Delta Water Cut Ruling Appealed To High Court An appeal of a crucial Delta water use ruling has been made to the U.S. Supreme Court by western San Joaquin Valley growers. Acting on behalf of West Side interests, the Pacific…
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Transfer Injunction Nixed
Transfer Injunction Nixed A U.S. District Court judge has turned down an effort by two nonprofit organizations to block transfers of Northern California water for irrigation uses in the San Joaquin Valley. A preliminary injunction had been sought by AquAlliance…
Disaster Looms; Billions In Losses Seen
Disaster Looms; Billions In Losses Seen Federal Fish Requirements Constrain Delta Export Pumping Economic losses in the billions of dollars are looming with the promise of a financial and social calamity along the southern San Joaquin Valley’s East Side as a…
Appellate Justices Bow To Fish Agencies, Reverse Smelt Decision
Appellate Justices Bow To Fish Agencies, Reverse Smelt Decision A March 13 ruling in the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that reversed a crucial U.S. District Court decision has sided with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
Reclamation, DWR Join In Drought Fight
DROUGHT DIGEST Reclamation, DWR Join In Drought Fight The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources say they have launched a coordinated effort to battle effects of the drought on California water users. The February 5 announcement…
West Side Reels From CVP Cutback
West Side Reels From CVP Cutback While the Sierra Nevada’s diminishing snowpack and taking a toll on the Friant Division’s supply, the tiny Delta smelt continues to do a number on the amount of water available to Central Valley Project…