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Posts From Bob Schuster

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Oregon Senate Bill Which Banned Motorized Mining in Salmonid Habitat Areas, Finding No Federal Preemption

In Bohmker v. Oregon,the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held, in a [...]

Idaho Department of Water Resources Issues FEMA-Related Administrator’s Memorandum to Maintain Idaho National Flood Insurance Program Coverage

On August 13, 2018, the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) issued Administrator’s Memorandum—Floodplain Management [...]

The Multitude of Oversight for California’s Oroville Dam—Will this Become a Model for Dams throughout the State and in the West?

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is overseeing repairs to the Oroville Dam in [...]

California Governor Brown Signs Bill Authorizing Regional Water Boards to Order the Provision of Sewer Service to Disadvantaged Communities

California Governor Jerry Brown Jr. recently approved Senate Bill 1215 (SB 1215), to add Chapter [...]