water News October 31, 2023 163By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what one attorney called a “moment of truth” for the City of Bakersfield, a...
PRESS RELEASE: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Keep Water in the Kern River Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other October 30, 2023 654Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups challenge Water Boards’ orders as harmful to Central Coast disadvantaged communities and fisheries Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other October 30, 2023 770They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biologist asks judge to limit California dam’s impact on endangered salmon Courthouse News Service News October 18, 2023 167U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said she could not issue an order recommending operational changes to the Coyote Valley...
HOOPA TRIBE PRESS RELEASE: Westlands asks California Supreme Court to overturn environmental restoration obligations, further decimating Trinity River fishery Press Release/Notice News October 16, 2023 148Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: In its latest effort to evade payment of at least $100 million in...
SJV WATER: Kern River legal wrangling raises questions about how – or whether – the river can serve the needs of people, fish and ag SJV Water News October 14, 2023 243By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp came back several times during an Oct. 13...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmental groups seek change to water flows for California’s Kern River Courthouse News Service News October 13, 2023 116By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A Kern County judge heard arguments Friday in a case targeting water flows in...
PRESS RELEASE: Baykeeper Puts Federal Agency on Notice: Will Sue to Uphold Endangered Species Act Maven News October 12, 2023 110Fish and Wildlife Missed Congressional Deadline to Protect Longfin Smelt Press release from the San Francisco Baykeeper: San Francisco Baykeeper...
PRESS RELEASE: Caltrans Stormwater Lawsuit Resolved After Three Decades Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other October 11, 2023 167LA Waterkeeper and NRDC agree to updated settlement terms aimed at capturing and cleaning stormwater from Los Angeles region’s roadways...
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER: Environmental groups prevail in California steelhead case Press Release/Notice News October 2, 2023 304Supreme Court Decision Upholds Ruling that Twitchell Dam Operators Must Comply with Federal Law to Protect Endangered Fish Press release...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Fish and Wildlife director still on the hook in water rights suit Courthouse News Service News October 2, 2023 1508Three claims remain against Charlton Bonham, executive director of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, and certain others can...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: California court dismisses last remaining lawsuit against the state’s Delta Plan Delta Stewardship Council Agency News September 29, 2023 101From the Delta Stewardship Council: The California Court of Appeal has dismissed the remaining appeal challenging the state’s long-term management...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Heralded winemaker sues Napa County over water wells Courthouse News Service News September 6, 2023 397Napa County denied Jayson Woodbridge water well permits for four of his vineyards. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service A...