California accepts drought water deal with Delta farmers Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee In a significant breakthrough in California’s efforts to conserve water, state officials Friday agreed to a compromise measure that will reduce supplies to Delta farmers by 25 percent. The State Water Resources Control Board approved the settlement with scores of Delta […]
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 ReadingWATER: Calif. House bill in works could portend wider Western drought legislation Nick Juliano and Annie Snider, E&E reporters Published: Thursday, May 21, 2015, on E&E Daily House Republicans from California are readying legislation to address their home state’s ongoing drought by focusing on water transfers and storage while attempting to avoid the most controversial […]
Continue ReadingMay 22, 2015 Budget Subcommittee Rejects Move to Limit Use of SRF as Local Matching Funds On Thursday, the Senate Budget Subcommittee #2 considered adopting a proposal that included trailer bill language that would restrict the use of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund monies as a local match for recycled water projects from Proposition […]
Continue ReadingAttached here is the Agenda for the May 26, 2015 San Francisco Port Commission Meeting.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a cover letter and draft order in which the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issues a cease and desist order (CDO) and imposes administrative civil liability (ACL) against Robert Mann (Individual and Trustee) and Robert C. Mann 1999 […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the agenda for the June 2, 2015 State Water Resources Control Board Meeting.
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Failure to Challenge Affordable Housing Condition Barred Subsequent Claim of Invalidity of Enabling Ordinance under Costa-Hawkins Act While acknowledging that the City’s affordable housing ordinance was no longer enforceable under the Costa-Hawkins Act, an appellate court dismissed a challenge to a […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Propose Actions to Build on Successes of Endangered Species Act Initiatives will increase regulatory predictability, increase stakeholder engagement, and improve science and transparency WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on the success of the Obama Administration in implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in new and innovative ways, today the U.S. […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for May 20, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for May 20, 2015.
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