Sacramento 916.520.5424
Assistant Information
Sonia Louie
Phone 916.520.5357
Email
Education
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 2002
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1998
Bar Admissions
- California, 2003
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Andrea P. Clark
Partner
Andrea Clark focuses on water rights and flood control, serving as general counsel to a variety of public agencies from local reclamation districts and water districts serving agricultural interests to regional joint powers authorities.
Public agencies in the water, flood control, and agricultural sectors rely on Andrea for her ability to explain in understandable terms the wide range of issues impacting them, including water rights, environmental permitting, basic transparency laws (Brown Act and Public Records Act), public bidding and contracting, public works financing, habitat mitigation transactions, and property issues. She also regularly counsels public and private clients on water transfers, Proposition 218 compliance, the California Environmental Quality Act, cultural resources, the National Environmental Policy Act, and planning and implementation of major capital improvement projects.
With a special expertise in flood control and floodplain management, Andrea is regularly asked to speak on topics ranging from flood insurance to climate change and the future of flood control policy in California. Through her representation of clients in state flood policy and speaking engagements, she has forged strong relationships with key members of the flood control community in California.
Andrea also counsels private clients, including landowners, farmers, and mutual water companies on water supply matters, including due diligence, water rights proceedings, and contractual disputes.
Professional, Community And Pro Bono Involvement
- American Leadership Forum, Mountain Valley Chapter, Class XXIII, 2019-2020
- Capital Public Radio, Board of Directors, 2018-2023
- Sacramento Metro Chamber, Executive Committee, 2020-2022; Board Member, 2017-2022
- Sacramento Metro Chamber, Cap-2-Cap Program, Chair, 2024
- Center for Land-Based Learning, Board of Directors, 2007-2017; Chair, 2015-2017
- Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), State Legislative Committee, 2018-present
- American Bar Association, Water Resources Committee, Co-Chair, 2016-2018
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Environmental Law & Public Law Sections, 2006-2014; Chair, 2013-2014
- California Lawyers Association, Environmental Law Section
- California Association of Sanitation Agencies
- Floodplain Management Association
- Eastern Water Law and Policy Reporter, Editorial Board, 2010-2015
- Western Water Law and Policy Reporter, Editorial Board, 2010-2015
Honors & Rankings
- Best Lawyers in America©, Natural Resources Law, 2024
- Best Lawyers in America©, Water Law, 2023-2024
- Sacramento Magazine, Top Lawyer, Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources, State, Local & Municipal, 2015-2022
- Sacramento Business Journal, Best of the Bar, 2018
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Goddard Award for Outstanding Article in Floodplain Management, Floodplain Management Association, 2016
- Since 2008, served as general counsel to the Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency, which has embarked on a $300 million levee rehabilitation project in Sutter and Butte Counties. Manages environmental permitting, bond financing, construction contracting, consultant contracting, human resources policies, conflicts of interest, state and Federal government relations (including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Federal Aviation Administration) and open meeting and public record disclosure compliance.
- Since 2009, served as general counsel to the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority, a joint powers authority in Yuba County that has implemented over $400 million in levee improvement projects. Routinely covers board meetings, manages the legal aspects of large and complicated levee construction/improvement projects, and participates on TRLIA’s behalf in state flood control planning processes.
- Serves as general counsel to the Ross Valley Sanitary District.
- Serves as general counsel to a variety of water districts and irrigation districts in the Sacramento Valley.
- Serves as general counsel to reclamation districts in both the Sacramento Valley and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, counseling on issues ranging from operation and maintenance to regional flood control planning.
- Represents public and private water entities in the Sacramento Valley participating in water transfers. This involves negotiating a purchase agreement (with south-of-Delta purchasers and others), State Water Resources Control Board permitting, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation approvals, and compliance with state and federal environmental regulations.
