Items Tagged with 'senior water rights curtailment'

Fueled by a series of recommendations from law scholars, legislators have filed measures to overhaul aspects of California’s water rights system to set new priorities for the environment and for disadvantaged communities.

Interest may be rising in the Legislature for modernizing California’s water rights system.

DWR Karla Nemeth said California’s new era of climate extremes calls for messaging focused instead on collaboration.

The state water board has approved an emergency regulation enabling the agency to curtail senior water rights along two key watersheds in Northern California.

The state water board has approved a regulation granting it new authority to curtail senior water rights and ramp up enforcement for illegal diverters.

The State Water Board on Tuesday will consider emergency regulations to address severe shortages in the Russian River watershed.

With water deliveries slashed, farmers and ranchers are taking emergency measures to prepare for a long, dry year ahead.