ACWA CONFERENCE: The tale of curtailments: Legal and operational responses to the ongoing drought Maven Event coverage June 16, 2022 178Panel discusses temporary urgency change petitions, transfers, and drought litigation As California enters the second year of dry conditions, many...
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 435Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...
ACWA CONFERENCE PANEL: Reconciling the Regulatory Overlap of Groundwater Programs Maven Event coverage July 7, 2021 132Several regulatory programs have been created and evolved over time to address various issues, such as SGMA, CV-SALTS, and the...
SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans Maven Best of the Notebook January 13, 2021 819[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Critically overdrafted groundwater basins submitted their Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) in January 2020, and high and medium priority subbasins...
YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Federalism & water quality: After 50 years, are we done with the 401? Maven Event coverage November 18, 2020 249[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Recent changes by the Trump Administration to the Clean Water Act have had a ripple effect on many regulatory...
ACWA PANEL: Establishing groundwater allocations under SGMA Maven Best of the Notebook January 8, 2020 1140As groundwater sustainability agencies prepare their plans to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), they will...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’ Maven Best of the Notebook September 11, 2019 790Panel of lawyers dive into the web of laws affecting water in the Delta: The state and federal endangered species...
CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Reasonable Use or Waste: A Developing Dichotomy Maven Event coverage May 8, 2019 503Panel discussion explores the evolution of the doctrine of reasonable use and considers how the doctrine will, or will not,...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Emerging legal issues in SGMA implementation Maven Best of the Notebook November 1, 2018 2352Panel discusses water rights and pumping allocations, groundwater recharge as a beneficial use, public trust doctrine and groundwater, and the...
CALIFORNIA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Utilization of Water Transfers to Recharge Groundwater Basins Maven Event coverage March 14, 2018 1561Water transfers can be an effective water management tool for providing much-needed flexibility in the allocation and use of water...
PANEL: Legal issues associated with water conservation mandates Maven Event coverage January 10, 2018 1434As the legislature contemplates how to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life”, a panel discusses some of the legal...
PANEL: The groundwater-surface water nexus & the State Water Resources Control Board Maven Event coverage June 1, 2017 1261The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act enacted a program for statewide management of groundwater, defining new roles for...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Water Quality & Allocation: State Water Board Overview & the Delta Water Quality Control Plan Maven Event coverage May 24, 2017 503Panel discussion touches on State Water Board’s authorities and the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan The State Water Resources...
PANEL DISCUSSION: ESA & Climate Change: Collision Course? Maven Event coverage April 26, 2017 384 With a new administration in Washington, DC that has taken a different view of environmental regulation, changes in the...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Lawyers discuss the Cal Water Fix change petition process at the State Water Board Maven Event coverage April 5, 2017 730To implement the California Water Fix project, the Bureau of Reclamation and Department of Water Resources must obtain the State...