Announcements
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August 17, 2023Best Lawyers® 2024 Recognizes 46 Downey Brand Lawyers with Four Receiving Prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” Honors
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March 22, 2023Downey Brand Partner Andrea Clark Elevated to Chair of Capital Public Radio’s Board of Directors
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August 18, 202240 Downey Brand Attorneys Honored as The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch 2023
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August 3, 202233 Downey Brand Attorneys Named Top Lawyers by Sacramento Magazine
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June 17, 202138 Downey Brand Attorneys Honored as Top Lawyers by Sacramento Magazine
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July 24, 202045 Downey Brand Attorneys Earn Top Lawyers Distinction from Sacramento Magazine
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August 27, 201818 Downey Brand Attorneys Recognized as Best of the Bar 2018
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June 29, 2018Sacramento Magazine Recognizes 54 Downey Brand Attorneys As Top Lawyers
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July 14, 201752 Downey Brand Attorneys Make Sacramento Magazine’s 2017 Top Lawyers List
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July 15, 201660 Downey Brand Attorneys Make Sacramento Magazine’s 2016 Top Lawyers List
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July 14, 201551 Downey Brand Attorneys Named to Sacramento Magazine’s 2015 Top Lawyers List
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February 2015Announcing “The Levee Was Dry”
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December 6, 2013Downey Brand Names New Partner
Speaking Engagements / Events
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November 30, 2023Ethics Training (AB 1234)2023 ACWA Fall Conference & Expo
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October 3, 2023NFIP Moving Forward: Analyzing Pending Changes and Their Effect on Water/Waterways InfrastructureNational Waterways Conference 2023 Annual Meeting
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September 7, 2023Flowage and Habitat Conservation – Can they Coexist?Moderator, Floodplain Management Association Annual Conference
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September 9, 2021Legal Update on NFIP and Public Camping on LeveesFloodplain Management Association's Annual Conference
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September 9, 2020Keeping Flood Infrastructure Projects and Maintenance Going During Times of Crisis: A Legal PerspectiveFloodplain Management Association's Annual Conference
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June 1, 2020Restarting the Machine: A Roundtable Discussion About Issues Facing Local and State Government Agencies as They ReopenSCBA Public & Environmental Law Sections, Webinar
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September 5, 2019Floodplain Management and Endangered SpeciesPanelist, Floodplain Management Association's 2019 Annual Conference
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September 3-6, 2019Fundamentals of Flood Management Law and LiabilityModerator/Panelist, Floodplain Management Association's 2019 Annual Conference
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September 4-7, 2018Water Resource Infrastructure Financing Under the Trump AdministrationModerator/Panelist, Floodplain Management Association's 2018 Annual Conference: Sustainability in the Face of Change
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May 10, 2018Water Transfer and SGMAModerator, ACWA 2018 Spring Conference & Exhibition
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January 20, 2018Utilization of Water Transfers to Recharge Groundwater BasinsModerator, 14th Annual California Water Law Symposium
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January 18, 2018NFIP Reauthorization: Current Status and Key IssuesPresenter, Floodplain Management Association Luncheon
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December 8, 2017Navigating Floodplains and Flood RiskCo-Chair and Presenter, The Seminar Group
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November 17, 2017Floodplain Development and Management in Northern CaliforniaThe Seminar Group
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November 17, 2017NFIP and Environmental CompliancePresenter, The Seminar Group's Seminar on Floodplain Development and Management in Northern California
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November 3, 2017AB 52 and a New Era in Tribal Engagement on Environmental Review and RegulationPanelist, California State Bar Environmental Law Section MCLE Conference
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November 3, 2017Addressing Housing Issues in the Coastal ZoneModerator, California State Bar Environmental Law Section MCLE Conference
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November 3, 2017Evolving Role of State Law in the Protection of Streams and Surrounding ResourcesModerator, California State Bar Environmental Law Section MCLE Conference
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November 3, 2017Northcoast: Your Voice, Your Future – Rivers, Tribes, Cannabis and Environmental ChangeState Bar of California Environmental Law Section MCLE Conference
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October 12, 2017Flood Control in SacramentoPresenter, California Real Estate Women, Sacramento Chapter
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June 12-13, 2017California’s Water Law, Policy and Regulation: Coping with Drought, Floods and the New Federal AdministrationArgent Communications 32nd Annual California Water Law & Policy Conference
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June 12, 2017A Local Perspective on Aging Flood Control InfrastructurePresenter, Argent Communications 32nd Annual California Water Law & Policy Conference
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October 7, 2016Legal and Practical Considerations Regarding Cultural Resources and AB 52Presenter, League of California Cities Annual Conference
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September 15, 2016Hydrology and the LawLaw Seminars International
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September 15, 2016The Transition from Drought to Too Much Water Too Fast: Weather Forecasts and Reservoir ManagementPresenter, Law Seminars International Hydrology and the Law Seminar
