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Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District
June 2005: State Water Project Contractors File Suit against the Department of Water Resources Alleging Improper Billing Practices Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7 v. California Department of Water Resources 05AS61775, filed April 25, 2005 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.)
Alameda County Water District
June 2005: State Water Project Contractors File Suit against the Department of Water Resources Alleging Improper Billing Practices Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7 v. California Department of Water Resources 05AS61775, filed April 25, 2005 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.)
Alameda Reuse and Development Authority
June 2005: District Court Dismisses Insurers Claims against Federal Government on Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction American Int’l Specialty Lines Insurance Co. v. U.S., ___F.Supp.2d___ C 04-01591 (N.D. Cal. March 24, 2005)
Amador Water Agency
October 2005: Lawsuit Seeks to Invalidate Amador Water Agency Resolution Related to Amador Water Transmission Project Evitt v. Amador Water Agency 05-CV-3903, filed July 28, 2005 (Amador Co. Super. Ct.)
May 2004: Water Agency’s EIR Found Invalid under CEQA for Failure to Include a Statement of Reasons Protect the Historic Amador Waterways v. Amador Water Agency 116 Cal.App.4th 1099 (3rd Dist. 2004).
Arvin-Edison Water Storage Distrct
May 2001: Metropolitan Water District's First Market Search Yields Conceptual Approval of Two Transfer and Storage Agreements
Association of Bay Area Governments ABAG
August 2009: Different Attitudes, Divergent Results: Potential Regional Variations in Implementation of California’s Senate Bill 375
Banta-Carbona Irrigation District
June 2005: Third District Court of Appeal Holds that Environmental Impact Reports Not Necessary for Two Water Assignments to the City of Tracy Sierra Club v. West Side Irrigation Dist. ___Cal.App.4th___ C044989, C045015 (5th Dist. March 22, 2005)
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
November 2009: Two California Air Districts Publish Guidance to Help Evaluate the Impacts of Land Use Projects on Climate Change under CEQA
August 2009: Different Attitudes, Divergent Results: Potential Regional Variations in Implementation of California’s Senate Bill 375
June 2008: District Court Dismisses Labor Organization’s Request for Order Preventing Air District from Issuing Power Plant Permits and to Compel EPA to Issue Endangerment Determination San Francisco Chapter of A. Philip Randolph Institute, et al., v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___ C0 07-04936, (N.D. Cal. March 28, 2008)
Bay-Delta Authority
February 2006: California’s Governor Schwarzenegger to Decide Future of CALFED Program
November 2005: Ball, Strike or Balk? Public Accountablity and Judicial Restraint in In re Bay-Delta Programmatic Environmental Impact Report Coordinated Proceedings
November 2002: Governor Davis Signs Bill to Create California Bay-Delta Authority
Berkeley Toxics Management Department
February 2005: California Court of Appeal Finds Sale Agreement Language Only Obligated Seller to Clean Up Pre- Sale Contamination. Sierra Club v. Wayne Weber LLC, Case No. 107/03-0654 (Iowa Dec. 3, 2004).
Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency
November 2006: The Changing Landscape of Proposition 218: Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency v. Verjil (Kelley)
October 2006: California Supreme Court Extends the Reach of Proposition 218 Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency v. Verjil 39 Cal.4th 205 (2006)
October 2004: Water Agency’s Rates and Charges Are Not Subject to Proposition 218 Voter Approval or Initiative Process Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency v. Beringson 120 Cal.App.4th 890 (4th Dist. 2004)
Brophy Water District
June 2005: The Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord: From Controversy to Consensus
Browns Valley Irrigation District
June 2005: The Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord: From Controversy to Consensus
Buena Vista Water Storage District
August 2010: Kern River Water Districts Sue State Water Resources Control Board North Kern Water Storage District, et al. v. California State Water Resources Control Board S-1500-CV-270613, filed, June 2, 2010 (Sac. Super. Ct.)
January 2008: Superior Court Denies Challenge to EIR for Water Acquisition from Kern County Water Banking and Recovery Program California Water Impact Network, et al. v. Castaic Lake Water Agency, et al. BS106546, Los Angeles County Super. Ct., Nov. 19, 2007
California Air Resources Board
August 2010: District Court Upholds Claim Challenging California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Based on Federal Conflict Preemption Principles Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Goldstene, ___F.Supp.2d___ CV-F-09-2234 LJO DLB, CV-F-10-163 LJO DLB (E.D. Cal. June 16, 2010)
June 2010: D.C. Circuit Holds EPA’s Approval of Emission Limits on In-Use Non-Road Engines Within California Is Consistent with Clean Air Act Standards American Trucking Associations, Inc., v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___ 09-1090 (D.C. Cir. April 2, 2010)
April 2010: Greenhouse Gas Policy at the Crossroads in California—As Details of AB 32 Implementation Emerge, So Do Second Thoughts
March 2010: California Adopts Environmental Review Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
February 2010: Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions
January 2010: The California Air Resources Board Releases Its First Annual GHG Reporting Data and Preliminary Draft Regulation for State Level Cap and Trade Program
January 2010: California Air Resources Board Adopts Climate Change Scoping Plan
January 2010: California Releases Preliminary Draft Regulation for Cap and Trade Program
November 2009: Climate Action Reserve’s ‘Forest Project Protocol 3.0’ Adopted by the California Air Resources Board
June 2009: California Adopts World’s First Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Sets Higher Standard than Proposed Federal LCFS
June 2009: Land use legislation
May 2009: Land use legislation
March 2009: Tackling Climate Change: Taking A Regional Perspective
March 2009: President Obama Directs U.S. EPA to Reconsider Denial of California Clean Air Act Waiver Request
February 2009: California Air Resources Board Adopts Bus and Truck Rule and Heavy Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Measure to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Diesel Fueled Vehicles
December 2008: California Air Resources Board and California Energy Commission Siting Committee Begin to Develop CEQA Greenhouse Gas Thresholds of Significance
November 2008: California Air Resources Board Unveils Proposed Scoping Plan for Implementing Landmark Climate Legislation
August 2008: California Air Resources Board Issues Draft Scoping Plan to Implement State’s Global Warming Solutions Act
June 2008: Rainwater Harvesting Catches the Attention of State and Local Goverment
June 2008: Land Use Subgroup of California Climate Action Team Issues Draft Submission to the California Air Resources Board
April 2008: Ninth Circuit Holds Clean Air Act Preempts California’s Marine Vessel Rules Pacific Merchant Shipping Association v. Goldstene, ___F.3d___ 07-16695 (9th Cir. Feb. 12, 2008)
December 2007: California’s Governor and Attorney General Sue EPA for Delaying Action on Requested Waiver of Preemption Regarding Vehicle Emission Standards State of California v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 07-cv-02024, filed November 5, 2007 (D. D.C.)
November 2007: Global Warming and California Water: As the State Develops Its Response, the Water Industry Anticipates Impacts and Solutions
November 2007: California Attorney General Jerry Brown’s Crusade against Global Climate Change
June 2007: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change: CEQA Catches Up with Science, Celebrities, and Product Placement
March 2007: District Court Declares California’s Automotive Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations Preempted by the Clean Air Act Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, et al. v. Witherspoon, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___ CVF 04-6663 AWI LJO (E.D. Cal. Jan. 16, 2007)
February 2007: Global Warming Reaches California Regulatory Agencies and Courts—and You
November 2006: District Court Denies California’s Motion to Dismiss Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulation Preemption Challenges, but Dismisses Dormant Commerce Clause and Sherman Act Claims Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, et al. v. Witherspoon, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___ CVF 04-6663 AWI LJO (E.D. Cal. Sept. 25, 2006)
November 2006: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006—Taking on Global Warming by Legislating Reductions in Greenhouse Emissions
October 2006: California Adopts Legislation Creating First-in-Nation State Regulatory Program For Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
February 2006: Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions
December 2004: California Court of Appeal Upholds Asbestos Emissions Standards Coalition for Reasonable Regulation of Naturally Occurring Substances v. California Air Resources Board, ___Cal.App.4th___ C041897 (Cal. App. Oct. 1, 2004)
January 2004: New Adventures in Project Cumulative Impact Assessments
January 2004: Arnold Takes on the Environment: Governor Schwarzenegger Makes Four New Appointments to Important Environmental Positions
November 2003: Third District Court of Appeal Upholds California Air Resources Board’s Efforts to Reduce Burning of Rice Straw in the Sacramento Valley
November 2003: Third District Court of Appeal Upholds California Air Resources Board’s Efforts to Reduce Burning of Rice Straw in the Sacramento Valley Carrancho v. California Air Resources Board 111 Cal.App.4th 1255 (3rd Dist. 2003).
April 2003: EPA to Require Clean Air Act Title V Permits for State's Stationary Sources: Is California's Agricultural Industry a Harbinger of Future Regulation Nationwide?
October 2001: Governor Davis and Air Resources Board File Suit Seeking Waiver of EPA-Mandated Use of Oxygenates. Davis v. EPA Case No. 01-71356, filed Aug. 13. 2001 (9th Cir.)
California Board of Mining and Geology
January 2005: First District Court Finds Alameda Initiative to Amend County General Plan Inapplicable to Previously Issued Surface Mining Permit Save Our Sunol, Inc. v. Mission Valley Rock Company, ___Cal.App.4th___ A105160 (1st Dist. Nov. 19, 2004)
California Building Standards Commission
March 2010: California Adopts Nation’s First Mandatory Green Building Code
March 2010: State of California Adopts Mandatory ‘Green’ Building Standards—The Most Comprehensive ‘Green’ Building Code In the Nation
California Climate Action Registry
November 2009: Climate Action Reserve’s ‘Forest Project Protocol 3.0’ Adopted by the California Air Resources Board
California Climate Change Action Team
August 2010: Vermont Enacts Renewable Energy Law
California Coastal Conservancy
March 2010: Engineering and Planning Work Resume on Project to Remove San Clemente Dam and Reroute Carmel River
December 2009: Legislation Creates Stormwater Reuse Framework for California
California Department of Conservation
June 2010: Solar Power and the Williamson Act: Guidance from the California Department of Conservation on Siting Solar Farms on Land under Williamson Act Contract
June 2006: Third District Upholds Mining Reclamation Regulation as within State Mining and Geology Board’s Authority and Consistent with the Surface Mining Act Mineral Associations Coalition v. State Mining and Geology Board 138 Cal.App.4th 574 (3rd Dist. April 12, 2006)
October 2005: California Supreme Court Rules Director of Department of Conservation Has Standing to File Petition for Writ of Mandate under SMARA People ex rel. California Dept. of Conservation v. El Dorado County (Brunius) 36 Cal.4th 971 (Cal. 2005)
June 2004: Keeping Them Down On the Farm—Recent Trends In Williamson Act Legislation
July 2003: Director of the California Department of Conservation Lacked Standing to Petition for Writ of Mandate against Lead Agency California Department of Conservation v. El Dorado County ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. C039428 (3rd Dist. May 9, 2003)
California Department of Corrections
August 2010: Fourth District Finds a Siting Agreement Does Not Require CEQA Review if It Does Not Constitute a Commitment to Proceed with the Project City of Santee v. County of San Diego, ___Cal.App.4th___ D055310 (4th Dist. 2010)
California Department of Environmental Protection
January 2005: National Conservation Groups File Petition for Water Rights System Reform
October 2004: Governor’s Performance Review Panel Recommends Elimination of SWRCB, Division of Water Rights, and Regional Water Quality Control Boards
California Department of Finance
January 2006: California Department of Finance and the Little Hoover Commission Scrutinize CALFED
California Department of Fish and Game
July 2010: California Farm Bureau Federation Sues DFG for Clarification of Fish and Game Code Section 1062
April 2010: Owens Valley Committee Sues Fish and Game over EIR for Statewide Hatchery Program; Alleges Unmitigated Groundwater Impacts
December 2009: Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Safe Harbor Law Providing Landowners with Species ‘Incidental Take’ Coverage
October 2008: Third District Court Lowers Standard to Obtain “Candidate” Species Status under State Endangered Species Act Center for Biological Diversity v. California Fish and Game Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ C055059 (3rd Dist. Sept. 8, 2008)
October 2008: California Supreme Court Finds Incidental Take Permit with an Overly Broad ‘No Surprise’ Clause An Abuse of Discretion Environmental Protection and Information Center, et al. v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection et al., ___Cal.4th___ S1470547 (Cal. July 17, 2008)
December 2007: Coastkeeper Suit Claims Department of Fish and Game Lags in Recommending Protective Instream Flows California Coastkeeper Alliance v. McCamman 07CS01353, filed, Oct. 9, 2007, Sacramento County Superior Court
December 2007: Water Contractors File Notice of Intent to Sue the California Department of Fish and Game and the California Fish and Game Commission over Striped Bass Management
May 2007: The California Endangered Species Act Is Like the ‘Hotel California’, where Endangered Species ‘Can Check in Anytime They Like, but They Can Never Leave’
March 2007: Sacramento Superior Court Overturns Fish and Game Commission’s Denial to List California Tiger Salamander under California ESA Center for Biological Diversity v. California Fish and Game Commission, 05-CS-00233, Sacramento County Sup. Ct (Dec. 14, 2006)
February 2007: Third District Court Affirms Attorneys’ Fees Award Against State Agencies which Attempted to Convert Farmland under Williamson Act Contract into Wildlife Habitat County of Colusa v. California Wild Life Board et al. 145 Cal.App.4th 637 (3rd Dist. 2006)
November 2006: Third District Finds Public Agencies Fulfilled Their Statutory Duties under CEQA and CESA In Creating Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan Environmental Council of Sacramento v. City of Sacramento, et al., 142 Cal.App.4th 1018 (3rd Dist. 2006)
California Department of Health Services
February 2008: Congress Asks Why Federal Agency Has Failed to Conduct TCE-Related Health Studies
December 2007: Sixth District Court Holds California Safe Drinking Water Act Imposes Mandatory Duties on Health Of- ficials to Review and Respond to Water Quality Monitoring Reports Guzman v. County of Monterey 155 Cal.App.4th 645 (6th Dist. 2007)
January 2006: Sixth District Determines that City Measure to Prevent Fluoridation of Drinking Water Supply Is Preempted by State Law Requiring Fluoridation City of Watsonville v. California Department of Health Services 113 Cal.App.4th 875 (2005)
December 2005: Ninth Circuit Upholds Divestiture and Financial Penalties to Water System Operator for Violations of the Safe Drinking Water Actv United States v. Alisal Water Corp., ___F.3d___ 02-15907, 04-16210 (9th Cir. Oct. 13, 2005)
June 2004: California  Environmental Protection Agency Sets Public Health Goal for Arsenic in Drinking  Water
May 2004: State Officials Clash over whether Public Bond Funds Should Be Available to Private Water Companies
August 2002: Third District Upholds Secondary Drinking Water Standard For MTBE. Western States Petroleum Association, et al. v. Department of Health Services, ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. CO37502 (3rd Dist. July 27, 2002).
July 2001: Federal and State Governments to Study Effects of Chromium 6 in Drinking Water
California Department of Housing and Community Development
June 2008: Third District Court Allows Low-Income Housing Landlord to Pursue Contract Action against California Department of Housing 300 DeHaro Street Investors v. California Department of Housing and Community Development, ___Cal.App.4th___ C05033 (April 10, 2008)
May 2007: Sixth District Upholds General Plan’s Housing Element Despite Findings by Department of Housing that Plan Did Not Comply with Housing Element Law Fonseca v. City of Gilroy, ___Cal.App.4th___ H028369 (6th Dist. Mar. 23, 2007)
June 2005: Sixth District Court Holds State Law Preempts County Ordinance Requiring Local Approval for Installation of Multi-Story Mobilehomes County of Santa Cruz v. Waterhouse 127 Cal.App.4th 1483 (6th Dist. 2005)
California Department of Industrial Relations
January 2006: First District Revisits Prevailing Wage Law in Connection with Redevelopment Agency’s Reimbursement of Land Acquisition Costs to Developer Greystone Homes, Inc. v. Chuck Cake, Unpub. Op. A107763 and A107769 (1st Dist. Nov. 22, 2005)
California Department of Parks and Recreation
June 2008: Land use legislation
December 2007: Center for Biological Diversity Files CEQA Lawsuit Challenging Oceano Dunes Race Permit Center for Biological Diversity v. California Department of Parks and Recreation filed Oct. 29, 2007, Sacramento County Superior Court
July 2007: Land use legislation
December 2004: Fourth District Court Upholds EIR For Conversion of Mobile Home Park to Public Recreational Facilities El Morro Community Association v. California Department of Parks and Recreation 122 Cal.App.4th 1341 (4th Dist. 2004)
August 2004: Angel Island State Park Replaces Discharge of Secondary Treated Effluent to Central San Francisco Bay with Land Disposal to Onsite Subsurface Land Disposal System
January 2004: California Department of Transportation’s Transfer of Land, which Only Partially Lies within the Coastal Zone, to the Department of Parks and Recreation Does Not Offend the California Constitution Citizens For Hatton Canyon v. California Dept. of Transportation 112 Cal.App.4th 838 (6th Dist. 2003).
March 2002: State Bond Measure Totaling $ 2.6 Billion to Appear on March Ballot
November 2001: Public/Private Partnership Will Purchase 25,000 Forest Acres in Northern California for State Park
California Department of Public Health
November 2007: New State Regulations Set Legal Limit for Perchlorate in Public Water Supplies
California Department of Real Estate
March 2004: Prospective Purchaser in a Project Subject to the Subdivided Lands Law Was Entitled to Recover under a Bond for Developer Breach, where Agreement Preceded Bond Corby v. Gulf Insurance Co 114 Cal.App.4th 1371 (2nd Dist. 2004).
California Department of Transportation
October 2008: California Courts Continue to Focus on California Environmental Quality Act’s Requirements for Analysis of Project’s Contribution to Climate Change Environmental Council of Sacramento v. California Department of Transportation

07CS00967 (Sac. Co. Sup. Ct. July 15, 2008)

October 2006: Third District Concludes Airport Variance Did Not Entitle County to Obstruct Navigable Airspace in Perpetuity Rancho Murieta Airport, Inc. v. County of Sacramento, ___Cal.App.4th___ C049783 (3rd Dist. Aug. 29, 2006)
January 2006: Third District Rules Air Quality and Alternatives Analysis In EIR/EA for Proposed Hotel, Casino and Highway Interchange Project Inadequate County of El Dorado v. California Department of Transportation, et al. 133 Cal.App.4th 1376 (3rd Dist. 2005)
January 2004: California Department of Transportation’s Transfer of Land, which Only Partially Lies within the Coastal Zone, to the Department of Parks and Recreation Does Not Offend the California Constitution Citizens For Hatton Canyon v. California Dept. of Transportation 112 Cal.App.4th 838 (6th Dist. 2003).
February 2003: Fourth District Finds the California Department of Transportation's Acquisition of Park Property Did Not Require Legislative Approval Rolfe v. California Department of Transportation ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. D038865 (4th Dist. Dec. 11, 2002).
California Energy Commission
May 2010: Controversial Solar Thermal Energy Project Sited for the Mojave Desert Clears a Significant Hurdle
December 2008: California Air Resources Board and California Energy Commission Siting Committee Begin to Develop CEQA Greenhouse Gas Thresholds of Significance
November 2008: First District Finds Claim by Public for Breach of Public Trust Must Be Brought against Public Agencies— Not against Windfarm Operators Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. v. FPL Group, Inc., ___Cal.App.4th___ A116362 (1st Dist. Sept. 18, 2008)
June 2008: District Court Dismisses Labor Organization’s Request for Order Preventing Air District from Issuing Power Plant Permits and to Compel EPA to Issue Endangerment Determination San Francisco Chapter of A. Philip Randolph Institute, et al., v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___ C0 07-04936, (N.D. Cal. March 28, 2008)
July 2004: First District Court Finds CEQA Is Not Implicated in Issuance of Federal Power Plant Permit. City of Morgan Hill v. Bay Area Air Quality Management Dist., ___Cal.App.4th___ A102518 (1st Dist. May 14, 2004 ).
October 2003: California Energy Commission’s Decision to Approve a Power Plant Did Not Become Ripe for Judicial Challenge Until 30 Days after the Decision Was Filed with Its Docket Unit Figueroa v. California Energy Com 110 Cal.App.4th 1115 (4th Dist. 2003.)
April 2003: Court of Appeal Finds Supreme Court's Summary Denial of Mandamus Petition on Thermal Power Plant Sufficient to Constitute Final Determination on the Merits of the Claim Santa Teresa Citizen Action Group, et al. v. California Energy Commission 105 Cal.App.4th 1441(3rd Dist. 2003).
