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Category "California Water Law & Policy"

Ninth Circuit Rules Clean Water Act Water Quality Objectives Are Not Directly Applicable to Nonpoint Source Dischargers

Ninth Circuit Rules Clean Water Act Water Quality Objectives Are Not Directly Applicable to Nonpoint Source Dischargers

By Helen Byrens and Rebecca Andrews The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently [...]

California Supreme Court Finds Issue Exhaustion Is Not a Prerequisite to Seeking Judicial Review of Business Improvement District Assessments Under Proposition 218

By Bridget McDonald The California Supreme Court in Hill RHF Housing Partners, L.P. v. City of [...]

Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Water Court’s Jurisdiction over Dispute Involving Land Developer’s Alleged Ditch Modifications

By John Sittler, Esq., and Jason Groves, Esq. On November 15, 2021, the Colorado Supreme Court [...]

California State Water Board and DWR Release Report on New Groundwater Management Principles and Strategies for Drinking Water

California State Water Board and DWR Release Report on New Groundwater Management Principles and Strategies for Drinking Water

By Jaclyn Kawagoe and Derek Hoffman The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), in coordination with [...]