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California Water Views - 2024 Outlook

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Water Agencies Beware Before Proceeding with Forced Municipalization - California’s state water system serves roughly 40 million people and irrigates nearly 10 million acres of farmland. The 2023 water year was ranked as...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Key Takeaways from the Sustainable Water Investment Summit

Set against the context of unprecedented demand for water supply solutions, Brownstein and WestWater Research brought together water industry and finance leaders for the second annual Sustainable Water Investment Summit. The...more

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UK Water - A Perfect Storm

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UK regulated water utilities that have financed themselves through “whole business securitisations” are under pressure to show more financial resilience, while requiring substantial investments to address current challenges....more

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The Final Content of California's Budget-Revised Infrastructure and CEQA Reform Trailer Bills

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As stated in Holland & Knight's recent alert detailing Gov. Gavin Newsom's package of 11 bills to amend the venerable California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), meaningful reforms to CEQA have eluded all past governors in...more

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Key Takeaways for the Energy Industry from the 2023 Texas Legislative Session: What Passed and What Failed

Monday, May 29, 2023, marked the official end of the 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature. It was an especially active session for the energy industry, which saw the passage of several bills that, if signed into law...more

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Sustainable Water Investment Summit Takeaways: Water Rights, Scarcity and Opportunities

Last week, leaders from a range of industries convened for two days in Los Angeles for Brownstein and WestWater’s inaugural Sustainable Water Investment Summit....more

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Draft Updates to the Colorado Water Plan

The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) recently released a draft updated Colorado Water Plan to be finalized in early 2023 (Draft Plan). The Draft Plan continues to project a water supply gap resulting from hotter and...more

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Reuse to the Rescue: Talking Water Reuse with Pat Sinicropi, Executive Director, WateReuse Association - Reflections on Water...

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In this podcast, WateReuse Association Executive Director Pat Sinicropi joins Anna Wildeman and Dave Ross to talk about the role of water reuse as a water management strategy for the 21st century. Specifically, Pat discusses...more

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COVID Water Sector Impact: American Water Works Association Releases Survey

The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) released a document titled: COVID Water Sector Impact Survey 5 (Oct 2021)(“Survey”) The Survey is stated to have been conducted from October 5-20, 2021, and is a fifth in a series...more

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Colorado River Lower Basin States Face Tier 1 Shortage and Maybe More

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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s April 24-Month Study, published this week, as expected, signals a significant likelihood of reduced water deliveries in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River to Arizona, California, and...more

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On-Demand Webinar | Taking the Plunge: Lessons Learned from Water System Consolidations

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With a wide patchwork of water systems servicing residents across California, there have been ongoing efforts by the Legislature to encourage the consolidation of smaller water systems to take advantage of scale economies and...more

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“Forever Chemicals” Found in Phoenix Metro Area

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On February 23, 2021 the US Air Force issued a press release announcing its distribution of bottled water to homeowners and businesses immediately east of Luke Air Force Base following the discovery of Perfluoroctanoic (PFOA)...more

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[Webinar] Taking the Plunge: Lessons Learned from Water System Consolidations - March 23rd, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm PT

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With a wide patchwork of water systems servicing residents across California, there have been ongoing efforts by the Legislature to encourage the consolidation of smaller water systems to take advantage of scale economies and...more

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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Funds Wastewater Study to Stop Pandemic Spread

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As the page is turned on 2020 and some hope exists with respect to a COVID-19 vaccine, Arizona finds itself with the dubious distinction of leading the nation in COVID-19 cases per 100,000. Against this regrettable backdrop,...more

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To Sell or Not to Sell: Now a Common Question for Pennsylvania Townships

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused companies, individuals and municipalities to even more closely examine their budgets and services to determine how they can reduce compliance risks, operating expenses and future capital...more

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Wastewater Flows Can Predict COVID-19 Spread

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As we reported previously, researchers at Arizona State University in Tempe have been evaluating the possible link between wastewater and the spread of the coronavirus in local communities. Similar research is also being...more

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Drought and Water Demand Continues in Spite of COVID-19 Pandemic

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The demands on government and private water providers to address the declining availability of water resources in the southwest did not get a reprieve, unfortunately, when the COVID-19 virus emerged in February. Last...more

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Opportunities for Public Involvement Regarding the Pinal County Active Management Area

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We posted very recently about the public’s opportunity to shape water conservation policy in Arizona Active Management Areas (“AMAs”), but there are presently two other opportunities to develop Arizona water policy that the...more

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Management Plan Work Group Offers Public Opportunity to Develop Water Policies

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Arizona’s 1980 Groundwater Code offers a unique opportunity for the public to get involved in shaping water policy through the process of adopting management plans for the Active Management Areas (“AMAs”). The process is...more

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USEPA Announces Major Actions to Address PFAS; California Water Utility Files Landmark PFAS Lawsuit in Federal District Court

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) recently announced two major developments regarding the agency’s efforts to address and regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As part of USEPA’s PFAS...more

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[Webinar] Water, Power & Fire: Coordination, Resiliency and Liability in 2020 - February 26th, 1:00 pm PT

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Please join Lori Anne Dolqueist and Willis Hon on February 26, 2020 for the first presentation in our 2020 Water Webinar Series, "Water, Power & Fire: Coordination, Resiliency and Liability in 2020." This complimentary...more

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A Clean Water Utility's Guide to Considering Source Identification, Pretreatment, and Sampling Protocols for PFAS: National...

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) published a guidance document titled: A Clean Water Utility's Guide to Considering Source Identification, Pretreatment, and Sampling Protocols for PFAS (“Guide”) ...more

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[Webinar] Surf's Up or Low Tide? California's Water Sector: 2019 in Review & 2020 Predictions - December 10th, 1:00 pm PT

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Join Nossaman attorneys and policy advisors on December 10, 2019 for “Surf's Up or Low Tide? California's Water Sector: 2019 in Review & 2020 Predictions”!”? This complimentary 60-minute webinar will give an overview of key...more

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PFAS Are Here: First Round of Results Show PFAS in California Drinking Water Supply Wells

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Results from the first phase of sampling drinking water supply wells for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were recently published by the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and show...more

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Agencies Finally Begin to Address Dangers of PFAS

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Federal and state agencies are responding to public pressure to study and regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water supplies, and potentially in groundwater. The U.S. Environmental Protection...more

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