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Press Release: Senator Dahle Introduces State of Emergency Tax Exemption Bill

SACRAMENTO – Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) recently introduced SB 927, which excludes settlement payments made in connection with any declared state of emergency from taxable income.  When someone loses property to a fire, flood, or other catastrophe and receives a settlement as compensation, from a utility or other private entity, federal and state laws consider […]

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Press Release: ORGANIZATIONS PETITION THE CA WATER BOARD TO SET PERMANENT INSTREAM FLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SHASTA RIVER, A CRITICAL KLAMATH RIVER TRIBUTARY

Yreka, CA – As the largest dam removal project in history unfolds on the Klamath River, conservation and social justice organizations filed a legal petition seeking a permanent instream flow requirement for the Shasta River, an important Klamath River tributary. “The Shasta River was historically the most productive chinook salmon river […]

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Rollercoaster weather shows why California needs better infrastructure for wetter years

Reprint: CalMatters NetworkJanuary 18, 2024 By Dan Walters As California’s traditional season for rain and snow began last fall, meteorologists and hydrologists predicted that the state would probably experience a second year of heavy precipitation. The previous winter had been a record-breaker that strained – and sometimes overwhelmed – California […]

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PROPOSED EMERGENCY RULEMAKING: Establishment Order Authority in the Scott River and Shasta River Watersheds (Emergency Regulation)

Required Notice of Proposed Emergency Action The regulation would allow the Board to issue curtailment orders to junior water rights holders if needed to maintain the emergency minimum flows. It establishes priority groups for curtailments, first targeting post-adjudication water rights. Exceptions would be made for non-consumptive use and to meet […]