UC BERKELEY: White House rule dramatically deregulated wetlands, streams, and drinking water UC Berkeley News January 26, 2024 166From UC Berkeley’s Rausser College of Natural Resources The 1972 Clean Water Act protects the “waters of the United States”...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA rolls back federal water protections following high court decision Courthouse News Service News August 29, 2023 111Bound by a recent Supreme Court decision, a new Biden administration rule weakens Clean Water Act protections for millions of...
STATE WATER BOARD: U.S. Supreme Court decision decreases federal wetlands protection Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other May 5, 2023 1Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today that significantly reduces...
AG ALERT: Groups sue over legality of new ‘waters of the U.S.’ law Ag Alert News January 25, 2023By Ag Alert The American Farm Bureau Federation and other agricultural and business groups are suing federal agencies, challenging the...
AG ALERT: Waters of the U.S. rule needs clarity, farm groups say Ag Alert News June 22, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson told leaders of the Environmental Protection Agency and the...
AG ALERT: Farmers seek ‘clarity and certainty’ in U.S. waters rule Ag Alert News September 15, 2021By Christine Souza On behalf of California farmers and ranchers, California Farm Bureau provided feedback this month to federal agencies...
NOW IN EFFECT: New State Wetland Definition and Procedures for the Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 29, 2020 301From the State Water Board: As of today, May 28, 2020, the State Wetland Definition and Procedures for the Discharges...
Navigating California’s new regulations for wetlands and state waters Maven Notebook News and Features October 30, 2019 3300California regulations protecting wetlands and state waters were approved by the State Water Resources Control Board and will take effect...
WOTS Up? An Update Regarding Regulation of Waters of the State and Waters of the United States Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features June 12, 2019 2166Attorney Mary Lynn Coffee unpacks the new wetland regulations and Waters of the State rule, plus a look at the...
THIS JUST IN … California Water Board Adopts Statewide Wetland Definition and Procedures State Water Board Press Release/Other April 2, 2019 1548Effort Protects Environmentally Sensitive Waterways from Dredge and Fill Activities From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water...
PANEL: Water agencies concerned about proposed expansion of ‘waters of the state’ Maven Notebook News and Features December 14, 2017 885Proposed definition of wetlands and procedures would greatly expand state permitting program, potentially affect recharge basins and constructed facilities, water...