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  2. What to know about online claims about who owns California's ...

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    The California State Water Resources Control Board clarifies that water rights are a "legal permission to use a reasonable amount of water for a beneficial purpose such as swimming, fishing ...

  3. Trump directs US government to override California water ...

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    WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered the federal government to override the state of California's water-management practices to bolster firefighting efforts.

  4. Of fish and men: Trump's California water order takes aim at ...

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    In the executive order titled “Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California,” Trump mandated water from Northern California’s ...

  5. California Department of Water Resources - Wikipedia

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    California recognizes many types of water rights. Prior to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, California was part of Mexico. [3] Riparian rights were the most prevalent type of water right. Under riparian rights, which have their origins in Roman law, a landowner can use water flowing by his property for use on his property. [4]

  6. California State Water Resources Control Board - Wikipedia

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    Groundwater that is a subterranean stream is subject to the same water right permitting requirements as surface water. California has no statewide water right permit process for regulating the use of percolating groundwater. A subterranean stream meets the following four characteristics: (1) A subsurface channel must be present; (2) The channel ...

  7. Smelt test: Trump order overrides California's fish ... - AOL

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    Additionally, Trump called on Cabinet secretaries to "expeditiously take all measures, consistent with all applicable authorities, to ensure adequate water resources in Southern California," and ...

  8. Sustainable Groundwater Management Act - Wikipedia

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    California has had a long history of complex water rights dealing with the ownership and management of surface water. Groundwater has stayed under the regulation radar, which led to the overdraft of vital basins and the subsidence of land taking place throughout the Central Valley. The SGMA gives responsibility to both state authority and local ...

  9. Trump reenters California's water wars. It's unclear ... - AOL

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    Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of California. But experts say its more complicated than that.