1.19.24: As we continue to fight the One Tunnel project, AquAlliance joined five other NGOs on January 19, 2024, to challenge the Environmental Impact Report in court. Our role starts with our expertise to tear into the EIR’s failure to … Continue reading
A state appeals court just ruled in favor of AquAlliance and partners against Westlands Water District. The court denied Westlands’ attempt to move forward with a permanent contract as opposed to its renewable contracts that reflect the district’s junior status … Continue reading
View the final complaint:Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate Chico Project Would Put Thousands in Harm’s Way For Immediate Release, February 2, 2023 CHICO, Calif.— A coalition of environmental groups sued the city of Chico today for approving a development with nearly … Continue reading
AquAlliance received fantastic news in the last week from three different judges in Colusa and Butte counties who agreed that our three challenges to Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) were legitimate. The defendants claimed our lawsuits inappropriately used a “reverse validation action” to … Continue reading
The celebrated Chico folk duo MaMuse has written a special song for AquAlliance and launched a GoFundMe campaign to help fund AquAlliance’s three new lawsuits provoked by NorthState groundwater pumping threats. Karisha Longaker & Sarah Nutting Karisha & Sarah are … Continue reading
5 May 2022 The Butte, Colusa, Tehama, and Vina Groundwater Sustainability plans make it clear that groundwater exploitation is planned and accepted in the counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, and Tehama. The Plans accept the dewatering of up to 20 … Continue reading
Contact: Barbara Vlamis, AquAlliance: 530-895-9420 Chico, CA. AquAlliance filed three lawsuits against the Butte, Colusa, and Vina subbasins’ Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) in the last ten days with two co-plaintiffs, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and the California … Continue reading
Transfers Tied to Extra Pumping Plans Press ReleaseAugust 26, 2021Contact: Barbara Vlamis, AquAlliance: 530-89 Chico, CA. AquAlliance, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and the California Water Impact Network filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of … Continue reading
BACKGROUND – By AquAlliance In October 2019 Newsom pledged to join fishing groups in court to sue the federal administration’s attack on California’s environment: “…Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to sue the Trump administration to block stepped-up federal water diversions from … Continue reading
By Evan Tuchinsky, Chico News & Review May 23, 20219 Barbara Vlamis is smiling. Often, the executive director of the Chico-based advocacy group AquAlliance wears a steely expression, as her work involves David-versus-Goliath battles against powerful interests—namely, government agencies and … Continue reading
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