legal panel discussions

June 16, 2022

Panel discusses temporary urgency change petitions, transfers, and drought litigation As California enters the second year of dry conditions, many...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Voluntary agreements: Are the promises enough or is it just a signpost on the way to more litigation?

April 27, 2022

Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...

ACWA CONFERENCE PANEL: Reconciling the Regulatory Overlap of Groundwater Programs

July 7, 2021

Several regulatory programs have been created and evolved over time to address various issues, such as SGMA, CV-SALTS, and the...

SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans

January 13, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Critically overdrafted groundwater basins submitted their Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) in January 2020, and high and medium priority subbasins...

YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Federalism & water quality: After 50 years, are we done with the 401?

November 18, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Recent changes by the Trump Administration to the Clean Water Act have had a ripple effect on many regulatory...

ACWA PANEL: Establishing groundwater allocations under SGMA

January 8, 2020

As groundwater sustainability agencies prepare their plans to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), they will...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’

September 11, 2019

Panel of lawyers dive into the web of laws affecting water in the Delta: The state and federal endangered species...

CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Reasonable Use or Waste: A Developing Dichotomy

May 8, 2019

Panel discussion explores the evolution of the doctrine of reasonable use and considers how the doctrine will, or will not,...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Emerging legal issues in SGMA implementation

November 1, 2018

Panel discusses water rights and pumping allocations, groundwater recharge as a beneficial use, public trust doctrine and groundwater, and the...

CALIFORNIA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Utilization of Water Transfers to Recharge Groundwater Basins

March 14, 2018

Water transfers can be an effective water management tool for providing much-needed flexibility in the allocation and use of water...

PANEL: Legal issues associated with water conservation mandates

January 10, 2018

As the legislature contemplates how to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life”, a panel discusses some of the legal...

PANEL: The groundwater-surface water nexus & the State Water Resources Control Board

June 1, 2017

The passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act enacted a program for statewide management of groundwater, defining new roles for...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Water Quality & Allocation: State Water Board Overview & the Delta Water Quality Control Plan

May 24, 2017

Panel discussion touches on State Water Board’s authorities and the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan The State Water Resources...

PANEL DISCUSSION: ESA & Climate Change: Collision Course?