CAL MATTERS: Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water Cal Matters Water quality July 21, 2021It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed...
NOTICE: Office of Administrative Law Approves Drought Emergency Regulation for the Russian River State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS July 15, 2021From the State Water Board: On July 12, 2021, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the State Water Resource...
ACWA CONFERENCE PANEL: Reconciling the Regulatory Overlap of Groundwater Programs Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 7, 2021Several regulatory programs have been created and evolved over time to address various issues, such as SGMA, CV-SALTS, and the...
NOTICE: Russian River Emergency Regulation submitted to the Office of Administrative Law Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 2, 2021From the State Water Board: On June 30, 2021, the State Water Resources Control Board submitted the emergency regulation for...
STATE WATER BOARD: CV-SALTS implementation update Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 23, 2021Elevated salinity and nitrates in surface water and groundwater are increasing problems affecting much of California, other western states, and...
CA WATER COMMISSION: DSOD’s proposed new dam safety regulations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 13, 2021The Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), housed within the Department of Water Resources, regulates over 1,240 dams to prevent...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Oil and Gas Monitoring Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation April 27, 2021A look at how the state is (or is not) regulating fracking and aquifer exemptions One of the most controversial...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation Groups Hopeful Biden Will Reverse Trump’s Environmental Record Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation March 25, 2021The election of Joe Biden sparked a wave of optimism in wildlife advocacy organizations that the worst is over, but...
CAL MATTERS: Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 15, 2021Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Last-Minute Bid to Ditch Science by Trump EPA Blocked by Federal Judge Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation January 28, 2021A federal judge in Montana said Donald Trump’s EPA failed to demonstrate why an eleventh-hour rule barring the use of...
AG ALERT: State water board imposes new rules on most wineries Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 27, 2021By Christina Souza, Ag Alert Despite pleas from winery owners and their representatives—one of whom described the wine sector as...
DELTA COUNCIL: Progress report on implementing AB 1668 and SB 606: Making conservation a California way of life Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 2, 2020The Delta Reform Act expressly defined the state’s water policy priorities as they relate to the Delta, including the express...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Adopts Monthly Water Use Reporting Requirements State Water Board Policy and regulation April 21, 2020From the State Water Resources Control Board: California’s largest urban retail water suppliers will now be required to report monthly...
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 FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater project operations February 12, 2020The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar. The symposium is...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Roll Back Fish Protections to Send More Northern California Water South Courthouse News Service Water project operations October 22, 2019The Trump administration on Tuesday weakened federal regulations aimed at protecting a variety of fish species that have seen their...