October 2001: Does California's Energy Crisis Create Additional Burdens For Developers and Public Agencies under the California Environmental Quality Act?
California Environmental Protection Agency
November 2007: Global Warming and California Water: As the State Develops Its Response, the Water Industry Anticipates Impacts and Solutions
October 2007: Land use legislation
August 2007: Land use legislation
July 2007: Land use legislation
May 2005: SWRCB Holds Public Workshop to Consider Petition Related to AB2121 Mandates Regarding Water Diversions on Central Coast Streams
June 2004: California  Environmental Protection Agency Sets Public Health Goal for Arsenic in Drinking  Water
January 2004: Arnold Takes on the Environment: Governor Schwarzenegger Makes Four New Appointments to Important Environmental Positions
May 2003: Riverside County Resident Causes Waves by Selling Local Spring Water to Bottling Companies
March 2003: California Legacy Project Launches the On-Line California Digital Conservation Atlas
October 2001: Governor Davis and Air Resources Board File Suit Seeking Waiver of EPA-Mandated Use of Oxygenates. Davis v. EPA Case No. 01-71356, filed Aug. 13. 2001 (9th Cir.)
California Fish and Game Commission
April 2010: California Fish and Game Commission Lists California Tiger Salamander as a Threatened Species
April 2009: California Fish and Game Lists the California Tiger Salamander as a Candidate for Protection under the California Endangered Species Act
April 2009: Delisting California Brown Pelican Is Landmark Species Recovery
January 2009: In the Wake of Fish and Game Commission’s Adoption of Longfin Smelt Emergency Regulations, Water Contractors File December Lawsuits State Water Contractors v. Fish and Game Commission, et al. BS 118166
October 2008: Third District Court Lowers Standard to Obtain “Candidate” Species Status under State Endangered Species Act Center for Biological Diversity v. California Fish and Game Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ C055059 (3rd Dist. Sept. 8, 2008)
April 2008: Coalition of Water Users Sue California Fish and Game Agencies over Striped Bass Fishing Regulations in the Delta Coalition for a Sustainable Delta v. Carlson 2:08-cv-00220-FCD-KJM, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, filed Jan. 29, 2008
February 2008: Third District Court Upholds California Fish and Game Commission’s Coho Listings as Threatened and Endangered California Forestry Ass’n v. California Fish and Game Comm’n, ___Cal.App.4th___ C053866 (3rd Dist. Nov. 20, 2007)
January 2008: Third District Court Upholds California Fish and Game Commission’s Coho Listings as Threatened and Endangered California Forestry Ass’n v. California Fish and Game Comm’n, ___Cal.App.4th___ C053866 (3rd Dist. Nov. 20, 2007)
March 2007: Sacramento Superior Court Overturns Fish and Game Commission’s Denial to List California Tiger Salamander under California ESA Center for Biological Diversity v. California Fish and Game Commission, 05-CS-00233, Sacramento County Sup. Ct (Dec. 14, 2006)
December 2004: California Fish and Game Commission Rejects Petition to List California Tiger Salamander as Endangered
California Health and Welfare Agency
March 2006: Court of Appeal Upholds Lower Court Ruling that Plaintiff Failed to Prove a Discharge in Violation of Proposition 65 As You Sow v. Conbraco Industries, ___Cal.App. 4th___ A106660, (1st Dist. filed Dec. 12, 2005, certified for publication Jan. 4, 2006)
California Judicial Council
February 2010: 25th California Water Law & Policy MCLE Conference to Address Changing Water Law Issues... and How Climate Change Is Playing into the Water Management Picture
California Reclamation Board
October 2006: Environmental Groups Sue to Ensure Decision-Makers Account for Global Warming When Considering Future Development
December 2005: River Islands at Lathrop Reconfigured to Avoid Flood Control Regulations that Threatened to Delay Development
California State Mining and Geology Board
June 2006: Third District Upholds Mining Reclamation Regulation as within State Mining and Geology Board’s Authority and Consistent with the Surface Mining Act Mineral Associations Coalition v. State Mining and Geology Board 138 Cal.App.4th 574 (3rd Dist. April 12, 2006)
California Transportation Commission
March 2009: Tackling Climate Change: Taking A Regional Perspective
California Water Commission
July 2002: Governor Davis Nominates Water Commission and SWRCB Members
California Wildlife Conservation Board
February 2007: Third District Court Affirms Attorneys’ Fees Award Against State Agencies which Attempted to Convert Farmland under Williamson Act Contract into Wildlife Habitat County of Colusa v. California Wild Life Board et al. 145 Cal.App.4th 637 (3rd Dist. 2006)
Carpinteria Valley Water District
January 2005: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Issues Record of Decision on Cachuma Project
Casitas Municipal Water District
October 2009: Federal Circuit Upholds Takings Claim of Casitas Municipal Water District— A New Turn in Regulatory Takings of Water Rights?
October 2004: Matilija Dam Removal Project Prompts Opposition from Local Water District
Castaic Lake Water Agency
February 2010: News from the West
February 2010: Second District Upholds Environmental Review for Castaic Lake Water Agency Water Transfer Planning and Conservation League v. Castaic Lake Water Agency, ___Cal.App.4th___ B200673 (2nd Dist. Dec. 17, 2009)
January 2008: Superior Court Denies Challenge to EIR for Water Acquisition from Kern County Water Banking and Recovery Program California Water Impact Network, et al. v. Castaic Lake Water Agency, et al. BS106546, Los Angeles County Super. Ct., Nov. 19, 2007
November 2007: Second District Court Applies Vineyard Principles for the First Time in Approving County’s Water Supply Analysis Santa Clarita Organization For Planning The Environment, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, Newhall Land And Farming Company et al., 155 Cal.App.4th 660, (2nd Cir. 2007)
October 2007: Los Angeles Superior Court Upholds Santa Clarita Urban Water Management Plan California Water Impact Network et al. v. Castaic Lake Water Agency, et al. BS 103295 (Los Angeles County. Sup. Ct.)
May 2007: Superior Court Rules Castaic Lake Water Agency Was Proper Lead Agency for Water Transfer EIR— Water Transfer Agreement Is Final and Cannot Be Set Aside Planning and Conservation League, et al. v. Castaic Lake Water Agency, et al. BS098724 (Los Angeles Co. Super. Ct. April 2, 2007)
February 2007: Environmental Group Allege ‘Paper Water’ In Challenging Water Supply Acquisition by Castaic Lake Water Agency
May 2006: Environmental Groups Challenge Validity of Santa Clarita Valley Urban Water Management Plan California Water Impact Network v. Castaic Lake Water Agency

CIV239359, filed Feb. 27, 2006 (Ventura Co. Super. Ct.)

May 2006: Court Uphold’s Castaic Lake Water Agency’s Groundwater Banking Plan California Water Network v. Castaic Lake Water Agency Case No. B177978 (Ventura County Super. Ct. March 23, 2006)
July 2005: Whittaker Corporation Agrees to Pay over $500,000 to Treat Santa Clarita Well Contaminated with Perchlorate
May 2005: Environmental Groups File Petitions to Prevent Transfers of Water to Castaic Lake Water Agency Planning and Conservation League v. Castaic Lake Water Agency, Case No. 231588, Jan. 25, 2005 (Ventura Co. Super. Ct.); California Water Impact Network v. Castaic Lake Water Agency 231606, Jan. 24, 2005 (Ventura Co. Super. Ct.)
April 2005: Win Some. Lose Some. Will It Ever End? The War over Water Supply in the Santa Clarita Valley
January 2005: LAFCO Recommends Dissolution of Newhall County Water District in Draft Municipal Service Review
November 2004: California Court of Appeal Holds that Urban Water Management Plan Is Invalid for Failing to Adequately Address Perchlorate Contamination Friends of the Santa Clara River v. Castaic Lake Water Agency

F043273, unpubl. op. (5th App.Dist. Sept. 22, 2004)

October 2004: Second District Permits Castaic Lake Water Agency to Enter the Retail Water Market in the Santa Clarita Valley Klajic v. Castaic Lake Water Agency 121 Cal.App.4th 5 (2nd Dist. 2004)
December 2002: Court Rules Castaic Lake Water Agency Can Continue Purchasing Kern County Water Friends of the Santa Clara River v. Castaic Lake Water Agency Case No. BS 056954 (Los Angeles Superior Court Sept. 24, 2002).
June 2002: California Supreme Court Declines to Visit Castaic Lake Decision which Struck Down EIR for Water Transfer Friends fo the Santa Clara River v. Castaic Lake Water
June 2001: Two Bills Put Water Agencies at the Center of Planning Decisions and Challenges to Development
June 2001: Two Bills Put Water Agencies at the Center of Planning Decisions and Challenges to Development, Centering upon Whether there Are Adequate Water Supplies for Proposed Projects
January 2001: Castaic Water Agency Releases Long-Range Water Study Predicting Adequate Supplies for the Next Two Decades
Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency
February 2006: Fourth District Court Upholds Early Property Valuation in Quick Take Eminent Domain Proceedings Despite Substantial Increase in Property Value Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency v. Stickles, ___Cal.App.4th___ E036456, (4th Dist. Dec. 19, 2005)
Central and West Basin Water Replenishment District
May 2005: California Water Districts Sign Water Spreading Agreement to Replenish Groundwater in the Central Basin
August/September 2003: Second District Court of Appeal Upholds Denial of Motion to Equitably Apportion Unused Storage Capacity in Adjudicated Groundwater Basin Central and West Basin Water Replenishment District v. Southern California Water Company, et al. 109 Cal.App.4th 891 (2nd Dist. June 3, 2003).
Central Basin Municipal Water District
June 2008: Metropolitan’s New Water Supply Allocation Plan Gets Challenged Immediately
Central Coast Water Authority
July 2003: Court Approves Settlement in Litigation over Monterey Amendments Planning and Conservation League v. Department of Water Resources 83 Cal. App. 4th 892 (2000).
February 2001: California Supreme Court Declines to Review Court of Appeal's Decision Invalidating The Monterey Agreement EIR Planning and Conservation League v. Department of Water Resources, 83 Cal.App.4th 892 (Sept. 15, 2000) pet. for Reh Denied Cal.Sup.Ct., (Dec. 13, 2000)
Central Delta Water Agency
August 2010: Delta Agencies and Environmental Organizations Sue State again on Monterey Amendments to State Water Project Contracts and Kern Water Bank Transfer Central Delta Water Agency et al. v. California Department of Water Resources 2010-80000561 (Sac. Super. Ct.)
June 2010: Delta Interests Sue State Water Resources Control Board over Jurisdiction over Riparian and Pre-1914 Rights
November 2009: District Court Issues Decision Dismissing Central and South Delta Water Agencies’ Challenge to the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan Central Delta Water Agency et al. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___ 1:09-CV-00861 OWW DLB (E.D. Cal.)
June 2009: Central Delta Water Agency and South Delta Water Agency Sue to Stop Delta Conveyance Facility
August 2006: Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment In Favor of the Bureau of Reclamation in Its Execution of Plan under the Central Valley Project Central Delta Water Agency v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, ____ F.3d. ____ 04-16632, (9th Cir. May 22, 2006)
April 2006: Third District Court of Appeal Rules on the Validity of SWRCB’s Decision D-1641 State Water Resources Control Board Cases, ___Cal.App.4th___ C044714, (3rd Dist. Feb. 9, 2006)
July 2002: Delta Wetlands Project Prevails in Water Rights Litigation Central Delta Water Agency, et al. v. State Water Resources Control Board, et al. Case No. 01CS00345 (Sacramento County Superior Court April 25, 2002)
February 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Order Approving Transfer of Water to CALFED's Environmental Water Account
Central San Joaquin Water Conservation District
November 2009: David Wins a Battle with Goliath—Federal Circuit Holds U.S. Failed to Prove Excuse for Non-Performance of Central Valley Project Water Supply Contracts
August 2004: Threats Loom to New Melones Water Supplies
June 2004: San Joaquin Water Districts File Claim Against Federal Goverenment for Taking Their Water
Chino Basin Desalter Authority
April 2003: State of California Raises Fees to Administer Water Bond Funds; Local Agencies Affected
Chino Basin Watermaster
December 2009: Chino Basin Watermaster Water Auction Reset for Spring 2010
City of East Palo Alto Rent Stabilization Board
April 2010: First District Finds Prevailing Party Landlord Was Not Entitled to Attorney’s Fees in Action against City under Local Rent Stabilization Ordinance Woodland Park Management, LLC v. City of East Palo Alto Rent Stabilization Board, ___Cal.App.4th___ A124154 (1st Dist. Feb. 1, 2010)
City of Glendora Redevelopment Agency
August 2010: Sixth District Reverses Validation Action Challenging Redevelopment Plan County of Los Angeles v. Glendora Redevelopment Project, et al., ___Cal.App.4th___ H032945 (6th Dist. June 15, 2010)
City of Guadalupe and Nipomo Community Services District
August 2005: Court Provisionally Approves Stipulation to End Eight-Year Santa Maria Basin Adjudication
Coachella Valley Water District
February 2010: Colorado River ‘Quantification Settlement Agreement’ Invalidated as Unconstitutional
April 2008: Superior Court Dismisses Court Challenge of Quantification Settlement Agreement Quantification Settlement Agreement Coordinated Special Proceeding JC4353, Sacramento Superior Court
February 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Study Finds Significant Land Subsidence in Coachella Valley
December 2007: The QSA Cases Finally Take the Stage in the Next Act of Southern California’s Fight over Colorado River Water Quantification Settlement Agreement Coordinated Special Proceeding JC 4353. Sacramento County Superior Court
July 2007: Coachella Valley Water District Begins Construction on Mid-Valley Pipeline
January 2006: Imperial Irrigation District Announces Intent to Halt New Water Tranfers
October 2005: Mexicali Farmers Sue to Stop Lining of All-American Canal Consejo de Desarrollo Economico de Mexicali, A.C. v. United States of America, et al. CV-S-05-0870-KJD-PAL, filed July 19, 2005 (D. Nev.)
August 2005: Exportation of Local Water Supplies under Bottled Water Deals Causes Controversy
July 2005: Nine Lawsuits Plague Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement
February 2005: Water Districts in the Coachella Valley Settle Lawsuit over Groundwater
March 2004: California: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
January 2004: Indian Band and Major Water Bottling Company Defend Right to Bottle Spring Water
December 2003: The Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement—Wrapping Up the Deal
November 2003: Following Other Western States, California’s Desert Golfing Mecca Takes Initial Steps in Regulating Water Use on Golf Courses
November 2003: California Agreement on Colorado River Water Transfer Signed at Last
October 2003: California Parties Once Again Close to Agreement on Colorado River Water Transfer
August/September 2003: The Battle Over California’s IID-to-San Diego Water Transfer Heats Up on a Number of Fronts 2
May 2003: Federal Court Enjoins U.S. Interior Department from Cutting California's Imperial Irrigation District's Colorado River Water Imperial Irrigation District v. United States, Gale Norton, et al. Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal).
April 2003: The Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement on the Brink - A View from San Diego
April 2003: Negotiators Agree to Terms of Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement, but Final Agreement Is Not Yet Certain
February 2003: Imperial Irrigation District Sues Department of Interior Officials over Reduction in Colorado River Water Allocation Imperial Irrigation District v. United States, Gale Norton, et al Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal)
January 2003: Rice Farmers Offer to Fallow Land for Water Transfer to Southern California
December 2002: California's Colorado River Entitlement and the IID/San Diego Transfer: A Cliffhanger to End All Cliffhangers
December 2002: Imperial Irrigation District Water Transfer Scheduled to Be Finalized before December 31, 2002 Deadline
February 2001: Regional: Bruce Babbitt Finalizes California's Colorado River Water Diet
February 2001: Bruce Babbitt Finalizes California's Colorado River Water Diet
Coastal Commission
June 2010: First District Upholds Coastal Commission’s Order Prohibiting Discharge of Fireworks over Estuary without a Coastal Development Permit Gualala Festivals Committee v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ A125614 (1st Dist. 2010)
February 2010: Second District Upholds Coastal Commission’s Denial of a Coastal Development Permit as Inconsistent with City’s Local Coastal Plan Reddell v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ B206428 (2nd Dist. Dec. 1, 2009)
August 2009: Second District Holds California Coastal Commission Properly Considered Coastal View in Deciding Permit Application Farr v. California Coastal Commission, 173 Cal. App.4th 1474 (2nd Dist. 2009).
July 2009: San Diego Superior Court Decision Paves Way for Construction of Carlsbad Desalination Project Surfrider Foundation v. California Coastal Commission 37-2008-00075727 (San Diego Super. Ct. May 7, 2009)
June 2009: Fourth District Rules CEQA 30-Day Statute of Limitations Applies to Agency Action Taken Pursuant to a Certified Regulatory Program Strother v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal. App.4th___ G040745 (4th Dist. April 30, 2009)
June 2009: Pacific Legal Foundation Files Suit Challenging California Coastal Commission’s Permit Requirement of Agricltural Easement
March 2009: Sixth District Finds Coastal Commission Failed to Make Findings that Denying a Development Permit Would Result in a ‘Taking’ in Violation of the Coastal Act McAllister v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ H031283 (6th Dist. Dec. 30, 2008)
February 2009: Coastal Commission to Hear Appeal of Malibu’s Approval of Beachfront Development Alberstone v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ B202008 (2nd Dist. Dec. 29, 2008)
February 2009: Second District Rules Coastal Commission Lacks Permitting Authority with Respect to Fence Repair that Was Integral to a Boundary Agreement Burke v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal. App.4th___ B207188 (2nd Dist. Dec. 2, 2008)
December 2008: Second District Court Holds Property Owner Estopped to Contest Coastal Commission’s Jurisdiction over Protracted Proceedings Mt. Holyoke Homes, L.P. v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ B201517 (2nd. Dist. Oct. 21, 2008)
November 2008: Second District Court Upholds Ruling that the California Coastal Commission Substantially Complied with Hearing Notice Requirements North Pacifica LLC v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ B199446 (2nd Dist. Sept. 2008)
August 2008: Fourth of July Celebration Halted by California Coastal Commission’s Ceaseand- Desist Order—Superior Court and Court of Appeal Affirm the Order Gualala Festival Committee v. California Coastal Commission filed, June 11, 2008 (Mendocino County Superior Court)
July 2008: Second District Court Finds Vested Rights Are Superceded by California Coastal Act Pratt v. California Coastal Commission 162 Cal. App.4th 1068 (2008)
July 2008: Sixth District Court Upholds $5.3 Million Mitigation Fee by California Coastal Commission as Condition of Coastal Development Permit Ocean Harbor House Homeowners Ass’n v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.4th ___ H031129 (6th Dist. May 23, 2008)
July 2008: Ninth Circuit Finds District Court Erred in Awarding Developer Damages and Attorney’s Fees for Alleged Equal Protection Violation North Pacifica LLC v. City of Pacifica, ___F.3d___ 05-16069, 05-16146, 06-15102, 06-15131, 06, 15631, 06-15772 (9th Cir. May 13, 2008)
May 2008: Third District Court Overturns Attorneys’ Fees Award against the California Coastal Commission Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal Commission 160 Cal.App.4th 867 (3rd Dist. Mar. 4, 2008)
May 2008: News from the West
April 2008: aaa aaa aaa
March 2008: First District Rules Coastal Commission Lacks Authority to Declare Property Environmentally Sensitive Habitat on Appeal from Grant ofCoastal Development Permit Security National Guaranty, Inc. v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ A114647 (1st Dist. Jan. 25, 2008)
March 2008: Environmental Groups Challenge Approval of Coastal Development Permit for Desalination Facility in Carlsbad Surfrider Foundation, Planning and Conservation League v. California Coastal Commission (Poseidon Resources, LLC, et al., Real Parties in Interest) 37-2008-00075727-CU-WM-CTL (San Diego Super. Ct., filed Jan. 14, 2008)
March 2008: Presidential Proclamation Exempting Navy Sonar From NEPA/Coastal Act Invalidated for Failure to Show ‘Emergency’ Circumstances Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. Winter, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___ 8:07-cv-00335-FMC-FMOx (C.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2008)
March 2008: Designating Land as “Environmentally Sensitive” under the Coastal Act After Security National Guaranty v. California Coastal Commission
July 2007: Second District Overturns Coastal Commission Denial of Permit for Gates and No Trespassing Signs on Malibu Property LT-WR, LLC v. California Coastal Commission, ___ Cal.App.4th___ B187666 (2nd Dist. May 25, 2007)
March 2007: Sixth District Finds Monterey County’s CEQA Determination ‘Intermediate Environmental Decision’ Not Subject to Judicial Review McAllister v. County of Monterey, ____Cal.App.4th ___ H028813 (6th Dist. Jan. 31, 2007)
November 2006: First District Finds Moratorium-Related Tolling of Tentative Map Limited to Total of Five Years by Subdivision Map Act Ailanto Properties, Inc. v. City of Half Moon Bay 142 Cal.App.4th 572 (1st Dist. 2006)
October 2006: Poseidon-Carlsbad Desalination Project Proceeds to California Coastal Commission for Application Review
October 2006: Second District Concludes Boaters’ Right to View Coastline Not a Proper Consideration in Coastal Commission’s Regulation of Coastal Development Schneider v. California Coastal Commission 140 Cal.App.4th 1339 (2nd Dist. 2006)
March 2006: Second District Holds Regulatory Taking Claim Is Ripe when County Denies Application to Subdivide Parcel into Two Residential Lots Dunn v. County of Santa Barbara, ___Cal.App.4th___ B175149 (2nd Dist. Jan. 25, 2006)
August 2005: California Supreme Court Rules Coastal Commission Is Constitutional Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.4th___ S113466 (Cal. June 23, 2005)
July 2005: California Supreme Court Backs Coasal Commission Grant of Housing Development Permit Sierra Club v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.4th___ S116081 (May 20, 2005)
June 2005: Second District Court Rejects Neighbors’ Request to Intervene in Action Brought by City of Malibu and David Geffen Regarding Site Specific Coastal Public Access City of Malibu v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ B171650 (2nd Dist. April 25, 2005)
May 2005: California Coastal Commission Loses Key Ruling in Affordable Housing Enforcement Action Blanton v. State of California, et al. 03CC00268, Orange County Superior Court (April 12, 2005)
April 2005: Desalination Facilities and Coastal Power Plants: Finding New Use for Old Technology
April 2005: Lawsuit Challenges the California Coastal Commission’s Approval of Dana Point Headlands Project
March 2005: Citizens’ Petition to Compel City to Process Coastal Development Permit Is Not a SLAPP Suit despite Pending Appeal of State-Adopted Local Coastal Plan Visher v. City of Malibu, ___Cal.App.4th___ B173471 (2nd Dist. Feb. 1, 2005)
March 2005: New Appointees Round Out California Coastal Commission
October 2004: Unnecessary Preparation of Environmental Impact Report by Santa Barbara County Did Not Waive CEQA Exemption for Local Coastal Plan Amendment Santa Barbara County Flower and Nursery Growers Association, Inc. v. County of Santa Barbara, ___Cal.App.4th___ B170027 (2nd Dist. Aug. 17, 2004)
October 2004: Second District Rejects Malibu’s Appeals to Escape from Coastal Commission’s Local Coastal Program Prepared Specifically for the City City of Malibu v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.App.4th ___ SS 011355 (2nd Dist. Aug. 23, 2004)
October 2004: Landowner Is Time Barred from Challenging Predecessor’s Irrevocable Offer of Dedication Made in Return for Development Entitlements Serra Canyon Co., Ltd. v. California Coastal Commission 120 Cal.App.4th 663 (2nd Dist. 2004)
July 2004: Governor Appoints Three New Members to California Coastal Commission.
