
A California court dealt a potentially major setback Friday to state water regulators when it ruled that curtailment notices sent to four water agencies to stop pumping water during the drought violated those agencies’ due process rights.
by Daniel Nussbaum12 Jul 2015, 12:38 PM PST0

LOS ANGELES – Some California water districts holding senior rights to river water may defy the state’s order to stop all water diversions as mass confusion reigns over the nature of curtailment notices sent out by the state’s top water regulators. Earlier
by Daniel Nussbaum26 Jun 2015, 1:59 PM PST0

The community of Mountain House, California is set to completely run out of water in just a few days, after the state cut supplies to senior water rights holders last week amid record drought.
by Daniel Nussbaum16 Jun 2015, 6:01 PM PST0

On Friday, California’s top water regulators issued new cutbacks on farmers holding senior water rights dating back more than 100 years.
by Daniel Nussbaum13 Jun 2015, 9:58 AM PST0

Select farmers in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Delta have offered to give up one quarter of their allotted water supply this year to help California combat its devastating four-year-long drought. The farmers, who hold senior water rights to
by Daniel Nussbaum21 May 2015, 10:38 AM PST0