Tule River Water Right Settlement

The Tule River Tribe is currently engaged in Water Rights settlement negotiations with the United States

The Tule River Tribe is currently engaged in Water Rights settlement negotiations with the United States, acting as trustee for the tribe, and downstream users of water from the South Fork of the Tule River.

The Tribe is represented in the negotiations by the Tule River Water Rights Negotiation Team, under the Chairmanship of Neil Peyron.

The purpose of the on-going negotiations is to confirm under law the federally reserved Water Rights of the Tribe and to secure federal funding to enable the tribe to put its Water Rights to use.

The Tribe’s ultimate goal is to confirm federally reserved water rights sufficient to secure permanent self-sustaining homeland for the Tribe. The Tribe is cautiously optimistic that the on-going negotiations will result in a fair settlement of the Tribe’s federally reserved water rights.

Representatives of the Tule River Tribe meet with Sen. Padilla, co-sponsor with Sen. Feinstein of the Tule River Tribe Water Settlement Act of 2022

S. 4870 – the Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022, Introduced by Sen. Padilla and co-sponsored by Sen. Feinstein on Sept. 15, 2022

Neil Peyron, Tribal Council Chairman, Charmaine McDarment, General Counsel, Novalie McDarment, Legislative Advisory Board Chairperson, Ralph Eugene, Legislative Advisory Board Member, and Kenneth McDarment, Tribal Council Member in front of the White House

Representatives of the Tule River Tribe meet with Candace Vahlsing and Arpit Garg from the Office of Management and Budget

Representatives of the Tule River Tribe meet with Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, Bryan Newland

Representatives of the Tule River Tribe meet with Legislative Director, Trevor Smith, of Leader McCarthy’s Office

Water Rights Settlement Briefing Materials

Current Efforts

Past Efforts

Tule River Water Rights Timeline of Historic Background and Efforts by the Tribe to Achieve a Settlement of its Water Rights
Final Tule River Indian Tribe Water Settlement Technical Report (June 2013)
Summary of the Tule River Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement Between the Tribe, the Tule River Association, and the South Tule Independent Ditch Company
Testimony of Ryan Garfield on behalf of the Tule River Tribe in Support of S. 789 (July 23, 2009)
Oral Remarks of Alec Garfield on behalf of the Tule River Tribe in Support of H.R. 2535 (September 25, 2007)
Testimony of Philip G. Larson, President, South Tule Independent Ditch Company. Re: H.R. 2535, the Tule River Tribe Water Development Act. (September 25, 2007)
Letter from R. L. Schafer, Secretary-Watermaster, Tule River Association. Re: HR 2535, Tule River Tribe Water Development Act. (September 21, 2007)
2011 Technical Studies Timeline
Letters of Support
Robert T. Anderson, Indian Water Rights: Litigation and Settlements, 42 Tulsa L. Rev. 23 (2006). Available at http://digitalcommons.law.utulsa.edu/tlr/vol42/iss1/3
Robert T. Anderson, Indian Water Rights, Practical Reasoning, and Negotiated Settlements (July 29, 2010). California Law Review. Available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1650485

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Tribe of California

340 N Reservation Rd
Porterville, CA 93257.

Phone: (559) 781-4271
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