Publications

Adjudicating Groundwater: A Judge’s Guide to Understanding Groundwater and Modeling

Provided by The National Judicial College, Dividing the Waters

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A Compendium of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Provided by Downey Brand’s Water Law Practice

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California Proposition 65: Trends and Highlights

A Monthly Publication Provided by Downey Brand’s Prop. 65 Practice

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California Air and Climate

A Bi-Monthly Publication Provided by Downey Brand’s Air Quality and Climate Change Practice

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Articles

September 14, 2025
State Water Resources Control Board Releases Revised Draft Bay-Delta Plan Update
Argent Communications Group
October 2025
Santa Clara Valley Water District Suspends Development of Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 36, Number 1
October 2025
California Legislature Shelves Bill Intended to Facilitate Farmland Conversions For Renewable Energy Development
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 36, Number 1
August 25, 2025
Ideker, USACE’s New Guidance, and Figuring Out How to do an Induced Flooding Analysis
July 2025
Fifth District Court of Appeal Receives Briefing on the State Water Board’s Authority to Impose Intervention Fees Under SGMA
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 10
July 2025
Study Reveals Colorado River Basin Groundwater Levels Dropping Faster than Surface Water
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 10
June 2025
Department of water resources completes its initial evaluation of remaining groundwater sustainability plans in California
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 9
June 2015
Federal Fisheries Agencies Propose Rule Rescinding the Regulatory Definition of ‘Harm’ Under the Endangered Species Act
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 9
April 2025
The Department of Water Resources, Before the Superior Court, Responds to Public Trust Claims in Groundwater Sustainability Plan Litigation
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 7
April 2025
OpenET Unveils New Interface Tool for Irrigators to Assess Crop Evapotranspiration Data
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 7
March 2025
Federal Circuit Rejects Water Contractors’ Takings Claims
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 34, Number 6
March 2025
United States Army Corps of Engineers Makes Unplanned Releases From Two Tulare Lake Basin Dams
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 6
March 2025
Upper Division States on the Colorado River Refine March 2024 Alternative for Post-2026 River Operations to Include Conservation Measures
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 6
February 2025
Proposed Water District Aims to Provide Additional Surface Water for Groundwater Recharge Projects in Kaweah Subbasin
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 5
February 2025
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects California Water Contractors’ Takings Claims
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 5
January 2025
Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority Petitions California Supreme Court for Review of Trial Phasing Order in Comprehensive Groundwater Adjudication
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 4
January 2025
Delta Watermaster Extends Deadline for Alternative Delta Water Right Reporting
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 4
December 2024
2024 Legislative Year End Wrap Up
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 34, Number 3
December 2024
Western Burrowing Owl Named California Endangered Species Act Candidate Species
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 34, Number 3
December 2024
State Water Board to Hold Implementation Workshops for Newly Released Draft Bay-Delta Plan Update
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 35, Number 3