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September 8, 2016The Federal Handle in Flood Control: Legal and Practical Considerations Regarding Cultural ResourcesModerator & Panelist, Floodplain Management Association Annual Conference
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August 16, 2016Water Rights in CaliforniaCo-presenter, National Business Institute
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May 25, 2016AB 52, Tribal Cultural Resources, and CEQAModerator/Co-presenter, Bar Association of San Francisco Environmental Law Section
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May 5, 2016Conduct and Ethics Training for Water Agency Officials: A Primer on AB 1234Co-presenter, ACWA 2016 Spring Conference & Exhibition
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September 25, 2015Perspectives on Agriculture, Food & WaterCo-Chair, Sacramento Metro Chamber 3rd Annual Symposium
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September 10, 2015Flood Control and Cultural Resources: Legal and Regulatory ConsiderationSpeaker, Floodplain Management Association 2015 Annual Conference, Indian Wells
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June 4, 2015Water Markets and Water Transfers: Critical Water Management StrategiesPresenter, ABA Annual Water Law Conference, Denver
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January 29, 2015California Water Laws and Regulations ConferenceFlood Control in the Central Valley
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September 2014Water Resources Reform and Development Act: Opportunities for Federal Engagement in Flood Control, Floodplain Management Association 2014 Annual Conference, Santa ClaraModerator
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June 2014Ethics and Water: Hypotheticals for Water Resources Lawyers, American Bar Association Annual Water Law Conference, Las VegasPresenter
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March 2014CEQA and Cultural Resources: Current Issues, Sacramento Bar Association Environmental Section LuncheonSpeaker
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September 20132012 NFIP Reform: Legal Implications for Public Entities, Floodplain Management Association2013 Annual Conference, Anaheim, Speaker
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June 2013Water Lawyers and Ethics – Hypotheticals for Lawyers, American Bar Association Annual Water Law Conference (Las Vegas):Presenter
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May 2013Flood Symposium, Phi Alpha Delta, Cal. State University, SacramentoSpeaker
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2007, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2013Association of California Water Agencies Ethics Training for Water Agency Officials: Ethics and Public Service Laws and PrinciplesSpeaker
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October 2012Flood Liability for Water System Operators, Association of California Water Agencies: CLE for Water Professionals, NapaSpeaker
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September 2012Floodplain Management Association: Failure to Communicate: Legal Implications of Flood Risk Communication, 2012 Annual Conference, Sacramento, Moderator
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April 19, 2012The Future of Floodplain Management in California: The Central Valley Flood Protection PlanPresenter, Argent Communications 27th Annual California Water Law & Policy Conference
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September 2011Floodplain Management Association: Local Agency Financing for Flood Control Improvements: Compliance with Proposition 218, 2011 Annual Conference, San DiegoSpeaker
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February 2011American Bar Association 29th Annual Water Law Conference (Feb 2011, San Diego), Climate Change and Floodplain Management: A New Perspective for Water LawyersModerator
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September 2010Floodplain Management Association: Financing Flood Control Improvements: Recent Court Decisions Affecting Proposition 218 Assessments, 2010 Annual Conference, Henderson, NVSpeaker
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September 2009Floodplain Management Association: Financing Strategies and Proposition 218, 2009 Annual Conference, San JoseSpeaker
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December 2008Association of California Water Agencies: California Water Transfers – Vintage 2008 and Beyond, 2008 Fall Conference, Long BeachModerator
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May 2006Northern California Water Association and Downey Brand Ethics Training for Local Agency Officials: AB 1234: Laws Relating to Personal Financial Gain by Public Servants, Sacramento & Yuba CitySpeaker
Blogs
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March 17, 2021Small Maui Dam Breaches, Leading to Evacuations
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September 4, 2019Waiving USACE Policy Requirements: A Tool to Get Urgent Projects Completed
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July 26, 2019How Flood Insurance and Endangered Species Are Connected
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March 12, 2019House Financial Services Committee Schedules First NFIP Hearing of the Year
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October 23, 2018Water Resources Development Act is Signed Into Law By President
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October 21, 2018President Issues a Presidential Memoranda on Western Water (But Flood Is Mentioned)
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October 7, 2018The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Finally to be Considered by the Senate
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September 21, 2018USACE Appropriations Bill Signed by President, Becomes Law
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September 13, 2018Federal Funding Panel Shared Interesting Perspectives at Annual FMA Conference
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September 11, 2018WRDA, Appropriations, and USACE Is Staying Where It Is (for now, at least): A Busy Few Days on the Hill
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September 9, 2018USACE 408 Guidance Is Officially Final (EC 1165-2-220)
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September 5, 2018USACE Issues Guidance for Use of Supplemental Appropriation
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September 3, 2018USACE 408 Guidance May Be Final (EC 1165-2-220)
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August 7, 2018Will the Army Corps of Engineers lose the Civil Works mission? Looks like the Department of Defense is making some plans.
