California’s Third District Court of Appeal ruled in the groups’ favor in a long-running fight against approvals for the Crystal Geyser Water Company (CGWC) bottling plant project….

The unusual weather this winter - wet in October and December, then almost totally dry until mid April - raises a serious question: was this persistent pattern a forerunner of what we should expect from global warming? Or was it just a fluke?

WATER joined a coalition of environmental groups to submit a letter of support of California Assembly Bill 2201. This bill would give Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) greater authority to regulate well permits to ensure groundwater sustainability.

Water for Citizens of Weed California (WCWC) is actively defending citizens’ rights to participate in civic activities. W.A.T.E.R. feels this is so crucial that we have submitted an Amicus Brief (“friend of the court”) supporting this lawsuit.

Underground the Lassen Substation Power Lines! Current power lines crossing Hatchery Lane are due to be replaced with taller poles and increased voltage.

It was reported at the May 10 Mount Shasta city council meeting that Crystal Geyser Water Company (CGWC) is not proceeding with their beverage bottling project and the property is up for sale.

W.A.T.E.R. found serious deficiencies in this document and has submitted comments to further protect and preserve our water resources. Some of our comments:

A request that the City Council send a formal request to Siskiyou County asking that they initiate negotiations with Pacific Power  to put the powerlines associated with the Lassen Substation upgrade project underground.

Given the increasing impacts of climate breakdown, which were so evident during the 2020 fire season, any project that installs tree plantations - especially near vulnerable communities -  must be opposed…

The petition, signed by 261 community members, demonstrates the community interest in having plastic free products available.

In big bright red colored print, CGR informs us that it is "Committed to the Environment" and "Committed to You".  We might contrast those self-serving pronouncements with their actual recent behaviors…

On March 2, 2020 members of WATER traveled to Redding to attend a scoping meeting for a Notice of Preparation (NOP) concerning the Delta Conveyance Project  and commented on the proposed tunnel which would divert water from the Sacramento River, upstream of the Delta, and deliver it to the California Aqueduct pumping facilities.

Guest Opinion Article in the Mt. Shasta Herald.

W.A.T.E.R. is challenging the unjust, environmentally dangerous and legally unsound ruling by Siskiyou County Superior Court in Appellate court in Sacramento!

Challenging the City of Mount Shasta’s approval of an Industrial Waste Discharge Permit (IWDP) for the proposed CG plant.

Winnemem Wintu Tribe and W.A.T.E.R. filed an Opening Brief in Superior Court on February 22, continuing a six year community challenge to the flawed EIR for Crystal Geyer Water Company’s bottling plant project at the base of Mount Shasta.