In a year of profound shifts at the federal level, uncertainty has been the name of the game across the United States. Nowhere is that truer than in the California water world. Over many decades, the state has forged a symbiotic relationship with federal agencies to manage its notoriously complex — and aging — water […]
Water has become a source of internal and external dispute for the Mexican government in recent months. On November 25, the U.S. State Department reported on a meeting between Mexican and U.S. officials in which, it claims, it “pressed” Mexico to comply with its obligation—stipulated in the 1944 Water Treaty—and supply “the maximum possible amount” of water […]
A legal battle over California water rights has reached the doorstep of the U.S. Supreme Court, raising a fundamental constitutional question: When the government commandeers water for environmental reasons, is it merely regulating a resource or physically seizing private property? The Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief last week in the case of United Water […]
California has added an estimated 2.9 billion gallons of drinking water to its annual supply following the completion or groundbreaking of eight state-funded water infrastructure projects this fall, according to state officials. The projects — located in communities from Orange County to the Bay Area and the Sierra — include wastewater treatment upgrades, recycled water […]
California can still wring water out of its rivers — in theory, and only if you’re willing to pay an increasingly steep premium for it. Take Sites Reservoir, which could become the first new major reservoir in California in decades. It would pull water from the Sacramento River to fill a valley in the coast range with […]
The Trump administration plans to weaken environmental protections for threatened fish in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and pump more water to Central Valley farmlands, according to letters obtained by the Los Angeles Times. The letters show Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration strongly criticizing the Trump administration plan.
Opinion: California’s Water Partnerships Are Effective and in Danger
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /CalMattersby Letitia Grenier & Jeffrey MountIn a year of profound shifts at the federal level, uncertainty has been the name of the game across the United States. Nowhere is that truer than in the California water world. Over many decades, the state has forged a symbiotic relationship with federal agencies to manage its notoriously complex — and aging — water […]
U.S. Pressures Mexico for Violating the 1944 Water Treaty
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /El Paisby Erika RoseteWater has become a source of internal and external dispute for the Mexican government in recent months. On November 25, the U.S. State Department reported on a meeting between Mexican and U.S. officials in which, it claims, it “pressed” Mexico to comply with its obligation—stipulated in the 1944 Water Treaty—and supply “the maximum possible amount” of water […]
Supreme Court Urged to Decide if Diverting Water in California Counts as Government ‘Theft’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Tampa Free Pressby Leslie BoldenA legal battle over California water rights has reached the doorstep of the U.S. Supreme Court, raising a fundamental constitutional question: When the government commandeers water for environmental reasons, is it merely regulating a resource or physically seizing private property? The Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief last week in the case of United Water […]
California Adds 2.9 Billion Gallons of Drinking Water Through New Infrastructure Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Santa Monica MirrorCalifornia has added an estimated 2.9 billion gallons of drinking water to its annual supply following the completion or groundbreaking of eight state-funded water infrastructure projects this fall, according to state officials. The projects — located in communities from Orange County to the Bay Area and the Sierra — include wastewater treatment upgrades, recycled water […]
But Where Will the Water Come From?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelCalifornia can still wring water out of its rivers — in theory, and only if you’re willing to pay an increasingly steep premium for it. Take Sites Reservoir, which could become the first new major reservoir in California in decades. It would pull water from the Sacramento River to fill a valley in the coast range with […]
California Strongly Objects to Trump’s Plan to Pump More Delta Water South
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesThe Trump administration plans to weaken environmental protections for threatened fish in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and pump more water to Central Valley farmlands, according to letters obtained by the Los Angeles Times. The letters show Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration strongly criticizing the Trump administration plan.