Water Law
Water Law Update - October 2010
First District Court of Appeal Defers to Water Agency’s Discretion and Upholds Urban Water Management Plan, Rejecting Claim That Any “Uncertainty” About Future Water Supplies Requires Analysis of Alternative Supplies
Land Use Law Update - July 2010
Court of Appeal Holds That CEQA Is Not Triggered By a Public Agency's Investigation of Sites for a Potential Project
Water Law Update - June 23, 2010
SB 8 Reminder: Statements of Diversion and Use Are Due Before July 1, 2010
Water Law Update - June 2010
California Supreme Court Confirms that the California Constitution Does Not Require Secret Ballots in Proposition 218 Ballot Proceedings
Water Law Update - March 2010
25th Annual California Water Law & Policy Conference
Water Law Update - March 2010
The water group at Downey Brand is pleased to release a complimentary edition of the Floodplain Management & Liability Reporter, published by Argent Communications. The Reporter's inaugural edition was released in October 2009.
Water Law Update - January 2010
First District Court of Appeal Clarifies Calculation of Special Benefits and Proportionality for Assessments Subject to Proposition 218
Water Law Update - December 2009
Second District Court of Appeal Upholds EIR for Transfer of 41,000 Acre-Feet Per Year of State Project Water Despite Uncertain Status of the Monterey Agreement
Water Law Update - October 2009
The water group at Downey Brand is pleased to announce its involvement with a new monthly publication, the Floodplain Management & Liability Reporter, published by Argent Communications.
Water Law Update - October 2009
Federal Circuit Upholds San Joaquin Water Districts Against USBR in CVP Contract Dispute
Water Law Update - June 2009
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That EPA Cannot Issue “NPDES” For Discharges Requiring a Section 404 Dredge and Fill Permit From the Corps of Engineers
Water Law Update - June 2009
Eleventh Circuit Upholds EPA'S Rule Excluding Water Transfers from Clean Water Act Permit Requirements
Water Law Update - April 2009
Judge Wanger Finds That Renewal of the Sacramento River Settlement Contracts Does Not Trigger Consultation Under the Endangered Species Act
Water Law Update - March 2009
First Appellate District: The California Constitution Compels Local Governments to Keep Ballots Confidential in Fee Elections and to Inform the Public of That Fact
Water Law Update - November 2008
Rohnert Park Decision: Water Suppliers Given “Substantial Discretion” To Analyze Groundwater Sufficiency for New Developments.
Water Law Update - November 2008
Judge Wanger Directs the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors to Submit Evidence Regarding the Nature and Quantity of Their Water Rights and Finds that the Delta Mendota Canal Unit Water Service Contracts Do Not Cause Injury to Delta Smelt
Water Law Update - July 2008
In a Landmark Case Interpreting Proposition 218, the California Supreme Court Expands the Judiciary's Role in Reviewing the Adequacy of Local Benefit Assessments
Water Law Update - July 2008
Judge Wanger Denies a Request for Emergency Relief to Immediately Open the Red Bluff Diversion Dam Gates
Water Law Update - June 2008
EPA Excludes Water Transfers From Clean Water Act Permit Requirements
Water Law Update - June 2008
California Supreme Court Upholds CALFED Environmental Impact Report
Water Law Update - April 2008
Federal Court Invalidates Another Biological Opinion Addressing the Impacts of Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations on Fish
Water Law Update - April 2008
Court of Appeal Finds Water Supply Assessments Not Actionable Until Completion of Environmental Review Process
Water Law Update - September 2007
Applying Principles from the California Supreme Court's 2007 Decision in Vineyard Area Citizens, Court of Appeals Upholds EIR Against Challenge to Water Supply Analysis
Water Law Update - May 2007
Court of Appeals Finds that Proposition 218 Applies to Groundwater Charges but Suggests that Regulatory Considerations May Limit Application of Proposition 218
Water Law Update - April 2007
Downey Brand Files Amicus Curiae Brief in SB 610 Case on Behalf of the Association of California Water Agencies
Land Use Law Update - June 2006
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Eagerly Awaited Clean Water Act Decision
Water Law Update - November/December 2005
Excerpts from Western Water Magazine's article, "It Can Happen Here: Assessing California's Flood Risk"
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