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Category "California Water Law & Policy"

Toxicity by Redefinition? California’s State Water Board Clashes with CEQA and Federal Standards in a Decision by the Fifth District Court of Appeal

Toxicity by Redefinition? California’s State Water Board Clashes with CEQA and Federal Standards in a Decision by the Fifth District Court of Appeal

By Darien Key In an August 5, 2025, published opinion from the Fifth Appellate District Court [...]

State Water Resources Control Board Releases Revised Draft Bay-Delta Plan Update

State Water Resources Control Board Releases Revised Draft Bay-Delta Plan Update

By Jake R. Voorhees and Austn Cho On July 24, 2025, the State Water Resources Control [...]

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Navajo Nation’s Claim to A Right To Water

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Navajo Nation’s Claim to A Right To Water

An 1868 peace treaty between the United States and the Navajo Tribe established the Navajo [...]

Water Users and the State of Idaho Are Reviewing Conjunctive Management on the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer

Water Users and the State of Idaho Are Reviewing Conjunctive Management on the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer

By Andrew J. Waldera After executing a settlement agreement and mitigation plan in 2015, surface water users, [...]