April 2004: County Ordinances Affecting Timber Harvesting Preempted by the Timberland Productivity Act and the Forest Practice Act Big Creek Lumber Company v. County of Santa Cruz 115 Cal.App.4th 952 (6th Dist. 2004).
January 2004: California Department of Transportation’s Transfer of Land, which Only Partially Lies within the Coastal Zone, to the Department of Parks and Recreation Does Not Offend the California Constitution Citizens For Hatton Canyon v. California Dept. of Transportation 112 Cal.App.4th 838 (6th Dist. 2003).
October 2003: Desalination by Public Entities in California Given Equal Protection by the Legislature, but Strict Scrutiny by the Coastal Commission
June 2003: California Coastal Commission Does Not Have Jurisdiction to Consider Impacts Outside the Coastal Zone Sierra Club v. California Coastal Commission, 107 Cal.App.4th 1030 (1st Dist. 2003).
May 2003: Coastal Commission Lacks Administrative Appellate Jurisdiction to Revisit a Coastal Development Permit Approval Ordered by Superior Court in Writ Proceeding in which It Was a Party City of Half Moon Bay v. Superior Court, 106 Cal.App.4th 795 (1st Dist. 2003).
May 2003: A Culture of Unconstitutionality at the Coastal Commission
February 2003: California Coastal Commission Held Unconstitutional; Legislative Responses Likely Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal Commission ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. C038753 (3rd Dist. Dec. 30, 2002).
February 2003: Suspension of Oil Leases Off California's Coast Subject to Review under the State's Coastal Zone Management Act - United States Failed to Comply with the National Environmental Policy Act State of California v. Norton 311 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. Dec. 2, 2002).
November 2002: Court of Appeal Finds Offsite View Corridor Mitigation Is Consistent with Requirements of the California Coastal Act La Costa Beach Homeowners Association v. California Coastal Commission 101 Cal.App.4th 804 (2nd Dist. Aug. 29, 2002).
November 2001: Public/Private Partnership Will Purchase 25,000 Forest Acres in Northern California for State Park
June 2001: Sacramento Superior Court Finds the Actions of the California Coastal Commission Violates the Separation of Powers Doctrine of the State Constitution Marine Forests Society, et al. v. California Coastal Commission, et al. Case No. 00AS00567, Sacramento County Superior Court (April 24, 2001).
May 2001: Coastal Development Permit Appeals: Surprise, You’ve Got ESHA!
February 2001: United States Supreme Court Narrows the Federal Government's Authority to Regulate Wetlands Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States ___U.S.___, No. 99-1178, 01 C.D.O.S.269 (Jan. 9, 2001)
February 2001: Federal: United States Supreme Court Narrows the Federal Government's Authority to Regulate Wetlands Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al ___U.S.___, No. 99-1178, 01 C.D.O.S.269 (Jan. 9, 2001)
Coastside Water District
November 2006: First District Finds Moratorium-Related Tolling of Tentative Map Limited to Total of Five Years by Subdivision Map Act Ailanto Properties, Inc. v. City of Half Moon Bay 142 Cal.App.4th 572 (1st Dist. 2006)
Commission on State Mandates
July 2005: Court Rules Commission Must Consider whether State Is Required to Pay for Stormwater NPDES Compliance Costs County of Los Angeles v. State of California BS089769 (Los Angeles Cty. Superior Ct. 2005)
Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles
March 2010: Second District Upholds Los Angeles’ Redevelopment Design Guidelines for North Hollywood PR/JSM Rivera LLC v. Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, ___Cal.App.4th___ B213051 (2nd Dist. 2009)
October 2007: Second District Upholds City’s Use of Addendum under CEQA where Revised Project Will Not Result in New Significant Impacts or Increase Severity of Disclosed Impacts Mani Brothers Real Estate Group v. City of Los Angeles, ___Cal.App.4th___ B194309 (2nd Dist. Aug. 3, 2007)
Contra Costa Water District
May 2010: Contra Costa Water District Board Approves Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion
June 2009: Northern California Water Districts Respond to Supply Reductions and Infrastructure Needs via Mandatory Conservation Measures and Rate Increases
May 2009: Draft EIS/EIR Issued for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion
February 2008: Sacramento Superior Court Invalidates EIR for Expansion of Sacramento Area Wastewater Treatment Plant Contra Costa Water District v. Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District, 05CS00908 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct. Nov. 28, 2007)
February 2007: Lawsuit Filed over Contra Costa Water District’s Plan to Divert Water from a New Delta Intake Location San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority v. Contra Costa Water District 06CS01778 (Sacramento Super. Ct., filed Dec. 15, 2006)
April 2004: Contra Costa County Voters Approve Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project in “Measure N” Advisory Vote
October 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Numerous Orders Approving Temporary Water Transfers
Cucamonga County Water District
January 2004: Two Federal Bills Would Allow Federal Participation in Desalination and Water Recycling Projects, Improve Inland Empire Water Prospects
Cucamonga Valley Water District
July 2005: U.S. House of Representatives Approves Inland Empire Water Recycling Funding
Delta Protection Commission
August 2008: New Challenges to Development in the Delta: the Delta Protection Commission’s Decision on the Old Sugar Mill Project
March 2007: Delta Protection Commission Concludes Old Sugar Mill Project Is Inconsistent with the Delta Protection Act
January 2007: Appeals Filed with the Delta Protection Commission Challenging Yolo County’s Approval of the Old Sugar Mill Project
Delta Stewardship Council
August 2010: Legislative update
July 2010: Legislative update
June 2010: A Profile of the New Delta Governance: Appointments of the Delta Stewardship Council
June 2010: Land Use Legislation
May 2010: A Profile of the New Delta Governance: Appointments to the Delta Stewardship Council
April 2010: Delta Technical Panel to Review ‘Vernalis Adaptive Management Plan’
April 2010: Legislative Update
March 2010: A Brave New World for Land Use Regulation in the Delta and along the San Francisco Bay Shoreline
December 2009: One Large Step Forward: The California Water Deal of 2009—A Look at the Historic New State Water Legislation
December 2009: It’s Not Just about Water, and It’s Not Just about the Delta: Land Use Regulation and the New Water Bills
Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force
March 2009: Delta Vision Committee Releases New Report—Issues Extensive Recommendations for Water Supply and Related Issues
December 2008: Who’s on First in the Delta—End of 2008 Update
November 2008: Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force Releases Newest Draft of the Delta Vision Strategic Plan
November 2008: Delta Vision Task Force Receives Reports from Consultants
October 2008: California Attorney General Opines in Correspondence to Delta Vision Task Force on How to Reallocate California’s Water
August 2008: Delta Vision Task Force Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Public Review and Comment: ‘A Good Start’
February 2008: Blue Ribbon Task Force Releases Final ‘Delta Vision’
January 2008: Assemblymember Wolk Questions State’s Authority to Construct ‘Peripheral Canal’
January 2008: State Water Board Adopts Resolutions Regarding Delta Protection
December 2007: Governor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force Offers Second Draft of Its Vision for the Delta
Delta Watermaster
December 2009: Chino Basin Watermaster Water Auction Reset for Spring 2010
December 2009: It’s Not Just about Water, and It’s Not Just about the Delta: Land Use Regulation and the New Water Bills
Department of Fish and Game
December 2009: Lawsuit Seeks Protection for American Pika under the California Endangered Species Act Center for Biological Diversity v. California Fish and Game Commission CPF 09-509927, filed Oct 28, 2009 (San Francisco Cnty. Sup. Ct.)
July 2009: Clearing Up Red Tape for Green Projects: California Proposes Streamlined Endangered Species Permitting for Renewable Energy Projects
May 2009: State Water Contractors Challenge Department of Fish and Game’s Longfin Smelt Take Permit for State Water Project
March 2009: Longfin Smelt Likely to Be Listed as Threatened Species—Could Mean More Water Restrictions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
February 2009: Proposed Watershed-Wide Permits Could Change the Landscape for California’s Water
July 2008: Federal and State Agencies Consider Listing Longfin Smelt as Threatened or Endangered
June 2008: Western States and Columbia River Basin Groups Implement Aggressive Programs to Insure Water Quality and to Protect Infrastructure Due to Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels
June 2008: Discovery of Quagga Mussels in California Leads to Lake Closure—DFG Implements Detection Workshops
May 2008: Third District Court Overturns Attorneys’ Fees Award against the California Coastal Commission Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal Commission 160 Cal.App.4th 867 (3rd Dist. Mar. 4, 2008)
April 2008: Coalition of Water Users Sue California Fish and Game Agencies over Striped Bass Fishing Regulations in the Delta Coalition for a Sustainable Delta v. Carlson 2:08-cv-00220-FCD-KJM, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, filed Jan. 29, 2008
April 2008: Environmental Groups Sue Department of Fish and Game over Permitting Guidelines for Incidental Take of Coho Environmental Protection Information Center v. California Department of Fish and Game CGC 08-508127, San Francisco County Superior Court, filed Feb. 25, 2008
February 2008: California Department of Fish and Game Increases CEQA Document Filing Fees
March 2007: Invasive Quagga Mussels Make Their Debut in Southern California
January 2007: DWR Need Not Immediately Shut Down Delta Water Pumps over Fishery Concerns Watershed Enforcers v. California Dept. of Water Resources, et al. RG06292124, hearing Nov. 17, 2006, Alameda County Superior Court
December 2006: Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Program Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report Released for Public Review and Comment
February 2006: First District Court Upholds Agreements Allowing Timber Harvesting in Humboldt County Environmental Protection Information Center v. California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection, ___Cal. App.4th___ A104828 (1st Dist. Dec. 12, 2005)
December 2005: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Obstacles and Ironies in Dedicating Conservation Land in California
October 2005: Environmental Groups File Suit in Federal and State Courts in California to Block Poisoning Paiute Cutthroat Trout in Sierra Nevada Streams Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, et al. v. State Water Resources Control Board, et al. 05CS01160 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.); Californians For Alternatives to Toxics, et al. v. Jack Troyer, et al
August 2005: California Supreme Court Rules Coastal Commission Is Constitutional Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.4th___ S113466 (Cal. June 23, 2005)
May 2005: SWRCB Holds Public Workshop to Consider Petition Related to AB2121 Mandates Regarding Water Diversions on Central Coast Streams
March 2005: Environmental Agencies and Trout Unlimited Petition the California SWRCB Regarding Failure to Issue a NPDES Permit for Rotenone Use
January 2005: National Conservation Groups File Petition for Water Rights System Reform
December 2004: Guiding Your Project through the Regulatory Rapids: Working with Resource Agencies
December 2004: California Fish and Game Commission Rejects Petition to List California Tiger Salamander as Endangered
August 2004: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Affirms Order Benefiting Eel River Salmon
August 2004: Controversial Incidental Take Permit Is Issued under Riverside County’s Huge Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan
June 2004: Collaboration Between Pacific Gas & Electric and Feather River Stakeholders Produces Agreement on FERC Relicensing Proposal.
May 2004: Third Appellate Court: Looking at Gold Dredging, Defines a River’s “Banks” under California Fish and Game Code People v. Osborn ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No.C042750 (3rd Dist. March 8, 2004).

April 2004: State Water Resources Control Board Dismisses Complaint Regarding Water Use on Garzas Creek in Carmel Valley
April 2004: Owens River Restoration Project Moves Forward with Settlement Agreement
February 2004: Ninth Circuit Holds that Conservation Easement Claims Brought by City after a Civil Compromise Were Not Barred by Res Judicata City of Martinez v. Texaco Trading & Transportation, Inc. et al. ___F.3d___, Case No. 02-16436 (9th Cir. Dec. 24, 2003).
January 2004: California Fish and Game Commission Denies Petition for Listing of the Western Burrowing Owl
November 2003: Water and Wine: Regulation of Vineyard and Winery Development and Operation in California’s North Coast Counties
July 2003: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Draft Order Denying Petition to Revise the Declaration of Fully Appropriated Streams for the Lower American River
October 2002: Court of Appeal Finds That Fish and Game Code Section 1603 May Diversions Tied to Pre-1914 Appropriative Water Rights People v. Murrison ___Cal.App.4th___,(3rd Dist.Aug.20 2002).
October 2002: California Legislature Sends Two Water Bills to Governor’s Desk.
August 2002: State and County Governments Held Liable in Inverse Condemnation for Negligent Maintenance of the Pajaro River Levee and Negligent Construction of Highway 1 Arreola v. Monterey County, ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. H02133 (6th Dist. June 25, 2002). 2002).
August 2002: Sixth Appellate District Issues New Flood Case Decision That May Change Standards of Liability
May 2002: California Department of Fish and Game Reviews Comments on Proposed Amendments to Incidental Take Regulations
January 2002: State Water Resources Control Board Holds Public Workshop to Discuss Narrative Salmon Protection Objective in the 1995 Bay-Delta Plan.
July 2001: Sometimes the Twain Shall Meet: Conservation and Development in the Natomas Basin
April 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Revised and Final Decision for Yuba River
January 2001: Government Appeals Federal Court Invalidation of Sacramento Splittail Listing San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Anne Badgley, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___, CV-F-5658OWW (E.D.Cal. June 23, 2000).
January 2001: Federal: Government Appeals Federal Court Invalidation of Sacramento Splittail Listing San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Anne Badgley, et al ___F.Supp.2d___, CV-F-99-5658OWW (E. D. Cal. June 23, 2000)
Department of Food and Agriculture
March 2006: First District Finds State Agency Must Conduct CEQA Review of Use of Pesticide Products in Winegrap Disease Control Program Californians for Alternatives to Toxic, et al. v. Calif. Department of Food and Agriculture, ___Cal.App.4th___ A107088, published Jan. 27, 2006 (1st Dist. Dec. 29, 2005)
November 2003: Third District Court of Appeal Upholds California Air Resources Board’s Efforts to Reduce Burning of Rice Straw in the Sacramento Valley
November 2003: Third District Court of Appeal Upholds California Air Resources Board’s Efforts to Reduce Burning of Rice Straw in the Sacramento Valley Carrancho v. California Air Resources Board 111 Cal.App.4th 1255 (3rd Dist. 2003).
October 2002: California Legislature Sends Two Water Bills to Governor’s Desk.
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
March 2010: First District Rules Agency Cannot Delete a Previously Adopted Mitigation Measure Attached to an Expired Approval without Reviewing the Continuing Need for the Mitigation Katzeff v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, ___Cal.App.4th___ A122642 (1st Dist. Jan. 28, 2010)
October 2009: Environmental Groups File Suits to Attack Timber Harvesting as a Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
October 2008: California Supreme Court Finds Incidental Take Permit with an Overly Broad ‘No Surprise’ Clause An Abuse of Discretion Environmental Protection and Information Center, et al. v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection et al., ___Cal.4th___ S1470547 (Cal. July 17, 2008)
July 2008: California Supreme Court Allows Flexibility in Environmental Review of Timber Harvest Plans Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, ___Cal.4th___ S143689 (Cal. May 22, 2008)
June 2007: First District Rules EIR Required for Timberland-to- Vineyard Conversion with Potential Impacts to Watershed and ‘Sediment and Temperature Impaired’ Salmon Sierra Club v. California Department of Forestry, ___Cal.App.4th___ A113774 (1st Dist. Mar. 29, 2007)
November 2006: First District Finds Abuse of Discretion, Violations of CEQA in Agency’s Approval of Timber Harvest Plan Modified During Public Comment Period Joy Road Area Forest and Watershed Association v. California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection 142 Cal.App.4th 656 (1st Dist. 2006)
June 2006: Fifth District Faults California Department of Forestry for Failing to Ensure that Biological Assessment Areas Evaluated for Timber Harvest Plans Are Tailored to Individual Species Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch v. California Department of Forestry 138 Cal.App.4th 779 (5th Dist. 2006)
February 2006: First District Court Upholds Agreements Allowing Timber Harvesting in Humboldt County Environmental Protection Information Center v. California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection, ___Cal. App.4th___ A104828 (1st Dist. Dec. 12, 2005)
July 2005: Attorney General Opines that No Conflict of Interest Exists in Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Financial Grant to State Employee Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 04-701 (May 10, 2004)
January 2005: Third District Court Upholds Timber Harvest Plans in El Dorado and Calaveras Counties Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 123 Cal.App.4th 1331 (3rd Dist. 2004)
May 2004: California Department of Forestry Approval of Timber Harvest Plan Did Not Preclude the SWRCB from Separately Requiring Water Quality Protection Measures Pacific Lumber Company v. California State Water Resources Control Board ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. A102399 (1st Dist. March 18, 2004).
March 2004: California Regional Water Quality Control Boards Adopt New Waivers for Nonpoint Source Discharges
December 2003: Governor Davis Approves Bill Granting Regional Water Quality Control Boards Veto Power over Approval of Timber Harvesting Plans.
December 2003: Governor Davis Approves Bill Granting Regional Water Quality Control Boards Veto Power over Approval of Timber Harvesting Plans
August/September 2003: U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Pronsolino—Section 303 of Clean Water Act Applies to Nonpoint Source Impaired Waters in Ninth Circuit Pronsolino, et al. v. Nastri, et al. ___F.3d___, Case Nos. 00-16026, 00- 16027 (9th Cir. May 31, 2002) cert. denied U.S. S.Ct. 123 S.Ct. 2573 (June 16 2003).
