Source: Property and Environment Research
by Dylan Soares
“Restoring flows to California’s rivers is a worthy goal. But in a water-scarce state, lasting conservation requires incentive-driven, voluntary efforts, not litigation that upends centuries of water law. It involves careful balancing among fish, wetlands, farms, cities, and using tools that bring people together to solve hard water conflicts. That principle is at the center of PERC’s amicus brief in Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield, now before the California Supreme Court.” (05/11/26)
https://www.perc.org/2026/05/11/restoring-rivers-requires-cooperation-not-litigation-shortcuts/