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Category "Western 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 [...]

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 [...]

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reissues and Modifies New Clean Water Act Section 404 Nationwide Permits

By Lowry Crook, Ana Schwab and Rebecca Andrews On December 27, 2021, the United States Army [...]