CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Water right enforcement in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features May 16, 2024 792In August 2022, amidst a severe drought, the State Water Board ordered ranchers and farmers in Siskiyou County to cease...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Voluntary agreements: Are the promises enough or is it just a signpost on the way to more litigation? Maven Notebook News and Features April 27, 2022 835Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...
WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Climate change adaptation, equity, and water Maven Notebook News and Features February 18, 2021 195State Water Board member Laurel Firestone talks about the need to bring equity into our climate adaptation actions; Professor Karrigan...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Removing the dams on the Lower Klamath River Maven Notebook News and Features April 22, 2020 1315Compared to most coastal river systems, the Klamath River is upside down. It starts slow and high among the farmlands...
WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The battle over the raising of Shasta Dam Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features April 8, 2020 2026One of the long-running controversies in California water is the effort to raise Shasta Dam, a dam on the Sacramento...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features February 12, 2020 1364The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar. The symposium is...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: An overview of California water rights Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features August 28, 2019 2871California water law is complex, governed by both state and federal law, part property law and part environmental law. Adding...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Questions of common supply: SGMA requirements for interconnected surface water and groundwater Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features June 19, 2019 1488The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), passed in 2014, is California’s first statewide law that explicitly reflects the fact that...
CALIFORNIA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Utilization of Water Transfers to Recharge Groundwater Basins Maven Notebook News and Features March 14, 2018 1581Water transfers can be an effective water management tool for providing much-needed flexibility in the allocation and use of water...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Lawyers discuss the Cal Water Fix change petition process at the State Water Board Maven Notebook News and Features April 5, 2017 739To implement the California Water Fix project, the Bureau of Reclamation and Department of Water Resources must obtain the State...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The future of Delta management Maven Notebook News and Features March 2, 2017 305Panel at the California Water Law Symposium features Jay Lund, Ellen Hanak, Phil Isenberg, and Erik Vink The Delta is...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Chuck Bonham on going big in the Delta Maven Notebook News and Features March 1, 2017 417“Water is an issue where we need to reach farther, dig deeper, and dream dreams, particularly when it comes to...
Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Notebook News and Features March 16, 2016 1095Panel at the California Water Law Symposium explores the issues and potential conflicts around implementation of groundwater management at the...
Justice Ronald B. Robie on California’s “New Normal” Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features February 2, 2016 856Justice Robie’s keynote address to law symposium focuses on California’s water rights system and the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater...
California Water Law Symposium: The Advancements and Challenges of Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Since 2009 Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features April 15, 2015 1685A panel discussion on agricultural water use and efficiency improvements made since the passage of the Water Conservation Act of...