legal panel discussions

January 8, 2020 1069

As 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’

September 11, 2019 740

Panel 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

May 8, 2019 489

Panel discussion explores the evolution of the doctrine of reasonable use and considers how the doctrine will, or will not,...

PANEL: Legal issues associated with water conservation mandates

January 10, 2018 1364

As the legislature contemplates how to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life”, a panel discusses some of the legal...

Legal panel: Attorneys discuss upcoming California Water Fix hearing

June 8, 2016 781

Lively panel discussion at recent ACWA conference delves into the pre-conference ruling, the motion for dismissal, and other issues The...

Legal panel: You Mean Just Having a Water Right Isn’t Good Enough?

January 28, 2016 1328

How the ESA, Streambed Alteration Agreements, and the Clean Water Act Are All Curtailing the Exercise of Water Rights Recent...

Water Rate Making after Capistrano Taxpayers Association v. San Juan Capistrano

July 23, 2015 1437

Attorneys Michael Colantuono, Kelly Salt, and John Bakker discuss the decision and its implication for water conservation pricing in California With the...

Groundwater adjudications in the age of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

June 24, 2015 1433

Panel of lawyers discuss the potential collision course of groundwater adjudications with the development of groundwater sustainability plans Prior to...

California Water Law Symposium: The Advancements and Challenges of Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Since 2009

April 15, 2015 1549

A 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

April 8, 2015 697

A panel of lawyers discusses the appeals court ruling upholding the State Water Resources Control Board’s authority to regulate diversions...

California Water Law Symposium: Harrison “Hap” Dunning and John Leshy on California’s Reasonable Use Law

April 7, 2015 850

Lawyers discuss the history and importance of reasonable use law, and ponder its future use The California Water Law Symposium,...

Legal options for water providers in times of drought

March 17, 2015 565

The Water Code, Prop 218, Prop 26 and more … Attorney Kelly Salt reviews the legal provisions in the State...

The promise and pitfalls of regional planning for special status species

January 28, 2015 785

Panel discusses the pros and cons of Habitat Conservation Plans and Natural Community Conservation Plans In recent years in an...

The future of water transfers after the 2014 drought