October 2001: CEQA Petitioner with Notice that a Change of Venue Is Complete Is Not Excused from Requesting a Hearing Within the Mandatory 90-day Period Guardians of Elk Creek Old Growth v. Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection 89 Cal.App.4th 1431 (1st Dist. June 21, 2001).
Department of Health Services
1 December 2003: State Authorizes Ambitious Orange County Water District Plan to Use Recycled Water for Groundwater Recharge.
July 2003: Appellate Parties Brief First District Court on Issue of Test Methodology in Drinking Water Contamination Cases Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation v. Edmund A. Gray, Co. et al. ___Cal.App.4th___, Case Nos. A100075, A1000279 (1st Dist. Sept. 17, 2002).
July 2003: Study Finds High Levels of Perchlorate in Lettuce from California's Imperial Valley
October 2002: Department of Health Services Prepares Draft Regulations Governing Recharge of Groundwater with Recycled Water
October 2002: San Francisco Water Supply Bond to Proceed without Support of Environmental Groups
October 2002: California Court of Appeal Holds that State May Limit Concentration of Contaminant in Drinking Water Based on Detectable Taste to a Substantial Number, if Not Majority, of Consumers Western States Petroleum Association v. Department of Health Services ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. C037502 (3rd Dist., June 27, 2002).
September 2002: California Court of Appeal Holds that State May Limit Concentration of Contaminant in Drinking Water Based on Detectable Taste to a Substantial Number, if Not a Majority, of Consumers Western States Petroleum Association v. Department of Health Services, ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. C037502 (3rd Dist., June 27,2002).
June 2002: California Department of Water Resources' State Recycled Water Task Force Holds Inaugural Meeting
October 2001: California Department of Health Services Issues Compliance Order to El Dorado Irrigation District
May 2001: Chromium 6: Update on Legislation and Studies
January 2001: Individuals Held Liable for Civil Penalties under the Safe Drinking Water Act United States v. Alisal Water Corp., ___F.Supp.2d___,2000 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 13454 (N.D.Cal, Sept. 15, 2000)
Department of Pesticide Regulation
November 2006: Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions
April 2006: Third District Finds Compliance with California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Regulatory Program Constitutes Equivalent CEQA Compliance Californians for Alternatives to Toxics v. California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation 136 Cal.App.4th 1049 (3rd Dist. 2006)
January 2004: Arnold Takes on the Environment: Governor Schwarzenegger Makes Four New Appointments to Important Environmental Positions
Department of Toxic Substances Control
July 2010: District Court Finds City’s Contribution Claims against U.S. Barred by CERCLA § 113(H) and Sovereign Immunity City of Fresno v. U.S., ___F.Supp.2d___ CV-F-06-1559-OWW-TAG (E.D. Cal. 2010)
June 2009: Apportionment Is Here to Stay and Knowledge of Disposal Is Simply Not Enough for CERCLA Arranger Liability
August 2008: District Court Grants Summary Judgment for Insurance Company Holding No Duty to Indemnify for Voluntary Cleanup Costs Aggio v. Estate of Aggio, ___F.Supp.2d___ 04-4357 (N.D. Cal. June 19, 2008)
May 2008: Ninth Circuit Affirms CERCA Apportionment Allowed among Potentially Responsible Parties at Liability Stage U.S. and California Department of Toxic Substances Control v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company, ___F.3d___ 03-17125 (9th Cir. March 25, 2008)
October 2007: Land use legislation
August 2007: Land use legislation
July 2007: Land use legislation
March 2007: Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions
June 2006: District Court In California Confirms the Difficulty in Obtaining Preliminary Injunctions in Environmental Cleanup Cases Redevelopment Agency v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Ry., ___F.Supp.2d___ Case No. 05-2087 (E.D. Cal. April 11, 2006)
June 2006: California Supreme Court Rules Agency Failed to Comply with Administrative Procedure Act in Establishing Hazardous Materials Fee Regulation Morning Star Company v. California State Board of Equalization S123481 (Cal. April 24, 2006)
October 2005: Environmental Enforcement: California and Other States Grapple with Land Use Covenants on Federal Property
July 2005: The Stringfellow Superfund Site: Millions More Are Put towards Groundwater and Soil Cleanup State of California v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, et al. CIV 239784 (Riverside Cty. Superior Ct. May 16, 2005)
June 2005: District Court Dismisses Insurers Claims against Federal Government on Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction American Int’l Specialty Lines Insurance Co. v. U.S., ___F.Supp.2d___ C 04-01591 (N.D. Cal. March 24, 2005)
April 2005: California Court of Appeal Reinstates Private Party Contribution Claims under the California Superfund Statute Johnson v. City of San Diego,Case No. D043448, unpublished opinion (Cal. App. March 4, 2005)
December 2004: San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board Issues a Site Cleanup Order for the Former Oakland Army Base
July 2004: Court of Appeal Finds Lodi’s Municipal Environmental Ordinance Is Preempted by California Statute. City of Lodi v. Randtron 118 Cal. App. 4th 337 (2004).
July 2004: District Court Holds Review of State Response Limited to Administrative Record under CERCLA. State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control v. Alco Pacific, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___ CV 01-9294 SJO (FMOx) (C.D. Cal. May 7, 2004).
June 2004: California Court of Appeal Finds State Statue Preempts Municipal  Authority Over Cleanup of State-Listed Sites City of Lodi v. Randtron, ___Cal.App.4th___ C037445, C038921 (Cal.App. 3rd Dist. May 5, 2004).
April 2004: Ninth Circuit Holds that Cost Recovery under CERCLA Begins to Run with Adoption of Final Remedial Action Plan California v. Neville Chemical Company ___F.3d___, Case No. 02-56506 (9th Cir. Feb. 10, 2004).
March 2004: Rialto Files First Lawsuit Regarding Cleanup of Perchlorate in San Bernardino County City of Rialto, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Defense, et al Case No. CV 04-00079, filed Jan, 20, 2004 (C.D. Cal.).
February 2004: District Court Holds that Liability Insurer Does Not Qualify as an Innocent Party under CERCLA California Dep’t of Toxic Substances Control v. City of Chico ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. Civ. S-02-442 LKK/DAD (E.D. Cal. Jan. 8, 2004).
February 2004: U.S. District Court Finds City of Lodi’s Environmental Cleanup Ordinance Is Preempted by CERCLA and Partially Invalid Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company v. City of Lodi, et al.; Unigard v. City of Lodi, et al. ___F.Supp.2d___, Civ. S98-1489 FCD/JFM (E.D. Cal. Dec. 22, 2003); ___F.Supp.2d___, Civ S98-1712 FCD/JFM (E.D. Cal. Dec. 22, 2003).
January 2004: Arnold Takes on the Environment: Governor Schwarzenegger Makes Four New Appointments to Important Environmental Positions
April 2003: Ninth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Landowner in Cost Recovery Case Based on Doubtful Circumstantial Evidence California v. Campbell ___F.3d___, Case No. 01-16397 (9th Cir. Feb. 14, 2003).
January 2003: Ninth Circuit Finds Intervention Untimely in Landfill Contamination Case California Department of Toxic Substances Control, et al v. Commercial Realty Projects, Inc., et al., 309 F.3d 1113 (9th Cir. Oct. 25, 2002).
June 2002: California District Court Holds that Trusts, Like Other Entities Formed for Purposes of Performing Environmental Cleanups, Can Bring CERCLA Contribution Actions Karras v. Teledyne Industries, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___ Case No. 99CV0996, (S.D. Cal. March 25, 2002).
January 2001: California Department of Toxic Substances Control Issues Draft Regulations for Covenants Restricting Uses of Contaminated Property
January 2001: California Department of Toxic Substances Control Issues Draft Regulations for Covenants Restricting Uses of Contaminated Property
Department of Water Resources
August 2010: First District Holds Department of Water Resources Is a ‘Person’ under the California Endangered Species Act Watershed Enforcers v. California Department of Water Resources 185 Cal.App.4th 969 (1st Dist. 2010)
August 2010: First District Extends California ESA to State Agencies— Finds Agencies Cannot Take Endangered Species without Permit Kern County Water Agency v. Watershed Enforcers, ___Cal.App.4th___ A117715 (1st Dist. June 17, 2010)
August 2010: Delta Agencies and Environmental Organizations Sue State again on Monterey Amendments to State Water Project Contracts and Kern Water Bank Transfer Central Delta Water Agency et al. v. California Department of Water Resources 2010-80000561 (Sac. Super. Ct.)
June 2010: California Department of Water Resoruces Releases the 2009 California Water Plan Update
June 2010: A Move Toward the Statewide Management of Groundwater Resources— LAO’s 2010 Report and SB 6X7
May 2010: Superior Court finds State Must Perform Environmental Review for Completed 2009 Drought Water Bank Butte Environmental Council v. California Department of Water Resources RG09446708 (Alameda Super. Ct. March 2010)
May 2010: California’s Central Valley Flood Protection Plan: An Opportunity to Limit Liability
May 2010: California’s Central Valley Flood Protection Plan: An Opportunity to Limit Liability
March 2010: California Department of Water Resources Releases Draft State Water Project Delivery Reliability Report
February 2010: Colorado River ‘Quantification Settlement Agreement’ Invalidated as Unconstitutional
February 2010: California Department of Water Resources Intervenes in Consolidated Delta Smelt Litigation San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority et al v. Salazar et al 1:09-cv-00407-OWW-DLB (E.D. Cal.)
November 2009: Department of Water Resources Updates Model Landscape Ordinance
November 2009: San Joaquin Valley Farm to Sell Water Rights to Southern California Buyers for Purposes Other Than Farming
October 2009: Sacramento Superior Court Issues Tentative Decision in State Water Project Hyatt-Thermalito Litigation Alameda County Flood Control et al. v. State of California, et al 05AS01775, tentative decision, (Sacramento Cty Super. Ct. Aug 21, 2009)
August 2009: State Water Resources Control Board Holds Hearing on Modification to Cease and Desist Order against DWR and the Bureau Regarding State and Federal Delta Projects
July 2009: Department of Water Resources Sues Delta Landowners in Five Counties for Entry to Conduct Isolated Facility Investigation
June 2009: State Board Considers Petition Filed by DWR to Consolidate Places of Use for the State Water Project and Federal CVP
June 2009: Environmental Groups Sue State Challenging CEQA Compliance for Drought Water Bank
April 2009: Climate Change and Water in California
March 2009: Winter Rains Will Not Fix the Problem of Water Shortage in California
February 2009: DWR Announces Local Groundwater Assistance Grant Awards; More Funds Available
February 2009: Butte County’s Approval of Negative Declaration on Tuscan Aquifer Project Challenged in Butte County Superior Court Butte Environmental Council v. Butte County, et al. 144968 (Butte Co. Super. Ct)
January 2009: Environmental Groups’ Suit for Public Trust Violations in the Delta Is the Basis for the Latest Challenge to Federal and State Pumping California Water Impact Network, et al. v. California Department of Water Resources, et al. 2008-00027894, filed Dec. 1, 2008 (Sac Cnty Sup Ct)
December 2008: District Court Judge Wanger Issues Order Regarding New Request for Interim Injunctive Relief in Pacific Coast Federation Case Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations v. Gutierrez 1:06-CV-0025 OWW GSA, order issued, Oct. 21, 2008 (E.D. Cal)
November 2008: State Department of Water Resources Plans Drought Water Bank to Facilitate 2009 Water Transfers
October 2008: First District Court Upholds County Order to Remove Recreational Club’s Long-Standing Illegal Structures Golden Gate Water Ski Club v. County of Contra Costa 165 Cal.App.4th 249 (1st Dist. 2008)
October 2008: Delta Landowners File Suit against DWR to Determine Who Has the Duty to Clear Sedimentation from North Delta Channels Cortopassi Partners v. California Department of Water Resources CV034843 (San Joaquin Co. Super. Ct.)
August 2008: Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims Drought in California and State of Emergency In Nine Counties Triggering Agency Mandates
July 2008: Issuance of the CVP and SWP Biological Assessment Marks the First Step Back from the Wanger Decision
July 2008: Increased Pumping Efficiency at Edmonston Plant Helps State Water Project Reduce Carbon Footprint
July 2008: California Department of Water Resources Announces Its Delta Knowledge Improvement Funding Program
June 2008: Parties Battle over Revenues from Power Plant as Sacramento Superior Court Denies Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment and Case Moves to Trial Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7, et al. v. California Department of Water Resources, et al. 05ASO1775, ruling on motions, May 8, 2008 (Sacramento County Superior Court)
June 2008: AB 2175: Making Water Conservation Plans Mandatory
May 2008: With Snowpack Near Average, California DWR Sets State Water Project Allocations for 2008 at 35 Percent
May 2008: California Department of Water Resources Initiates Environmental Review for Bay Delta Conservation Plan
March 2008: Truckee River Operating Agreement Final EIS/EIR Finds No Significant Impact
January 2008: Assemblymember Wolk Questions State’s Authority to Construct ‘Peripheral Canal’
January 2008: DWR Announces 25 Percent Initial Allocation for 2008 State Water Project Deliveries
January 2008: State Auditor Criticizes Administration and Oversight of Flood Protection Grants Program
December 2007: Behind the Eight Ball ’08—Looking Ahead after One of the Driest Water Years on Record
December 2007: DWR’s Long-Awaited ‘Monterey Plus’ Draft EIR Is Released for Public Comment
November 2007: Governor Signs Legislative Overhaul of California’s Flood Protection System
October 2007: District Court Issues Decision on Interim Remedies Regarding Long-Term Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations Criteria and Plan Natural Resources Defense Council, et al v. Kempthorne, et al. 05 CV 01207 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 31, 2007)
October 2007: Water Agencies Solicit Input from Experts and Public on Responding to Climate Change
August 2007: CVP/SWP Litigation Update: Project Operations amidst State and Federal Court Litigation Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne et al. 05-CV-01207 (E.D. Cal)
July 2007: As Larger Picture of Water Resources Becomes Known, Numbers Show Snowpack Low and Reservoirs Full
July 2007: District Court Strikes Down Biological Opinion for CVP/SWP Operations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta—DWR Curtails SWP Pumping Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne, ___F.Supp.2d___ 05-CV-01207 (E.D. Cal. May 25, 2007)
June 2007: Superior Court’s Order Barring Pumping from Banks Plant in Delta Stayed Pending Appeal Watershed Enforcers v. Department of Water Resources RG06292124, slip op. Apr. 17, 2007 (Alameda County Superior Court)
May 2007: Superior Court Judge Orders Shutdown of Delta Water Pumps Watershed Enforcers v. Department of Water Resources RG06292124, Alameda County Superior Court, order issued March 22, 2007
February 2007: DWR Finds First Snow Survey of 2007 Shows Snowpack Levels Below Normal
January 2007: DWR Need Not Immediately Shut Down Delta Water Pumps over Fishery Concerns Watershed Enforcers v. California Dept. of Water Resources, et al. RG06292124, hearing Nov. 17, 2006, Alameda County Superior Court
December 2006: Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Program Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report Released for Public Review and Comment
December 2006: Fishing Alliance Sues California Department of Water Resources over Delta Pumping Water Enforcers v. Cal. Dept. of Water Resources RG06292124, filed October 4, 2006 (Alameda Superior Court)
August 2006: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to Buy Water Directly from Sellers in Central and Northern California
August 2006: Eighteen California Congressional Representatives Sign Bipartisan Letter Urging FEMA to Improve Its Flood Map Modernization Program
June 2006: California Continues Battling for Federal Support of Ailing Levees
June 2006: Relicensing the Oroville Project: The Long and Winding Road to a Federal Hydropower License
May 2006: Oroville Dam Relicensing Settlement Agreement Reached
May 2006: The Robie Decision and the Future of California Water Law
May 2006: Court Uphold’s Castaic Lake Water Agency’s Groundwater Banking Plan California Water Network v. Castaic Lake Water Agency Case No. B177978 (Ventura County Super. Ct. March 23, 2006)
April 2006: State Water Resources Control Board Orders Agencies to Comply with Water Quality Objective for Salinity in the Delta SWRCB Order WR 2006-0006
April 2006: California Department of Water Resources Releases 2005 Water Plan
April 2006: District Court Temporarily Halts Intertie Project to Link Delta Canals Planning and Conservation League v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation C 05-3527 CW (N.D. Cal. Feb. 15, 2006)
February 2006: California Department of Water Resources Increases 2006 Water Allocation to SWP Contractors
February 2006: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Addresses Rising Salinity Levels in California’s Central Valley Water Supplies
January 2006: District Court in California Dismisses Developer’s Claims Challenging State Agency Cleanup of Landfill Gas at Former Air Force Base Shea Homes Limited Partnership v. United States, ___F.Supp.2d___ C04 – 0092 TEH (N.D. Cal. Nov. 10, 2005)
January 2006: California Department of Water Resources Releases South Delta Improvements Program Environmental Impact Report
December 2005: Pacific Institute Report Proposes More Efficient Water-Usage Practices to Meet Future Water Needs
December 2005: Members of Congress Initiate Regional Water Plan for the San Joaquin Valley
October 2005: Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Delta Biological Opinion Affecting the Central Valley and State Water Projects Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations, et al. v. Gutierrez et al. C05-03232, filed Aug. 9, 2005 (N.D. Cal.)
August 2005: California Senate Natural Resources and Water Resources Committee Approves Sweeping Water Bill
August 2005: Exportation of Local Water Supplies under Bottled Water Deals Causes Controversy
July 2005: California Department of Water Resources Awards $25 Million in Grants for Water Desalination Projects
June 2005: Department of Water Resources Releases California Water Plan Update 2005
June 2005: The Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord: From Controversy to Consensus
May 2005: Environmental Groups File Petitions to Prevent Transfers of Water to Castaic Lake Water Agency Planning and Conservation League v. Castaic Lake Water Agency, Case No. 231588, Jan. 25, 2005 (Ventura Co. Super. Ct.); California Water Impact Network v. Castaic Lake Water Agency 231606, Jan. 24, 2005 (Ventura Co. Super. Ct.)
May 2005: Reclamation Board Permitting Raises Questions Regarding Authority to Influence Land Use through Encroachment Permitting
March 2005: California Department of Water Resources Proposes Changes to the State’s Flood Control System
March 2005: California Department of Water Resources Files for Relicensing of Oroville Facilities
March 2005: DWR Publishes Guidebook to Assist Water Suppliers in Preparing 2005 Urban Water Management Plans
January 2005: California Department of Water Resources Offers Nearly $4.6 million in Proposition 40 Grant Money for Urban Stream Restoration Grants
December 2004: Department of Water Resources to Consider Competing Plans for Restoring Salton Sea
November 2004: California Court of Appeal Holds that Urban Water Management Plan Is Invalid for Failing to Adequately Address Perchlorate Contamination Friends of the Santa Clara River v. Castaic Lake Water Agency

F043273, unpubl. op. (5th App.Dist. Sept. 22, 2004)

November 2004: Newly-Enacted Legislation Requires Delta Water Quality Plan before DWR Can Increase the Amount of Water Pumped from the Delta
November 2004: Can Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System Provide a Model for the World?
November 2004: Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations and Criteria Plan Receiving Increased Scrutiny
October 2004: DWR and SWRCB Release Proposition 50 Integrated Regional Water Management Grant Program Draft Guidelines for Public Review
July 2004: Revised California Water Plan Draft, Focusing on Diversification of Supply, Now Available.
May 2004: State Officials Clash over whether Public Bond Funds Should Be Available to Private Water Companies
April 2004: Governor Schwarzenegger Names Lester Snow as Director of the Department of Water Resources
March 2004: California Department of Water Resources Releases Draft of In-Delta Storage Program State Feasibility Study.
January 2004: Report Estimates that One-Third of Urban Water Demand Can Be Met through Existing Water Conservation Technology
December 2003: California City Uses Desalination By-Products to Improve the Quality of Wetlands
December 2003: California Department of Water Resources Releases 2003 Update to Ground-water Bulletin 118
October 2003: “Napa Proposal” Contemplates New Integration of State Water Project and Central Valley Project Operations
July 2003: Superior Court: Court Issues Final Ruling for All Residual Contested Matters Pending in CALFED Coordinated Proceedings Bay-Delta Programmatic Environmental Impact Report Coordinated Proceedings Case No. JC04152 (Superior Court, County of Sacramento May 5, 2003).
July 2003: Court Approves Settlement in Litigation over Monterey Amendments Planning and Conservation League v. Department of Water Resources 83 Cal. App. 4th 892 (2000).
