legal panel discussions

July 21, 2022 327

Panel discusses recommendations to update California water laws to address drought and climate change California’s prolonged drought and the increasing...

ACWA CONFERENCE: The tale of curtailments: Legal and operational responses to the ongoing drought

June 16, 2022 290

Panel 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?

April 27, 2022 651

Attorneys 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

July 7, 2021 134

Several 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

January 13, 2021 932

[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?

November 18, 2020 252

[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

January 8, 2020 1189

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 799

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 541

Panel 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

November 1, 2018 2390

Panel 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

March 14, 2018 1565

Water 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

January 10, 2018 1461

As 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

June 1, 2017 1268

The 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