Tag Archives: water rights

California water ideas that deserve more attention

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Andrew Rypel

By Peter B. Moyle, Karrigan Börk, Christine A. Parisek, Fabian A. Bombardelli, Jay Lund, and Andrew L. Rypel A panel blog Water systems run on ideas, among many other things. Water ideas are frequently discussed for improving and adapting California … Continue reading →

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California Enacts Major Water Law Reform Legislation–But More Changes Are Needed

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Andrew Rypel

By Richard M. Frank Note: this blog is a cross-post first published on Legal Planet. The California Legislature has enacted and Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law SB 389, an important water law reform measure authored by State Senator … Continue reading →

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Considerations for Developing An Environmental Water Right in California

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Andrew Rypel

By Karrigan Börk, Andrew L. Rypel, Sarah Yarnell, Ann Willis, Peter B. Moyle, Josué Medellín-Azuara, Jay Lund, and Robert Lusardi This week, news emerged of a State Senate plan that would spend upwards of $1.5B to purchase senior water rights … Continue reading →

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A Water Right for the Environment

Posted on December 10, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by Brian Gray, Leon Szeptycki, and Barton “Buzz” Thompson California’s management of water for is not working for anyone. Environmental advocates argue that state and federal regulators have set water quality and flow standards that do not adequately protect fish … Continue reading →

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The hard work of sustainable groundwater management

Posted on August 13, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Erik Porse Under California’s new groundwater law, local agencies must adopt long-term plans for sustainably managing basins subject to critical overdraft. Preparing these plans will be challenging, requiring collaboration and compromise among water users accustomed to pumping as they … Continue reading →

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Making the most of little water — with spreadsheets

Posted on June 14, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jenny Ta and Joshua Viers It seems inevitable that increasing numbers of California farmers will see their claims to surface water suspended this growing season as the drought persists into a fourth year. The State Water Resources Control Board said … Continue reading →

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California water rights: You can’t manage what you don’t measure

Posted on August 20, 2014 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Ted Grantham and Joshua Viers California water experts have long known the amount of surface water granted by water rights far exceeds the state’s average supplies. Historically, the over-allocation has not raised much concern; in most years, there has … Continue reading →

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