Introduction - On March 15, 2024, the Sacramento County Superior Court found that the State Water Board’s substitute environmental document did not violate the Porter-Cologne Act, the California Environmental Quality Act...more
On August 27, 2020, in Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources v. County of Stanislaus, Case No. S251709 (“Protecting Our Water”), the California Supreme Court held that the County in that instance could not...more
9/3/2020
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CEQA ,
Construction Permits ,
Department of Water Resources ,
Environmental Review ,
Groundwater ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Local Ordinance ,
Ministerial Exception ,
Water ,
Well Drilling
On July 21, 2017, the California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) certified the final environmental document and issued its Notice of Determination for the California WaterFix, a significant new water infrastructure...more
7/26/2017
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CEQA ,
Department of Water Resources ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Habitat Conservation Plan ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
NEPA ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Water ,
Water Rights ,
Water Supplies ,
WaterFix
On Friday, July 21, 2017, the California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) certified the Environmental Impact Report for the California WaterFix tunnels project and filed a Notice of Determination with the Governor’s...more
7/24/2017
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CEQA ,
Department of Water Resources ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Infrastructure ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
NEPA ,
Notice of Determination (NODs) ,
Petition for Review ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Water ,
Water Rights ,
Water Supplies ,
WaterFix