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Category "Western Water Law & Policy"

California Fish and Game Commission Adopts New Striped Bass Policy for Delta

California Fish and Game Commission Adopts New Striped Bass Policy for Delta

In late February 2020, the California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to adopt an [...]

D.C. Circuit Court Finds CERCLA Cost Recovery Claim Against the Federal Government Fails Due to Previous Clean Water Act Consent Decree

D.C. Circuit Court Finds CERCLA Cost Recovery Claim Against the Federal Government Fails Due to Previous Clean Water Act Consent Decree

On February 14, 2020, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the government of [...]

Court of Federal Claims Rejects Takings Claims Related to Hurricane Harvey Downstream Flooding Cases

Court of Federal Claims Rejects Takings Claims Related to Hurricane Harvey Downstream Flooding Cases

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed U.S. Constitutional Fifth Amendment takings claims related to [...]

Court of Federal Claims Finds U.S. Government Liable for Upstream Flooding Caused by Dam During Tropical Storm Harvey

Court of Federal Claims Finds U.S. Government Liable for Upstream Flooding Caused by Dam During Tropical Storm Harvey

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims recently found that the government’s actions relating to the [...]