July 2003: California Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Increase Water Supply Allocations for Water Year 2003
June 2003: Proposition 218 Vote in Salinas Valley Reveals Widespread Support for Project to Control Seawater Intrusion and Enhance Water Supply
June 2003: State Water Contractors Plan to Form Joint Powers Authority
April 2003: Meeting California's Water Supply Needs: Whatever Happened to Storage?
April 2003: Negotiators Agree to Terms of Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement, but Final Agreement Is Not Yet Certain
April 2003: "Area of Origin" Water Rights Applications Dismissed by Cities of Fairfield, Benecia and Vacaville Pursuant to Settlement with Department of Water Resouces State Water Resources Control Board Application Nos. 30680, 30681, 30682.
January 2003: California Department of Water Resources Helps Agencies Augment Water Supplies again in 2003
December 2002: California's Colorado River Entitlement and the IID/San Diego Transfer: A Cliffhanger to End All Cliffhangers
December 2002: Rice Farmers Demand Water Temperature Issues Be Addressed During Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Re-Licensing Process
November 2002: California Legislature and Ballot Initiatives Focus on Water Issues
October 2002: California Legislature Sends Two Water Bills to Governor’s Desk.
June 2002: California Department of Water Resources' State Recycled Water Task Force Holds Inaugural Meeting
June 2002: California Supreme Court Declines to Visit Castaic Lake Decision which Struck Down EIR for Water Transfer Friends fo the Santa Clara River v. Castaic Lake Water
May 2002: California Public Utilities Commission Affirms September 20, 2001 Date for Suspension of Direct Access Agreements
March 2002: Central Basin Pumpers Appeal Decision Denying Their Motion for Groundwater Storage Rights Central-West Basin Replenishment et al., Respondents v. Southern California Water Co. et al., Appellants Case No. B155143, appeal filed Dec. 6, 2001 (2nd Dist).
March 2002: Sacramento Valley Water Management Agreement and Program Moves
January 2002: State Water Resources Control Board Holds Public Workshop to Discuss Narrative Salmon Protection Objective in the 1995 Bay-Delta Plan.
December 2001: CALIFORNIA: Water Officials Uncertain about Prospects of Winter Rainfall
November 2001: El Dorado County Water Agency and El Dorado Irrigation District Challenge the State Water Resource Control Board's Imposition of Term 91 on Area of Origin Water Rights. Case Nos. 01CS01321 and 01CS01319, filed August 16, 2001 (Sacramento County Superior Court).
October 2001: Department of Water Resources' Dry-year Water Purchase Program Provides over 138,000 Acre-feet of Water
June 2001: SWRCB Issues Order Staying and Dismissing Phase 8 of the Bay-Delta Water Rights Hearing
April 2001: California: Water Supplies for 2001 — Current Forecasts for Central Valley Project and State Water Project Deliveries and Potential Impacts on Power Supplies
February 2001: California Supreme Court Declines to Review Court of Appeal's Decision Invalidating The Monterey Agreement EIR Planning and Conservation League v. Department of Water Resources, 83 Cal.App.4th 892 (Sept. 15, 2000) pet. for Reh Denied Cal.Sup.Ct., (Dec. 13, 2000)
January 2001: Government Appeals Federal Court Invalidation of Sacramento Splittail Listing San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Anne Badgley, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___, CV-F-5658OWW (E.D.Cal. June 23, 2000).
January 2001: Federal: Government Appeals Federal Court Invalidation of Sacramento Splittail Listing San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Anne Badgley, et al ___F.Supp.2d___, CV-F-99-5658OWW (E. D. Cal. June 23, 2000)
Desert Water Agency
February 2005: Water Districts in the Coachella Valley Settle Lawsuit over Groundwater
Downtown Pomona Property and Business Improvement District
July 2009: Second District Upholds City’s Formation of a Special Assessment District—Finds Compliance with California Constitution Article XIII D Dahms v. Downtown Pomona Property, ___Cal. App.4th___ B183545 (2nd Dist. May 12, 2009)
Dry Creek Mutual Water Company
June 2005: The Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord: From Controversy to Consensus
Dublin San Ramon Services District
July 2010: First District Finds a Plaintiff Must Be Able to Prove Damages to Maintain a Cause of Action for Inverse Condemnation Ridgewater Associates, LLC v. Dublin San Ramon Services District 184 Cal.App.4th 629 (1st Dist. 2010)
Dudley Ridge Water District
June 2005: State Water Project Contractors File Suit against the Department of Water Resources Alleging Improper Billing Practices Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7 v. California Department of Water Resources 05AS61775, filed April 25, 2005 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.)
East Bay Municipal Utility District
January 2010: East Bay Municipal Utility District Sued on ‘Water Supply Management Program 2040’ Foothill Conservancy v. East Bay Municipal Utility District 09-CV-6364, filed Nov. 19, 2009 (Amador Superior Ct.)
December 2009: East Bay Municipal Utility District Adopts Water Supply Management Program 2040
August 2009: East Bay Municipal Utility District Considers Raising Dam in Sierra Foothills
June 2009: Northern California Water Districts Respond to Supply Reductions and Infrastructure Needs via Mandatory Conservation Measures and Rate Increases
June 2007: East Bay Municipal Utility District Seeks Voluntary Water Rationing for the First Time in 15 Years
July 2004: Freeport Regional Water Authority Certifies Environmental Impact Report for Freeport Regional Water Project.
March 2004: Freeport Regional Water Project Dispute Resolved State Water Contractors, et al. v. East Bay Muni. Water Dist.; Kern County Water Agency et al., v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, et al., Case No. CO42652 (Cal. App. 3rd Dist.); and Case No. CIV-F-03-5175 REC SMS (E.D. Cal.)
October 2003: Freeport Regional Water Authority Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for Freeport Regional Water Project
May 2003: Water Agencies Seek Injunction to Halt East Bay Municipal Utility District Freeport Project Kern County Water Agency et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al. Civ-F-03-5175 REC SMS (E.D. Cal.).
January 2003: Delay Associated with Erroneous Denial of Lot Line Adjustment Did Not Constitute a Taking Loewenstein v. City of Lafayette ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. A093590 (1st Dist. Nov. 13, 2002).
October 2002: Sacramento Superior Court Affirms CEQA Review for East Bay Municipal Utility District’s Amendatory CVP Contract State Water Contractors, et al. v. East Bay Municipal Utility District, Sacramento Superior Court Case No.01CS01076 [Consolidated with Case No.01CS01077] final order pending, (Sacramento Super.Ct. Aug. 15, 2002).
Eastern Municipal Water District
October 2009: District Court Rules in Favor of Eastern Municipal Water District and Rancho California Water District in Suit Involving the Santa Margarita River Watershed U.S., et al. v. Eastern Municipal Water District, ___F. Supp.2d___ CV 04-8182 CBM (Aug. 4, 2009) (E.D. Cal. Aug. 4, 2009)
February 2008: Fourth District Court Confirms Date of Deposit as Valuation Date in Eminent Domain Proceeding for Water Pipeline Easement Eastern Municipal Water District v. Superior Court of Riverside County (Tajik), 157 Cal.App.4th 1245 (4th Dist. 2007)
August 2006: State Water Resources Control Board Designates Local Agencies to Administer Groundwater Recordation Program
El Dorado County Water Agency
May 2004: Parties Appeal State Water Resouces Control Board’s Standard Permit Term 91 Decision El Dorado Irrigation District v. State Water Resources Control Board Case No. 01CS01319 (Sac. Super. Ct Dec. 23, 2003).

March 2004: El Dorado County Water Agency and El Dorado Irrigation District Reach Settlement with the League to Save Sierra Lakes and others over the Operation of Lakes.
November 2001: El Dorado County Water Agency and El Dorado Irrigation District Challenge the State Water Resource Control Board's Imposition of Term 91 on Area of Origin Water Rights. Case Nos. 01CS01321 and 01CS01319, filed August 16, 2001 (Sacramento County Superior Court).
El Dorado Irrigation District
August 2007: El Dorado County and EID Eye City of Sacramento’s Water Rights
November 2006: Third District Court Narrows the Ability of State Water Resources Control Board to Impose Term 91 El Dorado Irrigation District v. State Water Resources Control Board 142 Cal.App.4th 937 (3rd Dist. 2006)
May 2004: Parties Appeal State Water Resouces Control Board’s Standard Permit Term 91 Decision El Dorado Irrigation District v. State Water Resources Control Board Case No. 01CS01319 (Sac. Super. Ct Dec. 23, 2003).

March 2004: El Dorado County Water Agency and El Dorado Irrigation District Reach Settlement with the League to Save Sierra Lakes and others over the Operation of Lakes.
October 2003: Superior Court Concludes that the State Water Resources Control Board Improperly Disregarded “Legislatively Established Priorities” to Water Rights El Dorado Irrigation District v. State Water Resources Control Board Case Nos. 01 CS01319, 01CS01321 and 01CS01327 (Sac. Superior Ct. July 31, 2003).
November 2001: El Dorado County Water Agency and El Dorado Irrigation District Challenge the State Water Resource Control Board's Imposition of Term 91 on Area of Origin Water Rights. Case Nos. 01CS01321 and 01CS01319, filed August 16, 2001 (Sacramento County Superior Court).
October 2001: California Department of Health Services Issues Compliance Order to El Dorado Irrigation District
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
April 2003: Environmental Group Challenges Lake Elsinore Comprehensive Water Management Settlement Agreement Water Not Promises v. City of Lake Elsinore, RIV Case No. 389013 (filed Feb. 14, 2003, Riverside County Superior Court)
July 2002: Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Pilot Project to Put a Combination of Well Water and Recycled Water in Lake Elsinore.
December 2001: editSuperior Court Orders Elsinore Valley Water District to Release Water to Lake Elsinore for Recreational and Environmental Uses City of Lake Elsinore v. Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Case No. 359671 (Riverside County Superior Court, Sept. 12, 2001).
October 2001: Lawsuit Filed by City of Lake Elsinor to Compel Water District to Release of Water Supplies for Recreational Use City of Lake Elsinore v. Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Case No. 35967, first amended petition filed Aug. 20, 2001 (Riverside County Superior Court).
April 2001: Preliminary Permit Issued for Lake Elsinore Hydroelectric Power Plant
February 2001: Hydroelectric Power Plant Proposed for Lake Elsinore
Emeryville Redevelopment Agency
November 2002: In Eminent Domain Action, First District Court of Appeal Finds Evidence of Comparable Sales to Redevelopment Agency Not Admissible to Determine Valuation Emeryville Redevelopment v. Harcros Pigments, Inc. 101 Cal.App.4th 1083 (1st Dist. Aug. 9, 2002).
Empire West Side Irrigation District
June 2005: State Water Project Contractors File Suit against the Department of Water Resources Alleging Improper Billing Practices Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7 v. California Department of Water Resources 05AS61775, filed April 25, 2005 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.)
Fair Political Practices Commission
February 2007: California Supreme Court Finds U.S. Constitution Authorizes Fair Political Practices Commission To Sue Indian Tribe For Alleged Violations of Political Reform Act Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Superior Court, ___Cal. 4th___ S123832 (Cal. Dec. 21, 2006)
Fallbrook Public Utilities District
October 2009: District Court Rules in Favor of Eastern Municipal Water District and Rancho California Water District in Suit Involving the Santa Margarita River Watershed U.S., et al. v. Eastern Municipal Water District, ___F. Supp.2d___ CV 04-8182 CBM (Aug. 4, 2009) (E.D. Cal. Aug. 4, 2009)
October 2006: Finding Trial Court Misinterpreted Scope of Easement, Fourth District Reverses Inverse Condemnation and Direct Taking Awards Against Fallbrook Public Utility District Red Mountain, LLC v. Fallbrook Public Utility District, ___Cal.App.4th___ D044546 (4th Dist. Aug. 18, 2006)
March 2005: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Offers Compromise Solution to Increase Fallbrook, Camp Pendleton Water Supplies through Conjunctive Use
Florin Resources Conservation District
October 2001: Sacramento County Files Lawsuit Against Florin Resources Conservation District Sacramento County Water Agency v. Florin Resource Conservation Dist. Case No. 01-AS05044, filed Aug. 29, 2001 (Sacramento County Superior Court).
Fontana Water Company
March 2004: Rialto Files First Lawsuit Regarding Cleanup of Perchlorate in San Bernardino County City of Rialto, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Defense, et al Case No. CV 04-00079, filed Jan, 20, 2004 (C.D. Cal.).
Freeport Regional Water Authority
July 2004: Freeport Regional Water Authority Certifies Environmental Impact Report for Freeport Regional Water Project.
October 2003: Freeport Regional Water Authority Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for Freeport Regional Water Project
Friant Water Authority
April 2004: Friant Water Users Authority Divides into Two; Continues to Develop Alliance with Westlands Water District
Friant Water Users Authority
April 2004: Friant Water Users Authority Divides into Two; Continues to Develop Alliance with Westlands Water District
June 2003: Friant Dam Settlement Negotiations Falter, Stalling Efforts to Breed Salmon Out of a Dry San Joaquin River
May 2003: Friant Water Users Authority and Westlands Water District Call Truce, Seek Cooperative Solution to Bitter Three-Year Battle over San Joaquin River Supplies
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District
February 2008: Environmental Group Sues Irrigation District for Allegedly Violating CEQA when Approving Plan to Drill Research Groundwater Wells Butte Environmental Council v. Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, et. al 07CV00538, lawsuit filed, Dec. 17, 2007 Glenn Co. Super. Ct.
March 2005: Sacramento Valley Farmers Sell Water to Southern California
March 2004: California: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
February 2003: Sacramento Valley Farmers and Metropolitan Water District Agree to Option and Short-Term Water Transfer Agreements for 2003
June 2001: Transfer Deal Inked between Westlands, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 24 Sacramento Valley Contractors
January 2001: Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, Tehama Colusa Canal Authority and Calfed Agencies Execute MOU Regarding Planning Process for Sites Reservoir
Golden Valley Municipal Water District
March 2005: Sierra Club Files Lawsuit to Challenge Los Angeles County’s Approval of a Spring Water Exporting Project Sierra Club v. County of Los Angeles BS094042 (filed Dec. 17, 2004 L.A. County Superior Court)
Goleta Water District
January 2005: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Issues Record of Decision on Cachuma Project
Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District
August 2008: Los Angeles DWP Files Fraud and False Claims Action against Owens Valley Dust Mitigation Contractor City of Los Angeles v. CH2M Hill, Inc. CV08-04154, filed, June 24, 2008 (C.D. Cal.)
January 2002: Los Angeles Teams Up with Local Air Pollution Control District to Improve Owens Valley Air Quality
Gualalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District
March 2002: Final Record of Decision and Withdrawal of Citizen's Suit Marks Resolution of a 15-Year Flood Control Dispute in San Jose.
Hallwood Irrigation Company
June 2005: The Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord: From Controversy to Consensus
Hayward Area Planning Association
June 2005: First District Court Holds City of Hayward Improperly Delegated Cost of Preparing CEQA Administrative Record to Developer Hayward Area Planning Association v. City of Hayward 128 Cal.App.4th 176 (1st. Dist. 2005)
Housing and Urban Development
July 2001: Santa Monica's Zoning Ordinance Restricting Occupancy of Second Units to Property Owners, Their Caregivers and Dependents, Violates the California Constitution Coalition Advocating Legal Housing Options v. City of Santa Monica, 88 Cal.App.4th 451 (2nd Dist. March 13, 2001).
February 2001: Historic Property Owners Have Standing to Enforce Terms of MOA for Federally Funded Housing Project Against San Francisco, but not Against HUD or the Project Developers Tyler v. Cuomo ___F.3d___,2000 WL 1838967 (9th Cir. Dec. 15, 2000)
Imperial County Air Pollution Control District
December 2009: Air Pollution District Files Suit Alleging Violations of the Clean Air Act and NEPA in Challenging the ‘Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement’ Imperial County Air Pollution Control District, et al. v. Salazar, et al. 09-cv-2233 BTM JMA, filed Oct. 8, 2009 (S.D. Cal)
Imperial Irrigation District
March 2010: Geothermal Project to Receive 800 Acre-Feet of Water from Imperial Irrigation District
February 2010: Colorado River ‘Quantification Settlement Agreement’ Invalidated as Unconstitutional
February 2009: Farmers Sue Irrigation District after District Approves a Water Shortage Plan that Prioritizes Municipal and Industrial Uses Abatti, et. al v. Imperial Irrigation District ECU04899, filed Dec. 18, 2008 (Imperial Cnty Super Ct)
April 2008: Superior Court Dismisses Court Challenge of Quantification Settlement Agreement Quantification Settlement Agreement Coordinated Special Proceeding JC4353, Sacramento Superior Court
December 2007: The QSA Cases Finally Take the Stage in the Next Act of Southern California’s Fight over Colorado River Water Quantification Settlement Agreement Coordinated Special Proceeding JC 4353. Sacramento County Superior Court
August 2007: Appellate Victory a Step Forward for the Quantification Settlement Agreement As Imperial County Petitions for Rehearing County of Imperial v. Superior Court of Sacramento County, et al. 152 Cal.App.4th 13 (3rd Dist. 2007)
July 2007: Imperial Irrigation District Releases Efficiency Conservation Definite Plan Final Report
December 2006: Potential Conflicts of Interest at the Imperial Irrigation District Create Turmoil
March 2006: By Unanimous Vote, the Board of Directors for the Imperial Irrigation District Cement Plans to Line the All-American Canal
January 2006: Imperial Irrigation District Announces Intent to Halt New Water Tranfers
November 2005: Imperial Irrigation District Seeks to Intervene and Dismiss Lawsuit by Mexicali Farmers Challenging Plan to Line the All-American Canal
October 2005: Mexicali Farmers Sue to Stop Lining of All-American Canal Consejo de Desarrollo Economico de Mexicali, A.C. v. United States of America, et al. CV-S-05-0870-KJD-PAL, filed July 19, 2005 (D. Nev.)
July 2005: Nine Lawsuits Plague Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement
March 2004: Imperial Irrigation District Buys Land in Attempt to Fulfill Quantification Settlement Agreement Obligation
February 2004: Imperial Irrigation District Implements Emergency Fallowing Program Making Water Available for Transfer to San Diego
December 2003: The Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement—Wrapping Up the Deal
December 2003: Will Morgan v. Imperial Irrigation District Unravel the Quantification Settlement Agreement? Morgan v. Imperial Irrigation District; Michael W. Morgan et al. v. Imperial Irrigation District Case No. L-01510, filed July 18, 2003 (Imperial County Superior Court); Case No. ECU 01646, filed Nov. 3, 2003 (Imperial County Superior Court)
November 2003: California Agreement on Colorado River Water Transfer Signed at Last
October 2003: California Parties Once Again Close to Agreement on Colorado River Water Transfer
August/September 2003: The Battle Over California’s IID-to-San Diego Water Transfer Heats Up on a Number of Fronts 2
June 2003: Federal Court Remands Determination of IID's Reasonable and Beneficial Water Use to U.S. Department of Interior Imperial Irrigation District v. Norton, et al. ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal.)
May 2003: Federal Court Enjoins U.S. Interior Department from Cutting California's Imperial Irrigation District's Colorado River Water Imperial Irrigation District v. United States, Gale Norton, et al. Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal).
