Legal Alert

USEPA Requires Monitoring and Treatment to Limit and Reduce PFAS in Drinking Water

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation establishing the first national legally enforceable drinking water standards (Maximum Contaminant Levels or MCLs) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as “forever chemicals,” including PFOA and PFOS. Under the final rule, the MCLs for PFOA and…

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Blogs

Haggerty v. Thornton Overcomes a Four-on-One Advantage and Scores a Slam Dunk for Trust Settlors
Trust on Trial
March 6, 2024
Army Corps of Engineers Publishes Draft Agency Specific Procedures To Implement The Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal Investments in Water Resources
The Levee Was Dry
January 31, 2024
The Roadrunner Always Wins: Hamilton v. Green and the Limits of Creativity
Trust on Trial
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Legal Alerts

April 3, 2024
CAISO Proposes Transmission Links to North Coast Offshore Wind Resources
March 22, 2024
EPA Adds Extensive New Amendments to its Risk Management Program in Final Rule
March 22, 2024
Sacramento County Superior Court Rules in Favor of the State Water Board’s Substitute Environmental Document for Phase I of the Bay-Delta Plan
Water Law
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Publications

April 2024
Legislative Update
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 7
April 2024
California Public Utilities Commission Establishes its Senate Bill 884 Expedited Undergrounding Program for Power Lines
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 7
April 2024
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Releases a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Near-Term Operation of the Lower Colorado River Watershed
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 7
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Announcements

April 25, 2024
Alexis G. Ortega Joins Downey Brand’s Litigation Practice
April 1, 2024
Kevin O’Brien Receives The 2024 Innovative Water Management Award
March 15, 2024
Downey Brand Builds Unity in the Community at Women Build 2024
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In the News

February 23, 2024
San Diego Dispute Prompts California Supreme Court Opinion Easing Trust Modification Rules
The San Diego Union-Tribune
February 14, 2024
PG&E’s Hesitation Casts Shadow on Eel-Russian River Diversion Plan
Mendocino County News
June 27, 2023
CA Supreme Court agrees to review if courts can demolish UC Berkeley student housing plans over ‘noise’
Northern California Record
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Speaking Engagements/Events

May 5-7, 2024
Judicial Review Panel
Panelist, CCPUC Annual Meeting
May 3, 2024
Shaping California’s Energy Landscape
ELI 12th Annual Western Boot Camp on Environmental Law
March 21-22, 2024
Ouch Those Interest Rates Hurt – Or Do They – Planning In a High Interest Rate Environment
2024 Estate and Gift Tax Conference
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