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Builder’s Remedy Meets Its Match in the Coastal Act—California Court of Appeal Squarely Addresses How the Builder’s Remedy Interacts with Coastal Regulation

By Niran Somasundaram   On July 30, 2026, the Second District Court of Appeal published its decision in New Commune DTLA LLC v. City of…

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Data Center Moratoria Progress Across the Nation and Become Political Fodder for Midterm Election Campaigns

By Braeden Mansouri   We previously addressed the fledgling efforts in California and across the country to oppose the development of new data centers. Since…

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California State Water Resources Control Board to Consider $50,000 to $250,000 Fee for “Good Actor” Fee Exclusion Requests in Probationary Basins

By Brett Stroud   In September 2026, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will consider adopting a new fee under the…

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U.S. District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Over Shasta Dam Operations, Upholding U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Water Plan

By Stephanie Cook, Miles Krieger   The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California denied three environmental organizations’ request for a preliminary injunction…

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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement Detailing Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

By David Boyer   The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), in conjunction with the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), released a Final Environmental Impact Statement…

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Nevada Division of Water Resources Releases Middle Humboldt River Basin Groundwater Model

By Micheline Nadeau Fairbank The Nevada Division of Water Resources (Division) recently announced the release of Nevada Water Resources Bulletin No. 51: Evaluation of Stream…

Read More 2026-08-11

Data Centers and Water Use: The Next Allocation Debate in the Colorado River Basin?

By Jack Pevny and John Sittler For decades, the Colorado River Basin has been defined by competition among agricultural users, municipalities, environmental interests, and metropolitan…

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California Department of Water Resources Releases “A New Vision for San Joaquin Valley,” Addressing Long-Term Water Management in the Valley

By Kevin Harris, Nicole Gendusa and David Boyer On May 1, 2026, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released “A Vision for San Joaquin…

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California’s Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Issues Tentative Watershed-Wide MS4 Permit for Orange, Riverside, and San Bernadino Counties

By Kevin Harris, Nicole Gendusa and David Boyer On May 5, 2026, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) issued a tentative…

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In a First, California Superior Court Imposes Financial Penalties on City for Failure to Adopt Housing Element

By Niran Somasundaram On May 15, 2026, the San Diego Superior Court provided the latest twist in the ongoing saga between the City of Huntington…

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