May 2003: Salton Sea Authority Endorses Restoration Plan
April 2003: The Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement on the Brink - A View from San Diego
April 2003: Negotiators Agree to Terms of Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement, but Final Agreement Is Not Yet Certain
February 2003: Imperial Irrigation District Sues Department of Interior Officials over Reduction in Colorado River Water Allocation Imperial Irrigation District v. United States, Gale Norton, et al Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal)
January 2003: Rice Farmers Offer to Fallow Land for Water Transfer to Southern California
December 2002: California's Colorado River Entitlement and the IID/San Diego Transfer: A Cliffhanger to End All Cliffhangers
December 2002: Imperial Irrigation District Water Transfer Scheduled to Be Finalized before December 31, 2002 Deadline
August 2002: California's Imperial Valley Farmers Called Upon to Fallow 75,000 Acres in Anticipation of Reduced Colorado River Supplies; Legislature Considers ESA Implications
Indian Wells Valley Water District
August 2002: California's Imperial Valley Farmers Called Upon to Fallow 75,000 Acres in Anticipation of Reduced Colorado River Supplies; Legislature Considers ESA Implications
Inland Empire Utilities Agency
July 2005: U.S. House of Representatives Approves Inland Empire Water Recycling Funding
June 2005: Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Authorizes Recycled Water Recharge for Chino Groundwater Basin
January 2004: Two Federal Bills Would Allow Federal Participation in Desalination and Water Recycling Projects, Improve Inland Empire Water Prospects
August/September 2003: California’s Metropolitan Water District Plans Underground Water Storage in Chino Basin and Orange County
Integrated Waste Management Board
August 2005: California Supreme Court Rules Coastal Commission Is Constitutional Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.4th___ S113466 (Cal. June 23, 2005)
January 2004: Arnold Takes on the Environment: Governor Schwarzenegger Makes Four New Appointments to Important Environmental Positions
Joint Policy Committee
August 2009: Different Attitudes, Divergent Results: Potential Regional Variations in Implementation of California’s Senate Bill 375
Kern County Water Agency
August 2010: First District Extends California ESA to State Agencies— Finds Agencies Cannot Take Endangered Species without Permit Kern County Water Agency v. Watershed Enforcers, ___Cal.App.4th___ A117715 (1st Dist. June 17, 2010)
February 2010: Second District Upholds Environmental Review for Castaic Lake Water Agency Water Transfer Planning and Conservation League v. Castaic Lake Water Agency, ___Cal.App.4th___ B200673 (2nd Dist. Dec. 17, 2009)
November 2007: Second District Court Applies Vineyard Principles for the First Time in Approving County’s Water Supply Analysis Santa Clarita Organization For Planning The Environment, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, Newhall Land And Farming Company et al., 155 Cal.App.4th 660, (2nd Cir. 2007)
June 2005: State Water Project Contractors File Suit against the Department of Water Resources Alleging Improper Billing Practices Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7 v. California Department of Water Resources 05AS61775, filed April 25, 2005 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.)
February 2005: Federal Government Settles with Central Valley Farmers for $16.7 Million in Water Rights Dispute. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District, et. al. v. United States Case No. 98-101L (Fed. Cl. Ct.).
November 2004: Ninth Circuit Finds Association of California Water Agencies Is Entitled to Attorneys’ Fees after Related ESA Litigation Renders ACWA’s Suit Moot Association of California Water Agencies v. Evans, ___F.3d___ 03-15380 (9th Cir. Sep. 24, 2004)
June 2003: State Water Contractors Plan to Form Joint Powers Authority
May 2003: Water Agencies Seek Injunction to Halt East Bay Municipal Utility District Freeport Project Kern County Water Agency et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al. Civ-F-03-5175 REC SMS (E.D. Cal.).
February 2003: Agreement Reached to Prevent Litigation over Water Storage Project in Kern County
June 2002: California Supreme Court Declines to Visit Castaic Lake Decision which Struck Down EIR for Water Transfer Friends fo the Santa Clara River v. Castaic Lake Water
April 2001: New Developments in Impacts of the Endangered Species Act on California's Water Supplies
Kern Delta Water District
April 2007: In a Modified Decision after Rehearing, Fifth District Court Restricts Forfeiture of Water North Kern Water Dist. v. Kern Delta Water Dist. 147 Cal.App.4th 555 (5th Dist. 2007)
February 2007: Fifth District Court Holds Water User May Forfeit Multiple Pre-1914 Rights by Bypassing the Same Physical Quantity of Water North Kern Water Dist. v. Kern Delta Water Dist., ___Cal.App.4th___ F047706 (5th Dist. Jan. 2, 2007)
February 2003: Agreement Reached to Prevent Litigation over Water Storage Project in Kern County
May 2001: Metropolitan Water District's First Market Search Yields Conceptual Approval of Two Transfer and Storage Agreements
Kern Water Bank Authority
August 2010: Kern River Water Districts Sue State Water Resources Control Board North Kern Water Storage District, et al. v. California State Water Resources Control Board S-1500-CV-270613, filed, June 2, 2010 (Sac. Super. Ct.)
Klamath Basin Coordination Group
December 2004: State and Federal Officials Agree to Coordinate Resource Management Efforts in Klamath Basin
Lake Arrowhead Community Services District
December 2005: State Water Resources Control Board Holds Initial Hearing in Lake Arrowhead Enforcement Proceeding
October 2005: SWRCB Concludes Lake Arrowhead Community Services District Has No Municipal Water Rights to Lake Arrowhead
August 2004: Lake Arrowhead Interests Seek Modification of SWRCB Draft Report of Investigation
Lake Elsinore Redevelopment Agency
April 2003: Environmental Group Challenges Lake Elsinore Comprehensive Water Management Settlement Agreement Water Not Promises v. City of Lake Elsinore, RIV Case No. 389013 (filed Feb. 14, 2003, Riverside County Superior Court)
Little Hoover Commission
January 2006: California Department of Finance and the Little Hoover Commission Scrutinize CALFED
Local Agency Formation Commission, Los Angeles County
January 2005: LAFCO Recommends Dissolution of Newhall County Water District in Draft Municipal Service Review
Local Agency Formation Commission, San Bernardino
July 2009: Second District Holds Repeal of Water Code Provisions for Consolidation Did Not Eliminate Mechanism for Consolidation under Cortese-Knox LAFCO Act San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation Dist. v. San Bernardino Local Agency Formation Commission 173 Cal.App.4th 190 (2nd Dist. 2009)
Los Angeles Advisory Agency
January 2005: Second District Court Reverses Judgment to Dismiss Los Angeles County Lawsuit for Inverse Condemnation Uniwill v. City of Los Angeles, ___Cal.App.4th ___ B168030 (2nd Dist. Nov. 30, 2004)
Los Angeles County Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation
April 2006: Second District Finds City Violated Mortgagee’s Due Process Rights by Demolishing Substandard Building without Proper Notice D & M Financial Corp. v. City of Long Beach, ___Cal.App.4th___ B173977 (2nd Dist. Jan. 30, 2006)
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
May 2010: U.S. District Court issues Decision on Motions for Summary Judgment in Clean Water Act Citizen Suit against the County of Los Angeles Natural Resources Defense Council v. County of Los Angeles, ___F.Supp.2d___ CV 08-1467 AHM (PLAx) (C.D. Cal. March 2, 2010)
December 2006: California Court of Appeal Rules Los Angeles Regional Board’s MS4 Permit Is Not Subject to California Environmental Quality Act County of Los Angeles v. State Water Resources Control Bd. 143 Cal.App.4th 985 (Cal. App. 2nd Dist.2006)
Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 20
June 2005: Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board Directs Nitrate Cleanup
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
June 2010: Report Concludes that Water Conservation Program Components Have Led to an Increase in Water Main Breaks in Los Angeles
August 2008: Los Angeles DWP Files Fraud and False Claims Action against Owens Valley Dust Mitigation Contractor City of Los Angeles v. CH2M Hill, Inc. CV08-04154, filed, June 24, 2008 (C.D. Cal.)
August 2006: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to Buy Water Directly from Sellers in Central and Northern California
March 2006: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Begins Work to Restore Section of the Lower Owens River
October 2005: Judge orders Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to Restore Section of the Lower Owens River Sierra Club et al. v. City of Los Angeles SICVCV-01-29768 (Inyo Co. Super. Ct. July 25, 2005)
August 2005: Superior Court Finds Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in Violation of Stipulated Orders regarding Lower Owens River Sierra Club et al. v. City of Los Angeles SICVCV-01-29768 (Inyo Co. Superior Ct. June 24, 2005)
October 2004: Safe to Drink: Has Southern California’s Water Protection Plan Evaporated?
August 2004: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Releases Environmental Review for Owens River Restoration
April 2004: Owens River Restoration Project Moves Forward with Settlement Agreement
February 2004: City of Los Angeles Agrees to Additional Owens River Restoration
March 2003: Revitalization Efforts for Los Angeles River under Discussion
Los Angeles Harbor Department
January 2003: CEQA Requires Additional Environmental Review Where a Project Is Not Contemplated at Time of Program EIR's Preparation Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles 103 Cal.App.4th 268 (2nd Dist. Oct. 30, 2002).
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority
January 2010: Second District Affirms CEQA Exemption for Transportation Rate Increase Bus Riders Union v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency, ___Cal.App.4th___ B212145 (2nd Dist. 2009)
July 2003: Court of Appeal Confirms that in Action for Inverse Condemnation, Recovery of Mitigation Expenses Is Not Dependant upon a Showing that, "but for" the Mitigation Efforts, Damages Would Have Been Sustained CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. B149100 (2nd Dist. April 30, 2003).
Los Angeles South Valley Area Planning Commission
February 2005: Second District Court Overturns Planning Commission Decision because of the Unacceptable Probability of Actual Bias. Nasha, L.L.C., v. City of Los Angeles, ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. BC258585 (2nd Dist. Dec. 29, 2004).
Los Osos Community Services District
June 2006: Superior Court Judge Strikes Down Los Osos Initiative Related to Siting of Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Facilities Taxpayers Watch v. Los Osos Community Services District CV 05-1012 (San Luis Obispo Co. Superior Ct. April 3, 2006)
April 2004: Los Osos Community Services District Files Suit for Adjudication of Rights to Los Osos Groundwater Basin
Lost Hills Water District
February 2005: Federal Government Settles with Central Valley Farmers for $16.7 Million in Water Rights Dispute. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District, et. al. v. United States Case No. 98-101L (Fed. Cl. Ct.).
Madera Irrigation District
August 2006: Public Fear and Misconception Generate Obstacles to Successful Water Banking Projects—Planners Must Focus on Public Process to Educate, Communicate, and Adapt to Avoid Failure
November 2005: Madera Irrigation District Purchases 14,000-Acre Ranch to Create Water Bank; County Threatens Suit
Mammoth Community Water District
February 2005: CalTrout Petitions SWRCB to Assume Lead Agency Role for EIR on Mammoth Creek Instream Flow Schedule.
Marin County Community Development Agency
March 2005: First District Court Overturns County Project Approval Based on Improper Reliance on Mitigation Measures to Grant a Categorical Exemption under CEQA Salmon Protection and Watershed Network v. County of Marin, ___Cal.App.4th___ A105592 (1st Dist. Dec. 16, 2004; pub. ordered Jan. 18, 2005)
Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
May 2009: First District Holds that Ballots In Storm Drainage fee Elections Must Be Kept Confidential Greene v. Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, ___Cal.App.4th___ A120228 (1st Dist. March 11, 2009)
Marin Municipal Water District
October 2009: Marin Municipal Water District Board Approves Desalination Project at Edge of San Francisco Bay
Maxwell Irrigation District
June 2001: Transfer Deal Inked between Westlands, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 24 Sacramento Valley Contractors
McCloud Community Services District
October 2007: Another Delay for Nestlé’s Plans to Bottle Spring Water in McCloud
March 2007: Third District Court Holds ‘Project’ for CEQA Purposes Does Not Arise Prior to Vesting of Rights and Agency Course of Action Decision Concerned McCloud Citizens v. McCloud Community Services District et al., Nestle Waters North America, Inc. 147 Cal.App.4th 181 (3rd Dist. 2007)
August 2005: Exportation of Local Water Supplies under Bottled Water Deals Causes Controversy
Merced Irrigation District
November 2009: U.S. EPA to Revise Rules for Wastewater Discharges from Coal-Fired Power Plants
Meridian Water Company
February 2003: Sacramento Valley Farmers and Metropolitan Water District Agree to Option and Short-Term Water Transfer Agreements for 2003
June 2001: Transfer Deal Inked between Westlands, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 24 Sacramento Valley Contractors
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
August 2010: San Diego County Water Authority Files Lawsuit against Metropolitan Water District Alleging Illegal Water Rates
February 2010: Colorado River ‘Quantification Settlement Agreement’ Invalidated as Unconstitutional
January 2010: Opposition to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s ‘2-Gates Project’ Ramps Up
June 2009: Metropolitan Water District Declares a Regional Shortage Level 2, Reducing Water Deliveries to Member Agencies by Ten Percent
July 2008: Geotechnical Report to Metropolitan Board Indicates Conveyance Tunnel Can Be Built under Cleveland National Forest
June 2008: Metropolitan’s New Water Supply Allocation Plan Gets Challenged Immediately
April 2008: Superior Court Dismisses Court Challenge of Quantification Settlement Agreement Quantification Settlement Agreement Coordinated Special Proceeding JC4353, Sacramento Superior Court
April 2008: Three of California’s Largest Water Agencies Join National ‘Dream Team’ Formed to Address Climate Change Issues
January 2008: Metropolitan to Add Fluoride to Drinking Water Supply
January 2008: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Seeks Water Transfer Options for 2008 and Beyond
December 2007: The QSA Cases Finally Take the Stage in the Next Act of Southern California’s Fight over Colorado River Water Quantification Settlement Agreement Coordinated Special Proceeding JC 4353. Sacramento County Superior Court
October 2007: Quagga Mussel Invasion Continues as California Legislature and Metropolitan Water District Ramp Up Efforts at Control
October 2007: California Supreme Court Examines Roles of Judge and Jury in Water Pipeline Condemnation Case Metropolitan Water District of Southern California v. Campus Crusade for Christ, Inc. et al, 41 Cal.4th 954 (2007)
April 2007: California Attorney General Opines that Offices of Metropolitan Director and Water Replenishment District Director Are Incompatible ___Op. Cal. Att’y Gen.___ 2007 Cal. AG LEXIS 3 (Feb. 8, 2007)
March 2007: Invasive Quagga Mussels Make Their Debut in Southern California
May 2006: The Robie Decision and the Future of California Water Law
January 2006: Imperial Irrigation District Announces Intent to Halt New Water Tranfers
November 2005: Metropolitan Water District Authorizes New Groundwater Storage Project
October 2005: Mexicali Farmers Sue to Stop Lining of All-American Canal Consejo de Desarrollo Economico de Mexicali, A.C. v. United States of America, et al. CV-S-05-0870-KJD-PAL, filed July 19, 2005 (D. Nev.)
July 2005: Nine Lawsuits Plague Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement
May 2005: California Water Districts Sign Water Spreading Agreement to Replenish Groundwater in the Central Basin
March 2005: Sacramento Valley Farmers Sell Water to Southern California
January 2005: Gastelum Retires as Head of Metropolitan Water District
December 2004: Metropolitan Water District and the Southern Nevada Water Authority Reach Historic Cooperation on Colorado River Banking
November 2004: New Support and Commitment of Key Water Agencies Benefit Lower Colorado River Conservation Program
October 2004: Safe to Drink: Has Southern California’s Water Protection Plan Evaporated?
August 2004: San Diego County Water Authority Approves $2 Billion Plan to Break Its Dependence on Metropolitan Water District
May 2004: Court of Appeal Upholds Metropolitan Water District’s Interpretation of 1931 Water Allocation Formula San Diego County Water Authority, et al. v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, et al. ___Cal.App.4th___, 11 Cal. Rptr.3d 446 (1st Dist.2004).

April 2004: San Diego County Water Authority Challenges Metropolitan Water District’s Interpretation of a 1931 Water Rights Formula San Diego Co. Water Auth., et al. v. Metro. Water Dist. of So. Cal., et al. Case No. AO 98526 (Cal. App. 1st. Dist)
February 2004: Mojave Water Agency and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Agree to Exchange State Water Project Supplies
December 2003: The Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement—Wrapping Up the Deal
November 2003: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Water Quality Order on General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Projects
November 2003: California Agreement on Colorado River Water Transfer Signed at Last
October 2003: California Parties Once Again Close to Agreement on Colorado River Water Transfer
October 2003: Desalination by Public Entities in California Given Equal Protection by the Legislature, but Strict Scrutiny by the Coastal Commission
August/September 2003: California’s Metropolitan Water District Plans Underground Water Storage in Chino Basin and Orange County
August/September 2003: The Battle Over California’s IID-to-San Diego Water Transfer Heats Up on a Number of Fronts 2
June 2003: Federal Court Remands Determination of IID's Reasonable and Beneficial Water Use to U.S. Department of Interior Imperial Irrigation District v. Norton, et al. ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal.)
June 2003: State Water Contractors Plan to Form Joint Powers Authority
June 2003: Tentative Settlement Reached in Soboba Indians' Lawsuit against Metropolitan Water District over 70 Years of Lost Water Supplies Soboba Band of Mission Indians v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Case No. 00-04208GAF (C.D. Cal.)
May 2003: Federal Court Enjoins U.S. Interior Department from Cutting California's Imperial Irrigation District's Colorado River Water Imperial Irrigation District v. United States, Gale Norton, et al. Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal).
May 2003: Water Agencies Seek Injunction to Halt East Bay Municipal Utility District Freeport Project Kern County Water Agency et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al. Civ-F-03-5175 REC SMS (E.D. Cal.).
April 2003: The Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement on the Brink - A View from San Diego
April 2003: Negotiators Agree to Terms of Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement, but Final Agreement Is Not Yet Certain
February 2003: Sacramento Valley Farmers and Metropolitan Water District Agree to Option and Short-Term Water Transfer Agreements for 2003
February 2003: Agreement Reached to Prevent Litigation over Water Storage Project in Kern County
February 2003: Imperial Irrigation District Sues Department of Interior Officials over Reduction in Colorado River Water Allocation Imperial Irrigation District v. United States, Gale Norton, et al Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal)
January 2003: Rice Farmers Offer to Fallow Land for Water Transfer to Southern California
December 2002: San Bernardino County Adopts Groundwater Management Ordinance pertaining to County's Unincorporated, Unadjudicated Desert Region
December 2002: California's Colorado River Entitlement and the IID/San Diego Transfer: A Cliffhanger to End All Cliffhangers
December 2002: Imperial Irrigation District Water Transfer Scheduled to Be Finalized before December 31, 2002 Deadline
November 2002: Metropolitan Water District Board of Southern California Scraps Cadiz Groundwater Project
January 2002: Department of Water Resources Grant Helps Fund Long-term Water Storage in Southern California
December 2001: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's New Rate Structures for Southern California
December 2001: CALIFORNIA: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enters into Two Agreements Furthering California's Colorado River "4.4 Plan"
October 2001: Metropolitan Member Agencies Join in "Preferential Rights" Suit Brought by San Diego County Water Authority against Metropolitan and Los Angeles San Diego Water Authority v. Metropolitan Water District Case No. 320217, filed july 20, 2001(San Fransisco Superior Court).
July 2001: Water Agencies Apply to California Public Utilities Commission for Exemption from Rolling Power Blackouts
July 2001: State Legislative Proposal Seeks Regional Equity for Metropolitan Water District's Reserve Dollars
July 2001: Water Agencies Apply to California Public Utilities Commission for Exemption from Rolling Power Blackouts
June 2001: Arizona: The 2001 Arizona Legislature Deals with Navigable Waters; Colorado River "Surplus"
June 2001: Metropolitan Water District Provides $45 Million in Proposition 13 Funds for Conjunctive Use Water Storage Projects in Southern California
May 2001: Federal Court Denies Metropolitan's Motion to Dismiss Suit Regarding Leakage from Aqueduct Tunnel Pacific Soboba Band of Mission Indians V. Metropolitan Water District Of Southern California, Et Al. ___F.Supp.2d___,Case No.Cv 00-04208-Gaf,(S. D. Cal. March 26, 2001).
May 2001: Metropolitan Water District's First Market Search Yields Conceptual Approval of Two Transfer and Storage Agreements
May 2001: Federal Court Denies Metropolitan's Motion to Dismiss Suit Regarding Leakage From Aqueduct Tunnel Pacific Soboba Band of Mission Indians V. Metropolitan Water District Of Southern California, Et Al. ___F.Supp.2d___,Case No.Cv 00-04208-Gaf, (S. D. Cal. March 26, 2001)
February 2001: Regional: Bruce Babbitt Finalizes California's Colorado River Water Diet
February 2001: Bruce Babbitt Finalizes California's Colorado River Water Diet
February 2001: Metropolitan Water District Considers Definitive Terms of Agreement for the Cadiz Groundwater Storage Project
Middle Fork American River Project Authority
May 2006: Middle Fork Project Finance Authority Issued Bond for Middle Fork American River Project
Mission Springs Water District
November 2006: Fourth District Upholds Environmental Impact Report Permitting Mission Creek Well Project to Continue Sierra Club v. Mission Springs Water District, ___ Cal. App.4th___ E039194 (4th Dist. Sept. 21, 2006)
February 2005: Water Districts in the Coachella Valley Settle Lawsuit over Groundwater
Modesto Irrigation District
August 2007: Oakdale Irrigation District to Study Implications of Proposed Water Transfer with Modesto Irrigation District and San Francisco PUC
January 2007: Fifth Appellate District Reverses Denial of Motion to Tax $33,000 Cost Award for Preparation of CEQA Record Wagner Farms, Inc. v. Modesto Irrigation District, ___Cal. App. 4th____ F049966 (5th Dist. Dec. 6, 2006)
August 2006: Fifth District Court of Appeal Holds that Irrigation District May Charge Town for Costs of Treating Water Delivered under Ancient Contractual Obligation Turlock Irrigation District v. Zanker, ___Cal.App.4th ___ F047094 (5th Dist. June 26, 2006)
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District
January 2010: Fourth District Finds Local Agency Failed to Demonstrate Application of ‘Class 8’ CEQA Exemption to Passage of Air Pollution Offset Rule California Unions for Reliable Energy v. Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, 178 Cal.App.4th 1225 (4th Dist. 2009)
December 2009: California Appellate Court Invalidates Regional Air Quality District’s Rule Allowing Air Pollution Offset Credits California Unions for Reliable Energy v. Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, ___Cal.App.4th___ E046687 (4th Dist. Oct. 30, 2009)
Mojave Water Agency
November 2009: San Joaquin Valley Farm to Sell Water Rights to Southern California Buyers for Purposes Other Than Farming
February 2004: Mojave Water Agency and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Agree to Exchange State Water Project Supplies
August/September 2003: Riverside County Superior Court Orders Rampdown to 70 Percent Production under Mojave River Adjudication. City of Barstow, et al. v. City of Adelanto, et al. Case No. 208568, Riverside Superior Court (June 2003).
