I have several personnel announcements regarding senior leadership, which will position EPA well and continue to steer us in the right direction for the remainder of this administration. Ken Kopocis, our current Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water, will retire in early November, concluding 32 years of public service. Ken has been instrumental in leading the […]
Continue ReadingBay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) posted on its website (http://www.bcdc.ca.gov) the commission meeting notice, information about BCDC, the Bay, and other issues relevant to the Commission at: http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/2015/1023Supplemental.html You may also find information about BCDC Commission meetings at any time at http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/cm_mtng.shtml If you have questions or concerns about BCDC activities, please call BCDC’s office at (415) […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted articles to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on developments that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land use, environmental impact […]
Continue ReadingDavid Aladjem 916.520.5361 Email Kevin O’Brien 916.520.5235 Email Meredith Nikkel 916.520.5211 Email Related Practice Water Law Related Industry Food & Agriculture Water Rights & Resources Governor Signs Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Part II: Groundwater Adjudications Meet Groundwater Management On October 9, 2015, Governor Brown completed what is probably one of the most remarkable two […]
Continue ReadingSept. 11, 2015 Groundwater Adjudication Bills Sent to Governor’s Desk ACWA Moved to Neutral Position after Final Round of Amendments Legislation aimed at improving the groundwater basin adjudication process won final approval in the Assembly and Senate this week and is now on the governor’s desk. The bills, AB 1390 (Alejo) and SB 226 (Pavley), […]
Continue ReadingCALIFORNIA: Boxer vows to block ‘devastating’ House drought bill Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) promised yesterday that she would block a House bill aimed at easing the effects of California’s drought. In wide-ranging remarks yesterday at a San Francisco event put on by the think tank Public […]
Continue ReadingThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the following response to last week’s injunction of the WOTUS Rule in 13 states: CWR LITIGATION STATEMENT The Clean Water Rule is fundamental to protecting and restoring the nation’s water resources that are vital for our health, environment, and economy. EPA and the Department of the Army have been […]
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal: Federal Judge Blocks New Obama Administration Water Rule EPA says injunction only applies in 13 states that had sued to challenge the new regulation By AMY HARDER and BRENT KENDALL Updated Aug. 27, 2015 8:30 p.m. ET A federal judge on Thursday blocked an Obama administration rule, set to go into effect Friday, that seeks to put […]
Continue ReadingToday the CEQA Working Group delivered a letter opposing SB 32 (D-Pavley). The concern of the 32 groups that signed on to the letter are summed up in the passage below: “To be clear, the CEQA Working Group is not opposed to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, we have grave concerns […]
Continue ReadingBCDC has posted on its website the commission meeting notice, information about BCDC, the Bay, and other issues relevant to the Commission. Attached here is the BCDC Commission Meeting Notice for the September 3, 2015 meeting, and further information adn materials can be accessed at the following link: http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/2015/0821Supplemental.html You may also find information about BCDC Commission […]
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