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California Water Challenges Remain Despite Significant Precipitation in 2023

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State and federal officials move forward plans and policies for water conservation, conveyance, and climate resilience. The winter of 2022-23 brought historic levels of precipitation to California after years of deep...more

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Arizona Natural Resources, Environment & Water Legislation Transmitted to the Governor

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The Arizona’s First Regular Session of the 55th Legislature has been moving along at a pretty fast and steady pace. A total of 40 bills have already been sent to the Governor’s desk; and 32 of those have been signed into law...more

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Groundwater Withdrawal: Google and Southern Environmental Law Center Enter into Agreement Addressing South Carolina Aquifer

The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) announced in a December 16th article an agreement addressing a Google server farm’s future withdrawals from a South Carolina aquifer. Google is stated to have previously...more

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Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit?: Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Clean Water...

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) and other municipalities filed an Amicus Brief in the pending Supreme Court of the United States case styled County of Maui v. Hawai’i Wildlife Fund, et al....more

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EPA Speaks On Groundwater Permitting Issue

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On April 15, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a much-anticipated Interpretative Statement on Releases of Pollutants from Point Sources to Groundwater. ...more

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Third Appellate District Extends Public Trust Doctrine to Groundwater, Finding That Counties Have a Duty to Administer the Trust...

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On August 29, 2018, the Third Appellate District published its long-awaited opinion in Environmental Law Foundation v. State Water Resources Control Board (“ELF”), a case involving a challenge to Siskiyou County’s (“County”)...more

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California WaterFix: A Snapshot of the SWRCB Water Rights Change Hearings

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After five parched years, substantial winter rains and Sierra snowpack have brought California a long-sought reprieve from drought, though not without presenting a new set of challenges. In February, nearly 200,000 residents...more

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Renewable Energy Update - October 2015 #4

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Governor Brown authorizes streamlined groundwater: Allen Matkins - Oct 13: On Friday, October 9, 2015, Governor Brown signed a suite of bills that has the potential to significantly...more

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Developing Geothermal Power Generation Facilities in Arizona: "How Many Permits?"

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The development of Arizona's geothermal energy resources has the potential to provide industrial and commercial projects with a constant, renewable source of electrical power. Research conducted to date demonstrates some...more

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