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California Court of Appeal Finds City Ordinance that Reduced Allowed Floor Area Ratios for Single-Family Residences Violated the Housing Crisis Act


By Eric Cohn and E.J.Schloss The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (the Act or HCA), in part, prohibits certain cities from: (1) enacting any policy

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California Court of Appeal Affirms Denial of Writ Petition Challenging Community Master Plan EIR Climate Change Emissions Analysis Methodology


By Boyd Hill California’s Third District Court of Appeal in Tsakopoulos Investments, LLC v. County of Sacramento upheld the trial court’s decision denying a writ

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Colorado Entities Utilize Various Money-For-Water Programs in Attempts to Mitigate Drought, Protect Existing Water Rights


By John Sittler Several Colorado water and governmental agencies are in the process of implementing a wide variety of money-for-water strategies in hopes of protecting

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New Law Gives the California State Water Resources Control Board Authority to Investigate Pre-1914 Water Rights


By Miles Krieger On October 8th, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 389 (Bill) into law. The Bill, which amends Water Code section 1051, enables

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Water Recycling and Desalination Projects Receive Nearly $29 Million Investment from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation


By Micheline Nadeau Fairbank and Derek Hoffman The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) recently announced $28.97 million to support planning

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To Conform with Recent Supreme Court Decision, EPA and Army Amend “Waters of the United States” Rule


On August 29, 2023 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced a final rule amending the

Read More2023-08-30
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