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August 1, 2018No Long-Term Reauthorization Yet; NFIP Extended Through November 30, 2018
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June 11, 2018USACE Issues 2018 Workplan
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April 12, 2018We Are Happy to Share the Comments of the L.A. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
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April 11, 2018Leadership Changes at FEMA’s Flood Insurance Group
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March 11, 2018Should the Civil Works Mission Leave the US Army Corps of Engineers?
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February 20, 2018National Waterways Conference Requests More Time on Draft 408 Policy
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February 7, 2018Technical Problems with First USACE 408 Webinar; Tune in Tomorrow for Second
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February 5, 2018Draft 408 Guidance imminent; USACE Webinars Scheduled
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October 15, 2017Why Advocacy Matters
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October 4, 2017Trump Nominates RD James for Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
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October 2, 2017The Money Calendar – How The Federal Budget Calendar Is Circular, Not Linear
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September 7, 2017Will the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) be reauthorized, extended, or what?
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September 5, 2017How Should the Flood Management Community Deal with the Uncertainty of Climate Change?
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September 4, 2017Senate Democrats Are Eager to Invest in Infrastructure, Including Flood (but what about Climate Change?)
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August 31, 2017Flooding in Houston: Can We – Should We? – Plan for Such Massive Flooding Events?
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August 15, 2017Trump Executive Order Issued on Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and Regulatory Reform
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June 29, 2017USACE Issues Guidance on Contributed Funds for Section 408 Review
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June 28, 2017James Dalton, Director of Civil Works at USACE, Offers Valuable Perspectives at Annual NAFSMA Conference
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June 26, 2017New Guidance from USACE Could Streamline Processes
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May 24, 2017USACE Releases FY17 Work Plan; Media Book Released on FY18 Budget Proposal
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May 22, 2017Rumors of an Impending Work Plan to be Released with the Draft USACE Budget on May 23?? Well, Not Quite Yet.
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May 7, 2017The FY2017 Budget Continues to Support Army Corps Activities
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April 5, 2017A potpourri of Northern California news, including the latest on Lake Oroville
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March 16, 2017The Trump Skinny Budget and Federal Flood Protection
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March 14, 2017Update on Oroville Dam, Concerns about Fish and a Related Snow Survey
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February 24, 2017The Governor Writes a Letter, and Roundup on Flooding Issues Around the State
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February 19, 2017A Mishmash of News as California Gets Even Wetter.
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February 17, 2017DWR Expresses Confidence That Oroville Threat Has Diminished, and Downstream Levees Will be Reinforced. And Here Comes the Rain!!
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February 14, 2017Mandatory Evacuation Ends Below Oroville Dam, But the Flood Control System in the Valley Remains Strained
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February 13, 2017“Dynamic” Situation at Oroville Dam: Valentine’s Day Update (and in other news….)
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February 12, 2017A Scary Night for Those Below Oroville Dam; And The Worst May Not be Over.
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February 10, 2017Uncontrolled Releases on Oroville Dam Were Unlikely From This Storm Event; Now Certain
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February 9, 2017Is Oroville Reservoir Heading Toward Uncontrolled Releases?
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December 21, 2016Should California Leave the NFIP and Create its Own Flood Insurance Program?
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April 15, 2016Update on El Niño, and Some Recent Flood Control History in the Central Valley
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August 19, 2015Will an El Niño Weather Pattern Lead to Flooding in California’s Central Valley?