June 2003: Arizona Legislature Agrees to Forego Colorado River Surplus Entitlement in Exchange for Shortage Indemnity by Metropolitan Water District
April 2003: Mojave Water Agency Approves Water Banking Plan to Curtail Groundwater Overdraft
December 2002: San Bernardino County Adopts Groundwater Management Ordinance pertaining to County's Unincorporated, Unadjudicated Desert Region
Mokelumne River Water and Power Authority
July 2007: Recent Events Spark Optimism for Water Agencies with Interests in the Mokelumne River
May 2007: State Water Resources Control Board Cancels 17-Year-Old Application for Mokelumne River Water
Moneerey Peninsula Water Management District
August 2005: Potential Takeover of CAL-AM by Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Goes to Voters
December 2002: Monterey Voters Give Two-Thirds Approval to Disband Monterey Peninsula Water Management District; District Moves Forward with Draft Groundwater Regulation Ordinance
Montecito Water District
January 2005: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Issues Record of Decision on Cachuma Project
May 2004: Court Rejects Mitigated Negative Declaration, Requires EIR to Be Prepared for Reservoir Cover Based on Flooding and Potentially Significant Aesthetic Impacts Ocean View Estates Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Montecito Water District 116 Cal.App.4th 396 (2nd Dist. 2004).
Monterey County Department of Health
August 2009: Supreme Court Concludes County Is Immune from Suit for Alleged Failure to Ensure Residents Are Notified about Water Contamination Guzman v. County of Monterey, ___Cal.4th___ S157793 (Cal. June 22, 2009)
Monterey County Water Resources Agency
June 2010: Monterey County Approves Regional Desalination Plant, Awaits Final Decision By Public Utilities Commission
April 2006: The Seaside Basin Case: Adjudication Grows Up
March 2006: Monterey County Superior Court Imposes Pumping Restrictions in the Seaside Basin California American Water v. City of Seaside M66343 (Monterey Co. Super. Ct. Jan. 12, 2006)
December 2004: Code of Civil Procedure § 473(b) Fails to Relieve Water Agency’s Failure, Through Its Attorney’s “Inexcusable Neglect,” to Timely Request a CEQA Hearing Nacimiento Regional Water Management Advisory Committee v. Monterey County Water Resources Agency, ___Cal.App.4th___ A104687 (1st Dist. Sept. 29, 2004)
June 2003: Proposition 218 Vote in Salinas Valley Reveals Widespread Support for Project to Control Seawater Intrusion and Enhance Water Supply
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
June 2010: Sixth District Holds Adjudicated ‘Physical Solutions’ Limit a Local Agency’s Authority to Require Environmental Review of Water Usage California American Water v. City of Seaside, 183 Cal. App.4th 471 (6th Dist. 2010)
November 2007: Monterey Peninsula Water Suppliers Reach Accord with Wildlife Agencies on Groundwater Injection
August 2006: Sixth District Court of Appeal Holds that Approval of a Proposed Water Credit Transfer Violated CEQA Save Our Carmel River v. Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, ___Cal.App.4th____ H029242 (6th Dist. June 23, 2006)
April 2006: The Seaside Basin Case: Adjudication Grows Up
March 2006: Monterey County Superior Court Imposes Pumping Restrictions in the Seaside Basin California American Water v. City of Seaside M66343 (Monterey Co. Super. Ct. Jan. 12, 2006)
April 2005: Twin Lawsuits Challenge CEQA Compliance for Water Credit Transfers on Monterey Peninsula Save Our Carmel River et al. v. Monterey Peninsula Water Management District et al., Case No. M72061 (Monterey Co. Sup. Ct. Oct. 24, 2004 ); Save Our Carmel River et al. v. Monterey Peninsula Water Management District et al. M72877 (Monterey Co. Sup. Ct. Jan. 6, 2005)
Municipal Water District of Orange County
February 2001: California: New Lawsuit in State Court Filed against Cal-Fed
Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
October 2008: First District Court Upholds County Order to Remove Recreational Club’s Long-Standing Illegal Structures Golden Gate Water Ski Club v. County of Contra Costa 165 Cal.App.4th 249 (1st Dist. 2008)
June 2005: State Water Project Contractors File Suit against the Department of Water Resources Alleging Improper Billing Practices Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7 v. California Department of Water Resources 05AS61775, filed April 25, 2005 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.)
Natomas Water Company
October 2007: Water Deal with Natomas Corporation Key to City of Folsom’s Growth
February 2003: Sacramento Valley Farmers and Metropolitan Water District Agree to Option and Short-Term Water Transfer Agreements for 2003
October 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Numerous Orders Approving Temporary Water Transfers
June 2001: Transfer Deal Inked between Westlands, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 24 Sacramento Valley Contractors
Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission
March 2006: ‘Principal County’ LAFCO Had Exclusive Jurisdiction to Establish Sphere of Influence for a Multi-County District within the Boundaries of the Local LAFCO’s County Placer County Local Agency Formation Commission v. Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission 135 Cal.App.4th 793 (3rd Dist. 2006)
Newhall County Water District
May 2006: Environmental Groups Challenge Validity of Santa Clarita Valley Urban Water Management Plan California Water Impact Network v. Castaic Lake Water Agency

CIV239359, filed Feb. 27, 2006 (Ventura Co. Super. Ct.)

June 2005: Newhall County Water District Rescinds Last Year’s Resolution Rejecting Regional Water Supply Estimates
April 2005: Win Some. Lose Some. Will It Ever End? The War over Water Supply in the Santa Clarita Valley
January 2005: LAFCO Recommends Dissolution of Newhall County Water District in Draft Municipal Service Review
July 2004: Developer SunCal Northlake Sues Newhall County Water District for Adopting New, Conservative Estimates of the Water Available for Suburban Growth. LB/L SunCal Northlake LLC v. Newhall County Water District BS089750, filed April 27, 2004 (L.A. Super. Ct).
March 2004: Newhall County Water District Rejects Water Availability Estimates for Santa Clarita Valley.
June 2001: Two Bills Put Water Agencies at the Center of Planning Decisions and Challenges to Development
June 2001: Two Bills Put Water Agencies at the Center of Planning Decisions and Challenges to Development, Centering upon Whether there Are Adequate Water Supplies for Proposed Projects
Newport Beach Planning Commission
April 2007: Fourth District Upholds Trial Court Order Denying Petition for Writ of Mandate to Compel City of Newport Beach to Grant a Variance Ciraulo v. City of Newport Beach, ___Cal.App.4th ___ G034963 (4th Dist. Jan. 17, 2007)
Nipomo Community Services District
April 2006: Late-Filed Challenge to Increased Water Service Connection Fee Dismissed Citizens Against Unlawful Fees v. Nipomo Community Services District CV 050920, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court (Jan. 26 2006)
North Gualala Water Company
October 2006: Alice in Groundwater Land: Court Defines State Board ‘Subterranean Stream’ Jurisdiction
August 2006: First District Court Upholds State Board’s Test for Determining Its Jurisdiction over Groundwater North Gualala Water Co. v. State Water Resources Control Board 139 Cal.App.4th 1577 (1st Dist. 2006)
August 2006: News from the West
February 2005: Mendocino County Superior Court Upholds SWRCB Groundwater Calssification. North Gualala Water Company v. California State Water Resources Control Board, Case No. SCUKCVG 01861, Minute Order filed Nov. 8, 2004 (Mendocino County Superior Court).
North Kern Water District
August 2010: Kern River Water Districts Sue State Water Resources Control Board North Kern Water Storage District, et al. v. California State Water Resources Control Board S-1500-CV-270613, filed, June 2, 2010 (Sac. Super. Ct.)
April 2007: In a Modified Decision after Rehearing, Fifth District Court Restricts Forfeiture of Water North Kern Water Dist. v. Kern Delta Water Dist. 147 Cal.App.4th 555 (5th Dist. 2007)
February 2007: Fifth District Court Holds Water User May Forfeit Multiple Pre-1914 Rights by Bypassing the Same Physical Quantity of Water North Kern Water Dist. v. Kern Delta Water Dist., ___Cal.App.4th___ F047706 (5th Dist. Jan. 2, 2007)
North San Joaquin Water Conservation District
October 2008: Third District Court to Review Decision of Superior Court Upholding Water District’s Groundwater Charge under Proposition 218 Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Ass’n v. North San Joaquin Water Conservation District C059758 (3rd Dist. 2008)
Northern California Power Agency
January 2003: Federal Decisions: Federal Judge Determines Trinity River Environmental Impact Statement Failed to Analyze Sufficient Alternatives to Fishery Restoration Westlands Water Dist. et al. v. United States Dep’t of the
Oak Flat Water District
June 2005: State Water Project Contractors File Suit against the Department of Water Resources Alleging Improper Billing Practices Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7 v. California Department of Water Resources 05AS61775, filed April 25, 2005 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.)
Oakdale Irrigaiton District
March 2002: In Examining CEQA Challenge, Not All Parties to Water Transfer Agreement Are Indispensable under Joinder Statute Deltakeeper et al. v. Oakdale Irrigation District, et al 94 Cal.App.4th 1092 (3rd Dist. 2001)
Oakdale Irrigation District
March 2002: In Examining CEQA Challenge, Not All Parties to Water Transfer Agreement Are Indispensable under Joinder Statute Deltakeeper et al. v. Oakdale Irrigation District, et al 94 Cal.App.4th 1092 (3rd Dist. 2001)
Oakland Base Reuse Authority
December 2004: San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board Issues a Site Cleanup Order for the Former Oakland Army Base
Ocean Protection Council
December 2006: Federal Oceans Policy and Water Quality: An Oxymoron or a New Wave?
Office of Environmental Health Hazards Assessment
March 2009: California Court of Appeal Overrules Industry Challenge to Inclusion of Phthalate on Proposition 65 List of Chemicals Known to Cause Reproductive Toxicity Exxon Mobile Corporation v. California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, et al., ___Cal. App.4th___ B204987 (2nd Dist. Jan. 7, 2009)
April 2004: Perchlorate Remediation Continues Statewide as Purveyors Await “Public Health Goal”
Office of Planning and Research
June 2009: California Office of Planning and Research Submits Proposed CEQA Guidelines for GHG Emissions to State Resources Agency to Begin Rulemaking Process
March 2009: California Continues Efforts to Integrate Greenhouse Gas/Climate Change Analysis into the State’s Mini-NEPA
August 2008: Office of Planning and Research Publishes CEQA Technical Advisory for Climate Change Analysis
July 2008: Climate Change, NEPA, Mini-NEPA’s, and the California Environmental Quality Act—Works in Progress
October 2007: Budget Trailer Bill Creates Exception for Climate Change Analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act
January 2004: Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Announces Publication of Its 2003 Edition of General Plan Guidelines
Office of the Attorney General
March 2009: Attorney General Concludes Redevelopment Agency May Enter into Loan Agreement where Loan Recipient Is the Son of an Agency Board Member ___Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen.___ Opinion No. 07-807 (Jan.14, 2009)
January 2009: AG Opines on Legality of MOU Where a County Would Implement Land Use Standards in Exchange for City Support of Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan ___Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen.___ 07-506 (Nov. 13, 2008)
October 2008: California Attorney General Opines in Correspondence to Delta Vision Task Force on How to Reallocate California’s Water
November 2007: California Attorney General Jerry Brown’s Crusade against Global Climate Change
October 2007: Attorney General Opines that Grant of Conservation Easement Does Not Constitute a ‘Division’ of Land and Is Not Subject to Subdivision Map Act 07 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 801 (August 21, 2007)
May 2007: California AG Opines that Rule against Incompatible Offices Does Not Prevent Member Agency General Managers/Department Heads from Serving on Board of Water Authority ___ Op. Cal. Att’y Gen. ___ 2007 Cal. AG LEXIS 5, at *1 (2007)
May 2007: Third District Holds Attorney General Cannot Recover Attorneys’ Fees under the Private Attorney General Doctrine when Acting on Behalf of California People ex rel. Brown v. Tehama County Board of Supervisors 148 Cal.App.4th 790 (3rd Dist. 2007)
April 2007: California Attorney General Opines that Offices of Metropolitan Director and Water Replenishment District Director Are Incompatible ___Op. Cal. Att’y Gen.___ 2007 Cal. AG LEXIS 3 (Feb. 8, 2007)
May 2006: Attorney General Opines that Interim Grading Documents Submitted by Property Owners to Local Agencies Are Public Records
May 2006: California Court of Appeal Blasts Overly Broad ‘Bounty Hunter’ Lawsuit under Proposition 65 Consumer Defense Group v. Rental Housing Industry Members, ___Cal.App.4th___ G035101, G035154 (Cal.App. Mar. 24, 2006)
February 2006: Attorney General Opines that Electronic Posting of Meeting Agendas Authorized by Brown Act 147 04 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 1217 (December 20, 2005)
December 2005: California Attorney General Opines that Water Code Allows Agreements For Construction of Oversized Water Facilities 5 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen 307 (Oct. 12, 2005)
December 2005: Attorney General Opines that Electronic Parcel Boundary Map Data May Be Copied and Inspected by Public under California Public Records Act Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 04-1105 (October 3, 2005)
July 2005: Attorney General Opines that Cities May Decrease the Number of Future Low Income Housing Units if Funds Are Insufficient Ops.Cal.Atty. Gen. 03-104 (May 18, 2005)
July 2005: Attorney General Opines that No Conflict of Interest Exists in Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Financial Grant to State Employee Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 04-701 (May 10, 2004)
May 2005: Director of Nonprofit Trust May Participate in City Council Decision to Lease City-Owned Parcel to Business Owner Solicited by Trust Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen 04-502 (March 28, 2005)
December 2004: Attorney General Opines: Local Government May Adopt a Zoning Ordinance or Issue a Conditional Use Permit Limiting Use of a Parcel to a Senior Mobilehome Park Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen 07-704 (Oct. 20, 2004)
July 2003: Attorney General Opines: Two Parcels Separated by 700 Feet Were Legally Created under the Subdivision Map Act when Irrigation District Condemned the Land between Them 01 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 615 (May 15, 2003)
May 2003: Attorney General Opines Cities May Regulate Boarding House Uses in Low Density Residential Districts to Preserve the Residential Character of Neighborhoods. 01 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 402 (March 19, 2003).
January 2003: Attorney General Opines that a Person May Not Serve Concurrently as Director of the Round Valley County Water District and Director of the Covelo Community Services District
October 2002: Common Interest Development where Residents Own Separate Lots and an Undivided Interest in a Common Area Is a Planned Development 02 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen.407 (August 27,2002)
May 2002: City Staff Member Has a Conflict of Interest and May Not Participate in Negotiating a Development Agreement where Her Spouse is Employed by a Firm that Provides Outreach Services to the Developer 01 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen 601 (March 6, 2002)
Office of the State Legislative Analyst
April 2007: Legislative Analyst Recommends Delays In the Allocation of State Funds to Restore San Joaquin River
Olivenhain Municipal Water District
March 2009: Fourth District Finds Water District’s Contractual Agreement for Water to Landfill Was Part of the Overall Project and Approval Subject to CEQA Riverwatch v. Olivenhain Municipal Water District, ___Cal.App.4th___ D052237 (4th Dist. Jan. 9, 2009, modified Jan. 30, 2009)
Orange County Sanitation District
February 2008: Purified Wastewater Augments Orange County’s Diminishing Water Supplies
February 2005: President Bush Signs Budget Bill Appropriating Millions of Dollars for Orange County Water Projects.
January 2005: Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions
November 2004: Can Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System Provide a Model for the World?
December 2002: Legislation Requires Orange County Sanitation District Ocean Discharges to Meet Secondary Treatment Standards within Ten Years
Orange County Transportation Authority
June 2003: Competing Santa Ana River Proposals Divide Orange County Political Interests
Orange County Water District
December 2009: District Court Revisits the Statute of Limitation for Claims—Applies California Law as to Claims by the Orange County Water District In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Products Liability Litigation, ___F.Supp.2d___ 1358, Case No. M21.88 (S.D. N.Y. Nov. 16, 2009)
January 2009: State Water Resources Control Board Partially Grants Water Right Permit to Orange County Water District for Santa Ana River Water
February 2008: Purified Wastewater Augments Orange County’s Diminishing Water Supplies
February 2005: President Bush Signs Budget Bill Appropriating Millions of Dollars for Orange County Water Projects.
November 2004: Yorba Linda Water District Sues Orange County Water District under 34-Year Old Water Supply Contract Yorba Linda Water Dist. v. Orange Co. Water Dist., cross-complaint 04CC09152 (Orange Co. Super. Ct.)
November 2004: Can Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System Provide a Model for the World?
1 December 2003: State Authorizes Ambitious Orange County Water District Plan to Use Recycled Water for Groundwater Recharge.
August/September 2003: California’s Metropolitan Water District Plans Underground Water Storage in Chino Basin and Orange County
June 2003: Competing Santa Ana River Proposals Divide Orange County Political Interests
January 2002: Department of Water Resources Grant Helps Fund Long-term Water Storage in Southern California
January 2001: Update on Declaration of Fully Appropriated Stream Status of Santa Ana River
Orosi Public Utility District
December 2008: Fifth District Court Reaffirms Attorney’s Fee Recovery for Violation of Brown Act and Public Records Act Galbiso v. Orosi Public Utility District, ___Cal.App.4th___ F053236 (5th Dist. Oct. 23, 2008)
Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District
February 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Order Approving Transfer of Water to CALFED's Environmental Water Account
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
December 2004: Erin Brokovich Revisited: PG&E Proposes New Solution for Cleaning Up Hinkley’s Groundwater.
Pajaro Sunny Mesa Community Services District
April 2008: Water Users Attempt to Expand Sixth District’s 2007 Holding that Groundwater Augmentation Fees Are Subject to Proposition 218 Pajaro Sunny Mesa Community Services District v. Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency CV 159508, County of Santa Cruz Superior Court, filed Feb. 20, 2008
Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
April 2008: Water Users Attempt to Expand Sixth District’s 2007 Holding that Groundwater Augmentation Fees Are Subject to Proposition 218 Pajaro Sunny Mesa Community Services District v. Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency CV 159508, County of Santa Cruz Superior Court, filed Feb. 20, 2008
July 2007: Sixth District Holds that Groundwater Augmentation Charges Are Subject to Proposition 218 Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency v. Amrhein 150 Cal.App.4th 1364 (6th Dist. 2007)
Palmdale Water District
July 2010: Superior Court Upholds City of Palmdale’s Decision to Provide Recycled Water Service within Palmdale Water District’s Service Area Palmdale Water District v. City of Palmdale BC 420492, (L.A. Super Ct)
November 2009: FEMA Sued in Federal District Court for Issuance of Flood Insurance Constituting a Violation of the Endangered Species Act WildEarth Guardians v. Federal Emergency Management Administration 01-0079-MCA/RLP (D. N.M. 2009)
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant
June 2005: Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board Directs Nitrate Cleanup
Palo Verde Irrigation District
December 2002: California's Colorado River Entitlement and the IID/San Diego Transfer: A Cliffhanger to End All Cliffhangers
December 2001: CALIFORNIA: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enters into Two Agreements Furthering California's Colorado River "4.4 Plan"
Pauma Water Company
November 2002: California State Water Resources Control Board to Adopt Decision on Groundwater Classification in the Pauma and Pala Basins of the San Luis Rey River
Pelger Mutual Water Company
February 2003: Sacramento Valley Farmers and Metropolitan Water District Agree to Option and Short-Term Water Transfer Agreements for 2003
Placer County Local Agency Formation Commission
March 2006: ‘Principal County’ LAFCO Had Exclusive Jurisdiction to Establish Sphere of Influence for a Multi-County District within the Boundaries of the Local LAFCO’s County Placer County Local Agency Formation Commission v. Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission 135 Cal.App.4th 793 (3rd Dist. 2006)
Placer County Water Agency
November 2007: The American River Flows Once More in Its Natural Course in Placer County
May 2006: Middle Fork Project Finance Authority Issued Bond for Middle Fork American River Project
March 2006: Placer County and Placer County Water Agency Agree to Formation of Joint Powers Agency to Manage Middle Fork Project
October 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Numerous Orders Approving Temporary Water Transfers
Pleasant Grove/Verona Mutual Water Company
February 2003: Sacramento Valley Farmers and Metropolitan Water District Agree to Option and Short-Term Water Transfer Agreements for 2003
June 2001: Transfer Deal Inked between Westlands, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 24 Sacramento Valley Contractors
Pleasant Hill Redevelopment Agency
January 2006: First District Revisits Prevailing Wage Law in Connection with Redevelopment Agency’s Reimbursement of Land Acquisition Costs to Developer Greystone Homes, Inc. v. Chuck Cake, Unpub. Op. A107763 and A107769 (1st Dist. Nov. 22, 2005)
Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
June 2005: State Water Project Contractors File Suit against the Department of Water Resources Alleging Improper Billing Practices Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7 v. California Department of Water Resources 05AS61775, filed April 25, 2005 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.)
