Maya R. Ferry

Experience

Advise clients on a variety of federal and state environmental regulations.

Represent clients before the California State Water Resources Control Board in obtaining and modifying post-1914 appropriative water rights.

Represent public agencies during changes in local government organizations.

Represent private developers' water interests in real property transactions.

Represent Central Valley Project water contractors in federal Endangered Species Act litigation.

Successfully defended public agency's proposal for consolidation of special districts under the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000.

Successfully defended mutual water company in shareholder lawsuit.

Successfully obtained intervention for water district in an administrative writ proceeding and then successfully defended the public agency's actions under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Assist in multi-state negotiations over Colorado River water shortage policies and development of water salvage programs.

Draft flood control ordinances for public agencies.

General
Former law clerk to Federal Administrative Law Judge in Bonneville Power Administration's Power Rate Hearing, 2003.

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