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Category "California Water Law & Policy"

California Governor Brown Approves Assembly Bill 2551, Which Broadens Public Contracting Options for Surface Water Storage Projects

Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 2551 (AB 2551) on September 28, 2016. The bill aims [...]

California Superior Court Rules State Water Resources Control Board Has Authority under Public Trust Doctrine to Regulate Groundwater Pumping

The Sacramento County Superior Court has entered final judgment in Environmental Law Foundation et al. [...]

California Supreme Court Upholds State Law Restrictions Against Suction Dredge Mining In Waters on Federal Land

The California Supreme Court ruled in People v. Rinehart, ___Cal.4th___, Case No. S222620 (Cal. Aug. 22, [...]

California Supreme Court Finds State Officials May Conduct Pre-Condemnation Environmental and Geological Activities on Privately Owned Delta Lands

Capping several years of litigation, on July 21, 2016, the California Supreme Court determined in [...]