CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Voluntary agreements: Are the promises enough or is it just a signpost on the way to more litigation? Maven Event coverage April 27, 2022 696Attorneys 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 Event coverage February 18, 2021 186State 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 Event coverage April 22, 2020 1251Compared 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 Notebook April 8, 2020 1957One 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 Notebook February 12, 2020 1361The 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 Notebook August 28, 2019 2809California 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 Notebook June 19, 2019 1425The 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 Event coverage March 14, 2018 1569Water 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 Event coverage April 5, 2017 732To 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 Event coverage March 2, 2017 304Panel 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 Event coverage March 1, 2017 415“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 Best of the Notebook March 16, 2016 1089Panel 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 Notebook February 2, 2016 850Justice 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 Notebook April 15, 2015 1650A panel discussion on agricultural water use and efficiency improvements made since the passage of the Water Conservation Act of...
California Water Law Symposium: The Role of Reasonable Use in the Russian River Frost Protection Litigation Maven Best of the Notebook April 8, 2015 719A panel of lawyers discusses the appeals court ruling upholding the State Water Resources Control Board’s authority to regulate diversions...
