Last December we reported on a court victory for the Siskiyou County Farm Bureau, in which the court ordered the Department of Fish and GameWildlife not to use its streambed alteration permits to regulate water diversions under valid water rights. While … Continue reading
Last week, PLF attorneys filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the estates of Nevada ranchers, E. Wayne and Jane Hage. The Hages, and their children, have been fighting for over twenty years to preserve … Continue reading
In December we reported on a California appellate court decision which says that when the California Fish & Game Commission erroneously lists a species under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), it cannot correct the mistake. The case arises out … Continue reading
Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued this notice of oral argument for San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority v. NRDC, aka The Consolidated Delta Smelt Cases. The oral argument will take place on Monday, September 10, at 9AM … Continue reading
In the continuing 9th Circuit litigation over Judge Wanger’s decision to invalidate the 2008 delta smelt biological opinion, the federal government and the Natural Resources Defense Council on Friday filed briefs in response to earlier filings made by water users and the … Continue reading
This morning Aquafornia linked to an MSNBC story on delta smelt water restrictions. The MSNBC story reports: A court-ordered protection of the Delta smelt, an endangered sliver of a fish, has reduced the amount of water farmers may use to … Continue reading
You may recall that in late January of this year I blogged that the Ninth Circuit delta smelt X2 litigation had been completed for the moment. This was after the completion of briefing related to the water users’ motion to … Continue reading