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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Central Valley lawmakers are gaining ground in the Legislature with three measures that would expedite environmental permits and limit lawsuits with new water projects.
Farm groups are cheering for 35% allocations from state and federal water projects, but maintain calls for infrastructure investments and more flexible pumping regulations.
The state water board is hearing debates over a controversial plan that would soften the blow of its regulatory hammer and present new opportunities for protecting fish.
The ruling sets a limit on the water board’s authority. But the agency retains several regulatory tools for curtailing senior water rights, and lawmakers could add more.
California’s Republican delegation is ramping up criticism of the Biden administration over rescinding Trump-era biological opinions governing water deliveries.
