Feds back away from Trinity water shift
(CALIFORNIA) -- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has backed away from a proposal to take more water from the Trinity River this year, citing a 2000 Interior Secretary decision on fisheries restoration.
Water rights claim ends truce
(CALIFORNIA) -- A court challenge filed by an Anza-based Indian tribe has reignited one of Southern California’s longest-running water-rights disputes, an action that could tighten supplies in a vast area that takes in Camp Pendleton, Fallbrook, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Temecula, and its satellite horse and wine country communities.
Three tribal fishermen missing in Columbia River
(WASHINGTON) -- Three tribal fishermen are missing after their boat capsized in the Columbia River. Skamania County Undersheriff Dave Cox said he has few details, but a family member called Wednesday to report that the men were overdue from a salmon fishing trip Tuesday night.
Three Tribes authorized to administer water quality standards program
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- During the month of April, EPA approved the applications of three Indian Tribes for treatment in the same manner as a state (TAS), making them eligible to administer the water quality standards program on reservation lands. With these three approvals, there are now 43 such Tribes authorized nationally.
Navajo water rights bill heads to U.S. Senate floor
(NEW MEXICO) -- A bill to settle the Navajo Nation's water rights claim in the San Juan River Basin cleared its first hurdle Wednesday with approval by the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
ND water project opposed north and south
(NORTH DAKOTA) -- Parts of northwestern North Dakota have been waiting more than 20 years for a pipeline that will bring a stable supply of Missouri River water.
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