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23 Hastings W.-Nw. J. Envt'l L. & Pol'y 83 (2017)
Regulating with Reasonable Use: Lessons from Drought Management in the Russian River Watershed

handle is hein.journals/haswnw23 and id is 96 raw text is: Regulating with Reasonable Use: Lessons from Drought Management in the Russian River Watershed* John Ugai** * This publication was developed with partial support from Assistance Agreement No.83586701 awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency to the Public Policy Institute of California. It has not been formally reviewed by EPA. The views expressed in this document are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the agency. EPA does not endorse any products or commercial services mentioned in this publication. ** Stanford Law School, J.D. expected June 2017. A special thank you to Leon Szeptycki for his expert guidance and feedback. Many thanks to Corinne Gray, Mary Ann King, Don McEnhill, and other the stakeholders, who took time to share their thoughts with me and to Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Molly Melius, Ellen Hanak, Ted Grantham, Caitlin Chappelle, Elizabeth Vissers, and Philip Womble for their feedback and support. Lastly, thank you to the editors of West-Northwest for all their hard work. Introduction California's most recent drought challenged the Russian River watershed with many of the same issues other areas of California faced. Water scarcity forced stakeholders to balance the competing needs of endangered species, agriculture, and local residents, as well as the political controversies accompanying them. And they had to do so with severely incomplete information about water use and hydraulically connected surface and groundwater. Despite these common challenges, drought management in the Russian River watershed stood out because of the State Water Resources Control Board's (State Board) attempt to address these issues using the legal prohibition against unreasonable uses of water. Although the State Board's actions helped pave the way for better drought response in the future, they also demonstrate the extreme difficulty in responding to a drought as it occurs without adequate planning and data. To fully appreciate the State Board's actions in the Russian River watershed during the drought, it is necessary to understand the State Board's 83

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