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HB 84 This bill was designed to clarify the effect of filing a series of non-use applications on a water right. The filing of non-use…
On March 16, 2017, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) regarding its development of a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR)…
On March 8, 2017, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) released for public comment a draft emergency regulation that would impose new fees on…
In a lengthy opinion certified for publication on March 15, 2017, the Court of Appeal for the Fourth District affirmed a lower court’s holding denying…
In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court held that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires an EIR for a project located within a…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition for review brought by plaintiffs tribal conservation organizations and environmental interest groups challenging the Federal Implementation…
On March 28, 2017, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth” (Executive Order) which commences the rollback of…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) had statutorily granted power to release water in excess of…
California’s Third District Court of Appeal has held that the California Department of Finance properly held that approximately $30 million in funds for affordable housing…
On March 20, 2017, the First Interim Report of Special Master Gregory Grimsal was ordered to be filed in Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado,…
