Private Water Law
A blog about water resources and law
Category: Water planning
GAO Report Finds USEPA Violated Law in Promoting Clean Water Rule
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report today finding that two social media campaigns operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated federal laws against publicity, propaganda and grassroots lobbying by the agency. The violations occurred as part of…
Read MoreTWDB Opens New Round of SWIFT Financing
The Texas Water Development Board has opened the application period for the next round of SWIFT financing. The application period started yesterday, December 1, 2015, and will remain open through February 5, 2016. The application webpage can be found here. In…
Read MoreArizona Supreme Court Clarifies Water Transfer Rules
The Arizona Supreme Court has issued an important decision regarding water transfers and who may participate as an “interested party” in administrative proceedings before the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR). The decision was issued on November 12, 2015 in the case of Arizona…
Read MoreNew California Legislation re Mutual Water Companies
No year has passed since 2011 without the introduction of new legislation aimed at reforming the management and governance of mutual water companies in California. The 2015 legislative session was relatively light, but two laws regarding mutuals were passed and signed by…
Read MoreCalifornia SWRCB Modifies Order for Operation of the State Water Project and Central Valley Project
On April 6, 2015, the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) issued an order modifying its earlier orders from February 3 and March 5 concerning operations of the State Water Project (SWP) and Central Valley Project (CVP) in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River…
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