Legislature Adjourns 2015 Session On Friday, September 11, the Legislature adjourned the 2015 Legislative Session. As usual, the final few weeks of the Session were filled with a flurry of activity as legislators, staff, and advocates raced to wrap up action on the remaining bills and major outstanding issues before the final deadline. Several issues […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for September 9, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for September 9, 2015.
Continue ReadingView the print-friendly version The 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 […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. The State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Water Resources will hold a series of informational meetings at the dates below to discuss implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and to answer questions from the public: · October 21st – […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Failure to Make Findings Specified in Mitigation Fee Act Requires Refund of All Unexpended Development Fees The Fourth District Court of Appeal has upheld an order requiring refund of over $10 million in accumulated development impact fees because the City’s findings […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 8, 2015 Microbeads Legislation (AB 888) Passes Senate Floor We’re very pleased to announce a very big win in the legislature this week. On Friday, September 4, the CASA-sponsored legislation to ban plastic microbeads in personal care products (AB 888 – Bloom) passed the Senate Floor on a 24-14 vote. It now moves back […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s publication of Knowledge Stream for Fall 2015. Topics include: New Concepts for Remote Fish Detection Keeping Alert for Mussels at the Reclamation Detection Laboratory for Exotic Species Understanding Quagga Mussel Life History in the Lower Colorado River Habitat Suitability Parameters for Invasive Mussels at Reclamation-Managed Facilities and […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. SWRCB has released a Revised Notice of Public Hearing to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order and whether to impose Administrative Civil Liability against Mark Hodgetts. Click here to view the Revised Notice.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view the agenda for the September 16, 2015 SWRCB Board Meeting. The agenda is also posted on our website and can be accessed here.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. SWRCB has issued a Notice of Public Hearing and Pre-Hearing Conferece to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order against West Side Irrigation District – Old River Tributary to San Joaquin River San Joaquin County. Click here to view the Notice. The Pre-Hearing Conference […]
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