Legal Alert

Second District Court of Appeal Affirms Judgment in California’s First Comprehensive Groundwater Adjudication

On March 5, 2026, the Second District Court of Appeal issued an opinion in Las Posas Valley Water Rights Coalition v. Ventura County Water Works District No. 1, et al., Case No. B330837, affirming the trial court’s judgment in California’s first comprehensive groundwater adjudication since the adoption of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Downey…

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U.S. EPA and The Department of the Army Offer Proposed Rule Redefining ‘Waters of the United States’
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California State Water Board Recirculates Revised Draft Staff Report and Substitute Environmental Document for Proposed Update to Bay Delta Plan
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December 2025
Suisun City Accepts California Forever’s Application for the Suisun Expansion Project
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 36, Number 3
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