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March: Speaking Engagements
March has been a busy month for Brownstein’s Water Group. Brownstein attorneys were speakers and panelists at seven different conferences in California – covering a wide variety of topics related to...
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April & May: Speaking Engagements
April 15, 2015 Russell McGlothlin will present and Brad Herrema will moderate a GRACast web seminar for the Groundwater Resources Association of California‘s series titled “Sustainable Groundwater...
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Three Months and Counting: Preparing for California’s New Industrial Storm...
If you operate one of the over 100,000 industrial facilities subject to California’s new Industrial Storm Water Permit (2015 Permit), you are probably already aware that only three months remain to...
View ArticleAre Groundwater Extraction Fees Property Related or Regulatory Fees? It Depends.
Two new Proposition 218-related cases published in March come to opposite conclusions in determining whether groundwater extraction and replenishment fees are “property-related” fees subject to Article...
View ArticleNevada Governor Establishes Drought Forum
On April 8, 2015, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval hosted a press conference at Washoe Lake State Park to unveil a plan to address current and future drought conditions across Nevada. Pointing out that he...
View ArticleFootball and the Future of CEQA for Popular Projects
In quick succession, the Southern California cities of Inglewood and Carson have used the initiative process to approve new NFL football stadiums in bids to lure teams to new homes, bypassing review...
View ArticleA New Tool for Developing and Financing Public and Private Infrastructure:...
Even as the state’s economy continues to improve, local governments continue to struggle to find ways to meet the state’s backlog of infrastructure needs, including water, transportation, energy,...
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June: Speaking Engagements
June 2, 2015 Russ McGlothlin will speak at the Groundwater Resources Association of California’s Groundwater Sustainability Agency Formation: Solid Steps Forward for Boundary Determination, Legal...
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July: Speaking Engagements
July 15, 2015 Brad Herrema will present at the Groundwater Resources Association of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act webinar on July 15. Brad’s presentation, The Existing Powers of...
View ArticleWaters of the United States Are Not What You’d Expect
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ new rule defining “waters of the United States” covered by the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) provides a good example of what can happen...
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September and October: Speaking Engagements
October 5, 2015 Dylan Johnson is speaking at the 2015 American Planning Association Chapter Conference: Rooted in AuthentiCITY. Dylan will speak on the topic of “To Infinity and Beyond: Exploring...
View ArticleSustainable Groundwater Management
The enactment of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (“SGMA”) was a bold first step toward managing California groundwater. SGMA requires local agencies to elect to be “groundwater...
View ArticleBrownstein’s Annual California Water Rights Compliance Checklist
Brownstein’s California Water Group is pleased to provide you with our California Water Rights: Compliance Checklist for 2016. This Checklist provides a summary of state water right reporting...
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The Golden Rule* of Water Management
Russ McGlothlin and Jena Shoaf Acos authored “The Golden Rule* of Water Management” for Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal Symposium Edition. Russ McGlothlin Jena Shoaf Acos
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Who Owns the Water?
Russ McGlothlin authored an article for the Pacific Coast Business Times on the common question of who owns the water in California? The piece, titled “Water Rights Require Balance of Interest”...
View ArticleBrownstein’s Chris Frahm, Wins Big Verdict in California’s Ongoing Water Wars
Brownstein shareholder Chris Frahm, the San Diego County Water Authority’s (“Water Authority”) special counsel on its Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) Program, supported San...
View ArticleIndustrial Storm Water Permittees Face New Challenge—TMDLs
When the State Water Resources Control Board (“State Board”) adopted the Industrial General Storm Water Permit in 2014 (the “IGP”), the State Board reserved for a later day how to incorporate Total...
View ArticleInformation is Power: What do the State’s New Water Reporting Requirements...
The ongoing drought has highlighted this commonly accepted maxim: “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” In response, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) has adopted new measuring...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Where Do We Stand in the Quest for...
At the intersection of water and politics, a cross section of water professionals including agency staff, engineers, attorneys and consultants convened in Sacramento March 30 to spend a day with an...
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements and Events
June 14, 2016 On June 14, Ryan Waterman will be a featured speaker at the State Bar of California’s “Sea Level Rise in San Diego: Managing a Changing Coast.” Ryan Waterman June 6, 2016 Russell...
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