Water Rights
From: Daniel Kelly, Somach
Simmons & Dunn
On September 4, 2013,
California's Third Appellate District issued an opinion holding, among other
things, that the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has the statutory
authority, in the context of an enforcement proceeding, to determine the
validity of riparian and pre-1914 appropriative water rights. Young, et
al. v. SWRCB, No. C068559, 2013 Cal. App. LEXIS 707 (Cal. 3d App. Dist. Sept.
4, 2013).
The dispute arose from an
enforcement action brought by the SWRCB against the Woods Irrigation Company
(Woods) alleging the unlawful diversion of water from Middle River in the
Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (Delta). Woods claimed pre-1914
appropriative water rights and various landowners claimed riparian rights that
were exercised through Woods' diversion facilities. Woods and the
landowners objected to the enforcement proceeding alleging, among other things,
that the SWRCB lacked jurisdiction to determine the validity and extent of
their claimed pre-1914 appropriative and riparian water rights.
San Joaquin River
From: Staff, Stockton Record
Water-quality regulators on
Thursday announced fines against the operators of 14 wastewater treatment
plants throughout the Central Valley, including the cities of Stockton, Manteca
and Tracy.
Stockton was fined $36,000 for
violating limits of chlorine, cyanide and ammonia in the treated wastewater it
releases into the San Joaquin River. The violations took place over a span of
more than two years.
Colorado River
From: Joyce Lobeck, Yuma Sun
There's a better than 50 percent
chance of an official water shortage being declared in 2016 for the Lower
Colorado River Basin as a result of the drought that has gripped the river's
watershed for the last 14 years.
Bay Delta
Conservation Plan
From: Alex Breitler,
eSanJoaquin
An engineer in San Joaquin County
Public Works whipped up these Google illustrations to help people visualize
just how much tunnel "muck" and other material would be unearthed
during Gov. Jerry Brown's twin tunnels project.
People
From: Press Release, Public
Policy Institute of California
The Public Policy Institute of
California (PPIC) welcomed three distinguished Californians into key leadership
roles today. Phil Isenberg, chair of the Delta Stewardship Council and a former
Assembly member, joined the board of directors. Donna Lucas, CEO and president
of Lucas Public Affairs, was elected board chair. Patrick Murphy, professor of
politics at the University of San Francisco, joined PPIC as director of
research and senior fellow.
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