Water

A water supply assessment provided by a water agency for a proposed development project is not subject to legal scrutiny until it becomes part of an environmental impact report, the Second District Court of Appeal has ruled. » read more | add to cart

State water quality officials are continuing to press forward with more and more strict regulations for stormwater runoff. In response, planners and developers are worried about the cost of implementation and potentially unintended consequences. » read more | add to cart

A California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit over the City of Fresno’s move to metered water rates has been dismissed because attorneys missed a deadline. » read more | add to cart

A controversial water project gets approved in Sacramento County while in the city of Sacramento, a property tax increase is approved to improve flood safety. The LA City Council has approved a master plan for revitalizing the Los Angeles River, Fresno Co » read more | add to cart

Alameda Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch sent shock waves rippling through California’s water community in late March when he ordered the giant pumps at the heart of the State Water Project (SWP) to shut down, potentially cutting off water to two-thirds of the state’s population.

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The water supply analysis for one of the largest housing developments ever approved in the Central Valley has been rejected by the state Supreme Court. The court faulted the water study in the environmental impact report for the 20,000-unit Sunrise-Douglas community plan outside Sacramento because the study did not adequately describe long-term water sources and the impacts of using those sources.

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A Regional Water Quality Control Board permit that mandates how Los Angeles County and 84 cities in the county manage stormwater discharges is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act, an appellate court has ruled.

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In an important water rights ruling, the state Supreme Court has held that farmers’ long-standing water rights superceded water claims by downstream cities. The unanimous court ruled in favor of seven alfalfa and dairy farmers in the Mojave Valley that had refused to join a pact that allocated water to more than 200 farmers, cities and other entities without regard to historical water rights. "This preserves the farmers’ position at basically the top of the water chain," Robert Dougherty, t...

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