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June 19, 2015Inverse Condemnation Flooding Case Moves Forward in Texas
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May 18, 2015New California Tribal Consultation Law Takes Effect July 1
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May 24, 2015Development Set to Begin Again in Sacramento’s Natomas Area
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February 28, 2015Louisiana Judge Tosses Lawsuit Blaming Oil and Gas Industry for Flood Damages
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February 12, 2015State Grant Program Offers $150 Million for Urban Flood Protection Projects
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January 12, 20152014 Milestone: Passage of Water Infrastructure Legislation
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Legal Alerts
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March 18, 2020UPDATED: In Response to Concerns Regarding COVID-19, Governor Newsom Grants Additional Flexibility for Public Agency Teleconference Meetings
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March 12, 2020In Response to Concerns Regarding COVID-19, Governor Newsom Suspends Some Requirements applicable to Public Agency Teleconference Meetings
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February 13, 2019New Law Mandates That Special Districts Maintain Public Websites by January 2020; Limited Exemptions Available
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September 13, 2018AB 2257: New Brown Act Requirements for Meeting Agendas on Local Agency Websites Effective for Meetings Held on and after January 1, 2019
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December 4, 2017California Supreme Court Confirms Certain Groundwater Pumping Charges are Outside Scope of Prop 218
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August 15, 2017California Supreme Court Rules That Independent Contractors Are Not Excluded From Section 1090’s Conflict Provisions
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April 7, 2017Appellate Court Holds That Constitution Overrides Statutory Exemption Related to Proposition 218 Assessments; Reclamation Districts Are Permitted to Assess School Districts
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March 3, 2017California Supreme Court Rules Public Officials’ and Employees’ Personal Accounts Do Not Escape Reach of Public Records Act
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July 22, 2016SB 272: A New Disclosure Requirement Under the Public Records Act, Effective July 1, 2016
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June 13, 2016U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Hawkes Ruling that Wetland “Jurisdictional Determinations” Are Subject to Judicial Review
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March 18, 2016Update: California Supreme Court Holds Inadvertent Production of Attorney-Client Privileged Documents under a Public Records Act Request Does Not Waive the Privilege
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August 18, 2015Showdown at California Supreme Court over Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege in Public Records after Inadvertent Disclosure
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June 6, 2015Appeals Court Decides Crucial Case On State Fish And Wildlife’s Extension Of Streambed Alteration Limits To Existing Water Diversions
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March 4, 2015California Supreme Court Delivers Long-Awaited Ruling In Berkeley Hillside
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May 29, 2014Immediate Curtailment of Post-1914 Appropriative Water Rights
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April 21, 2014Updated Water Supply Amounts for State and Federal Projects
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March 2014Governor Brown Signs Emergency Drought Legislation Into Law
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November 2012More Stringent Permit Likely After Court Strikes Down Discharge Permit in Central Valley
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October 2012No Tax Relief for the Anexed: Court of Appeal Holds Proposition 218 Does Not Apply to Annexations
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July 2010Court of Appeal Holds That CEQA Is Not Triggered By a Public Agency’s Investigation of Sites for a Potential Project
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June 2010California Supreme Court Confirms that the California Constitution Does Not Require Secret Ballots in Proposition 218 Ballot Proceedings
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March 2010Floodplain Management & Liability Reporter
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January 2010First District Court of Appeal Clarifies Calculation of Special Benefits and Proportionality for Assessments Subject to Proposition 218
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June 2008EPA Excludes Water Transfers From Clean Water Act Permit Requirements
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June 2008California Supreme Court Upholds CALFED Environmental Impact Report
Water Law
Publications
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November 2017Floodplains and Flood Risk: A Brief Overview of Changing Management Responsibilities
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Fall 2012Preparing for Extreme Floods: California’s New Flood Plan, Natural Resources and Environment
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January 2012Neighbor Disputes: Law and Litigation, a book published by the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
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2011-PresentWestern Water Law & Policy Reporter
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2011-PresentEastern Water Law & Policy Reporter
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April 2010California’s Central Valley Flood Protection Plan: An Opportunity to Limit Liability
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October 2009A Look Back — Flood Management in California Since Hurricane Katrina
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April 2009Climate Change and Water in California
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2009-2010Floodplain Management and Liability Reporter
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May/June 2008Responding to Impacts of Climate Change on California’s Water Resources
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2000Lightening the Lode: A Guide to Responsible Large-scale Mining
Co-author, Conservation International
Andrea studied, lived and worked throughout Latin America, including in Chile, Ecuador and Argentina, and remains fluent in Spanish.
Professional, Community And Pro Bono Involvement
- American Leadership Forum, Mountain Valley Chapter, Class XXIII, 2019-2020
- Capital Public Radio, Board of Directors, 2018-2023
- Sacramento Metro Chamber, Executive Committee, 2020-2022; Board Member, 2017-2022
- Sacramento Metro Chamber, Cap-2-Cap Program, Chair, 2024
- Center for Land-Based Learning, Board of Directors, 2007-2017; Chair, 2015-2017
- Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), State Legislative Committee, 2018-present
- American Bar Association, Water Resources Committee, Co-Chair, 2016-2018
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Environmental Law & Public Law Sections, 2006-2014; Chair, 2013-2014
- California Lawyers Association, Environmental Law Section
- California Association of Sanitation Agencies
- Floodplain Management Association
- Eastern Water Law and Policy Reporter, Editorial Board, 2010-2015
- Western Water Law and Policy Reporter, Editorial Board, 2010-2015
Honors & Rankings
- Best Lawyers in America©, Natural Resources Law, 2024
- Best Lawyers in America©, Water Law, 2023-2024
- Sacramento Magazine, Top Lawyer, Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources, State, Local & Municipal, 2015-2022
- Sacramento Business Journal, Best of the Bar, 2018
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Goddard Award for Outstanding Article in Floodplain Management, Floodplain Management Association, 2016