Port of Redwood City
April 2005: Ninth Circuit Affirms Judgment against Port in Negligence Per Se Claim Related to Environmental Cleanup The Port of Redwood City v. Gibson Envtl. Inc., ___F.3d___ 03-15662 (9th Cir. CFeb. 25, 2005)
Princeton-Codoro-Glenn Irrigation District
June 2001: Transfer Deal Inked between Westlands, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 24 Sacramento Valley Contractors
Provident Irrigation District
June 2001: Transfer Deal Inked between Westlands, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 24 Sacramento Valley Contractors
Public Utilities Commission
June 2010: Monterey County Approves Regional Desalination Plant, Awaits Final Decision By Public Utilities Commission
June 2010: California Public Utilities Commission Stays Rules for Transferable Renewable Energy Credits
April 2006: The Seaside Basin Case: Adjudication Grows Up
November 2005: California Public Utilities Commission Audit Concludes San Gabriel Valley Water Company Owes Ratepayers over $27 Million
June 2005: Cal-Am Asks PUC to Limit Intervenors in Rate Request to Pay for Desalinization Project &65279;Cal. P.U.C. Proceeding A05-02-012, filed Feb. 16, 2005
April 2005: Win Some. Lose Some. Will It Ever End? The War over Water Supply in the Santa Clarita Valley
August 2004: Not Swayed by “Range of Alternatives—Inclusion of Alternatives” Arguments Attacking Environmental Impact Report, Court Upholds Condominium Project Mira Mar Mobile Community v. City of Oceanside 119 Cal.App.4th 477 (4th Dist. 2004)
June 2004: Federal and State Legislative Proposals Introduced to Support Desalination.
June 2004: Public  Utilities Comission Condemns Water Rights Lease Made Without Permission; Utility May Lose Water Rights as Result In the Matter of the Application of Southern California Water Company, [U133-W] Decision 04-03-039 (March 16, 2004).
February 2004: California Supreme Court Finds Prosecutors May Pursue a Civil Enforcement Action Against A Public Utility While An Investigation by the Public Utilities Commission Is Ongoing People ex rel. Orloff v. Pacific Bell 31 Cal.4th 1132 (2003).
December 2003: California Court of Appeal Rules Department of Water Resources Must Make a Determination that Its Revenue Requirements Are Just and Reasonable Pacific Gas & Electric Company v. California Department of Water Resources 112 Cal.App.4th 477 (3rd Dist. 2003).
February 2003: In Wake of German Corporation's Purchase of U.S. Water Company, Small California Communities Seek to Control Local Supplies
October 2002: Your Worst Nightmare: Providing Safe Drinking Water from a Superfund Site
May 2002: The Assault on Our Science-based System of Delivering Safe Drinking Water by Steven A. Amerikaner and Steven L. Hoch with the California law firm of Hatch & Parent
May 2002: California Public Utilities Commission Affirms September 20, 2001 Date for Suspension of Direct Access Agreements
March 2002: Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Pacific Gas & Electric's Request for Board Preemtion of State Laws and Regulations In Re Pacific Gas and Electric Company Case No. 01-30923DM (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2002)
March 2002: California Supreme Court Decision and Water Agreement Affect San Gabriel Basin Cleanup Measures Hartwell Corporation et al. v. Superior Court of Ventura County ___Cal4th___, Case No. S082782 (Cal. Feb. 2, 2002)
July 2001: Water Agencies Apply to California Public Utilities Commission for Exemption from Rolling Power Blackouts
July 2001: Water Agencies Apply to California Public Utilities Commission for Exemption from Rolling Power Blackouts
January 2001: Sacramento County Superior Court to Reconsider Ruling on Validity of Water Rates and Connection Fees Building Industry Association of Superior California v. Florin Resource Conservation District Case No.00CS00375 (Sac. Co. Superior Court Dec. 5, 2000)
Ramirez Water District
June 2005: The Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord: From Controversy to Consensus
Rancho California Water District
October 2009: District Court Rules in Favor of Eastern Municipal Water District and Rancho California Water District in Suit Involving the Santa Margarita River Watershed U.S., et al. v. Eastern Municipal Water District, ___F. Supp.2d___ CV 04-8182 CBM (Aug. 4, 2009) (E.D. Cal. Aug. 4, 2009)
February 2007: Temecula-Area Groundwater Basin to be Administered Jointly by Rancho California Water District and Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Reclamation District 1004
June 2001: Transfer Deal Inked between Westlands, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 24 Sacramento Valley Contractors
Reclamation District 784
May 2005: Reclamation Board Permitting Raises Questions Regarding Authority to Influence Land Use through Encroachment Permitting
April 2005: Reclamation Board Permitting Raises Questions Regarding Authority to Influence Land Use through Encroachment Permitting
Reclamation District No. 108
February 2003: Sacramento Valley Farmers and Metropolitan Water District Agree to Option and Short-Term Water Transfer Agreements for 2003
June 2001: Transfer Deal Inked between Westlands, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and 24 Sacramento Valley Contractors
Reclamation District No. 800
October 2006: First District Court Holds that ‘Garden Variety’ Inadequate Maintenance Cannot Support a Claim for Inverse Condemnation against a Flood Control Agency Tilton v. Reclamation District No. 800, ___Cal. App.4th___ A112185 (1st Dist. Aug. 15, 2006)
Redevelopment Agency of Chula Vista
March 2002: Fourth District Finds Redevelopment Agency's Acquisition of Private Property through Eminent Domain Proper Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista v. Rados Brothers ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. D037231(4th Dist. Dec. 15, 2001).
Redevelopment Agency of Hawaiian Gardens
January 2008: Second District Court Finds Request for Relocation Assistance Benefits from Redevelopment Agency Untimely Bi-Rite Meat & Provisions Co. v. Redevelopment Agency of the City of Hawaiian Gardens ___Cal.App.4th___ (2nd Dist. Oct. 24, 2007)
Redevelopment Agency of San Diego
December 2007: Regional Water Quality Control Boards Consider Discharge Waivers in Wake of Wildfires
November 2007: Fourth District Court Finds in Favor of Redevelopment Agency—Rejects Challenge to ‘Taking’ of Business Properties Where Right to Challenge Was Waived Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego v. Mesdaq ___Cal.App.4th___ (4th Dist. Aug. 31, 2007)
November 2003: Redevelopment Agency May Seek Order Compelling Party to Remove Environmental Contamination within a Project Area to Establish Standing under Polanco Redevelopment Act Redevelopment Agency of San Diego v. San Diego Gas & Electric Co. 111 Cal.App.4th 912 (4th Dist. 2003).
Redevelopment Agency of Stockton
January 2008: California High Court Holds Government Claim Filing Requirements Apply to Developer’s Breach of Contract Claim against City City of Stockton, et al. v. California Superior Court, ___Cal.4th___ S139237 (Cal. Dec. 3, 2007)
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach
January 2008: Second District Court Remands Award of Attorneys’ Fees to Condemnees in Redevelopment Agency Eminent Domain Suit Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach v. Morales, ___Cal.App.4th___ BC 326364 (2nd Dist. Nov. 28, 2007)
Redevolpment Agency of California City
February 2007: Fifth Circuit Court Finds Community Redevelopment Law’s ‘Irregular Form and Shape’ Provision Applies to the Lot Itself and Not to Any Access Issues Neilson v. City of California City, ___Cal.App.4th___ F049143 (5th Dist. Jan 9, 2007)
Regional Water Quality Control Board
April 2008: California Water Boards Reissue Draft Strategic Plan Update 2008-2012
March 2008: District Court Upholds Removal of Suit under Energy Policy Act Despite Plaintiffs’ Claim that Pleading Reference to MTBE Was Merely a ‘Time- Marker’ Bonds v. Nicoletti Oil, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___ CV-F-07-1600 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 30, 2008)
March 2008: Please Show Us the Way: Stormwater Regulation—The California Experience
December 2006: California Water Resources Control Board Issues Proposed Rule Concerning Grants of Stay of the Effect of a Regional Water Quality Control Board
October 2004: Governor’s Performance Review Panel Recommends Elimination of SWRCB, Division of Water Rights, and Regional Water Quality Control Boards
September 2004: CALIFORNIA: Enforcement of Water Quality Regulation and Penalties
December 2003: Governor Davis Approves Bill Granting Regional Water Quality Control Boards Veto Power over Approval of Timber Harvesting Plans.
December 2003: Governor Davis Approves Bill Granting Regional Water Quality Control Boards Veto Power over Approval of Timber Harvesting Plans
May 2003: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Rescinds Dairy Runoff Waiver
February 2003: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Withdrawal of the Final July 2002 TMDL Rule
November 2002: Governor Approves AB 3000, Increasing Fees for Waste Dischargers and Adding Water Quality Criterion to Fee Calculation.
March 2002: San Diego Stormwater Permit Challenged in Superior Court. Building Industry Association of San Diego et al. v. State Water Resources Control Board, et al. Case No. 780263 (San Diego Superior Court)
March 2002: CALIFORNIA: Clean Water Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
January 2002: Clean Water Act Update: An Old Dog With New Tricks by Paeter E. Garcia, Esq. with the Los Angeles law firm of Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish, LLP
June 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Names Celeste Cantu as Executive Director
February 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Proposes Standardized Enforcement Policy for All Nine Regional Boards
February 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Proposes Standardized Enforcement Policy for All Nine Regional Boards
January 2001: California: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Revised Statewide Enforcement Proposal to Standardize an Increasing Number of Enforcement Actions
Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Valley
August 2010: District Court Dismisses CERCLA and Common Law Claims against Dry Cleaning Equipment Manufacturer Due to Manufacturer’s Lack of Control over Discharge Team Enterprises, LLC v. W. Investment Real Estate Trust, ___F.Supp.2d___ CV F 08-0872 (E.D. Cal. June 11, 2010)
January 2010: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Issues Large Fine in Case of Agricultural Erosion
November 2009: Central Valley Regional Water Board Rescinds Former Policy Regarding Salinity in Wastewater Discharges—More Stringent Rule Likely
October 2009: State Water Resources Control Board Holds Public Workshop to Develop a Strategy to Protect Beneficial Uses of Groundwater in the Central Valley
March 2009: Central Valley Regional Board Proposes to Fine Small Mutual Water Company $3.9 Million in Mandatory Minimum Penalties
November 2008: Regional Water Quality Control Board Pressures Bureau of Reclamation to Address Salinity in the San Joaquin River
August 2008: State Water Resources Control Board and Two Regional Water Quality Control Boards Release Strategic Workplan for Delta Estuary
June 2008: Ninth Circuit Applies Supreme Court Decision in Atlantic Research, Reverses Itself in Pinal Creek, Allows Cost Recovery Claims Under CERCLA Section 107(a) Kotrous v. Goss-Jewett Company, ___F.3d___ 06-15162, 06-16019 (9th Cir. April 17, 2008)
May 2008: Central Valley Regional Board Proposes $216,000 Penalty against City of Turlock for Sewage Discharge Violations California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region, Administrative Civil Liability Complaint R5-2008-0512
April 2008: Lawsuit Filed Alleging End-Run of Clean Water Act NPDES Requirements for Central Valley Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations San Francisco Baykeeper, et al. v. Regional Water Quality Control Bard, Central Valley Region 34-2008-00003603-CU-WM-GDS, Sacramento County Superior Court, filed Feb. 15,2008
November 2007: Central Valley Irrigated Lands Program Update
August 2007: Environmental Groups Sue Central Valley Regional Board Water Quality Control Board over Waivers for Agricultural Discharges California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board—Central Valley, filed June 15, 2007, Sacramento Superior Court
June 2007: South Delta Salinity Standards Prompt Financial Contributions for the Development of the Central Valley Salinity Management Plan
March 2007: Tribe Liability for Effluent Limitations at Casino Wastewater Control Facility Reduced Due to Regional Board Errors in Effluent Calculations
October 2006: Sacramento Airport Faces $2.3 Million Fix for Wetlands/Endangered Species Oversight U.S. v. County of Sacramento 2:06-CV-00908 GEB-GGH, (E.D. Cal.. 2006)
August 2006: Addressing Water Quality in the Agricultural Central Valley: Region 5 Water Quality Control Board Renews Irrigated Lands Program
June 2006: California Agricultural Water Quality Regulatory Update: Waiver Programs and Increasing Fees
June 2006: District Court In California Confirms the Difficulty in Obtaining Preliminary Injunctions in Environmental Cleanup Cases Redevelopment Agency v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Ry., ___F.Supp.2d___ Case No. 05-2087 (E.D. Cal. April 11, 2006)
February 2006: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Addresses Rising Salinity Levels in California’s Central Valley Water Supplies
February 2006: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Extends Conditional Waiver Program for Runoff from Irrigated Lands
June 2005: Superior Court Upholds Central Valley Regional Board’s Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge for Agriculture DeltaKeeper v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board for the Central Valley, 04CS00235
May 2005: Water Quality in California’s Central Valley: Seeking an Enforcement Policy for the Future
March 2005: Stockton Fish Kill Solution Blames Everybody, Pleases Nobody
December 2004: First District Affirms Mandatory Minimum Penalty of $243,000 for Violations of Wastewater Discharge Permit by the City of Brentwood City of Brentwood v. Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, ___Cal.App.4th___ A102819 (1st Dist. Oct. 27, 2004)
July 2004: Court of Appeal Finds Lodi’s Municipal Environmental Ordinance Is Preempted by California Statute. City of Lodi v. Randtron 118 Cal. App. 4th 337 (2004).
June 2004: California Court of Appeal Finds State Statue Preempts Municipal  Authority Over Cleanup of State-Listed Sites City of Lodi v. Randtron, ___Cal.App.4th___ C037445, C038921 (Cal.App. 3rd Dist. May 5, 2004).
March 2004: California Regional Water Quality Control Boards Adopt New Waivers for Nonpoint Source Discharges
February 2004: State Water Resources Control Board Holds Workshop to Consider Draft Order Regarding Agricultural Runoff Rules
1 December 2003: State Water Resources Control Board Stays Requirement for Agricultural Coalitions to File Membership Documents under Agricultural Discharge Waiver. (SWRCB Order WQO 2003-0016, October 28, 2003.)
October 2003: Agricultural and Environmental Interests File Petition for Review of Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Irrigated Lands SWRCB/OCC File No. A-1586 and A-1586(a) through A-1586(f)).
July 2003: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Draft Order Denying Petition to Revise the Declaration of Fully Appropriated Streams for the Lower American River
June 2003: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Reconsiders Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Irrigated Lands
May 2003: State of California Settles Lawsuit with American States Water Company Regarding Contamination Emanating from Property Owned by Aerojet American States Water Company, et al. v. State of California, et al. Case No. 99AS05947 (Sacramento Superior Court).
January 2003: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Adopts Conditional Two-Year Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Agricultural Return Flows
November 2002: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Order on City of Vacaville's Petition for Review of Waste Discharge Requirements.
October 2002: Continuing Litigation and Administrative Processes Regarding Central Valley RWQCB’S Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Agricultural Return Flows Waterkeepers Northern California, et al. v. CVRWQCB, Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 02CS00289. Regional Water Quality Control Board
Regional Water Quality Control Board - Lahontan
February 2006: Lahontan RWQCB Proposes $700,000 Penalty against Two Lake Tahoe Landowners and Their Contractor for Sewage Spill
October 2005: Judge orders Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to Restore Section of the Lower Owens River Sierra Club et al. v. City of Los Angeles SICVCV-01-29768 (Inyo Co. Super. Ct. July 25, 2005)
June 2005: Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board Directs Nitrate Cleanup
March 2005: Environmental Agencies and Trout Unlimited Petition the California SWRCB Regarding Failure to Issue a NPDES Permit for Rotenone Use
December 2004: Erin Brokovich Revisited: PG&E Proposes New Solution for Cleaning Up Hinkley’s Groundwater.
October 2004: Ninth Circuit Permits Squaw Valley Development to Proceed with Civil Rights Claims against Employees of the Regional Water Quality Control Board Squaw Valley Development Company, et al. v. Goldberg, et al. 375 F.3d 936 (9th Cir. 2004).
March 2002: Attorney General Sues Squaw Valley Ski Corporation Alleging Unfair Business Practices Relating to Environmental Issues
Regional Water Quality Control Board - Los Angeles
July 2009: Regional Water Board Incorporates Multi-Party Compromise into Sweeping New Storm Water Permit for Ventura County
June 2009: Second District Holds Courts Have Statutory Discretion in Determining Remedy for Inadequate Alternatives Analysis in Documents Prepared as Substitute EIRs City of Bellflower v. State Water Resources Control Board, ___Cal.App.4th___ B202660 (2nd Dist. April 3, 2009)
October 2008: State Board Freezes Enrollment in Statewide General Storm Water NPDES Permits for Construction and Industrial Projects Following Writ in City of Arcadia Case
February 2007: Wastewater Collection Systems in Los Angeles County to Fund Environmentally Beneficial Projects in Satisfaction of Liability for Unauthorized Overflows
December 2006: California Court of Appeal Rules Los Angeles Regional Board’s MS4 Permit Is Not Subject to California Environmental Quality Act County of Los Angeles v. State Water Resources Control Bd. 143 Cal.App.4th 985 (Cal. App. 2nd Dist.2006)
February 2006: Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Denying Recovery of Cleanup Costs under CERCLA for Failure to Substantially Comply with the National Contingency Plan Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. County of Los Angles et al., ___F.3d___ 04-55024 (9th Cir. Jan. 12, 2006)
November 2005: California Supreme Court Offers New Hope for Those Seeking to Trigger Coverage on Cleanup Costs Ordered by an Administrative Agency Powerline Oil Company v. Superior Court of Los Angeles 37 Cal.4th 377 (Cal. Aug. 29, 2005)
July 2005: Court Rules Commission Must Consider whether State Is Required to Pay for Stormwater NPDES Compliance Costs County of Los Angeles v. State of California BS089769 (Los Angeles Cty. Superior Ct. 2005)
May 2005: California Supreme Court Rules that Regional Boards May Not Consider Economic Factors to Justify Imposing Pollutant Restrictions that Are Less Stringent than Federal Standards City of Burbank v. State Water Resources Control Board, ___Cal.4th___ BS060957 (April 4, 2005)
September 2004: Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions
December 2003: Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Issues Administrative Complaint against Sony Pictures for Violation of Water Code § 13376
November 2003: California Court of Appeal Decides Regional Boards Need Not Consider Economic Burdens when Determining Permit Effluent Limitations City of Burbank v. California State Water Resources Control Bd. ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. B150912; City of Los Angeles v. State Water Resources Control Bd., Case Nos. B151175, B152562, consolidated (2nd Dist. Aug. 18, 2003).
June 2003: In a Case of First Impression, California Court of Appeal Holds One-Year Statute of Limitation Applies to Action to Recover Penalties under Proposition 65 Shamsian v. Atlantic Richfield Company ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. B157698 (2nd Dist. April 10, 2003).
April 2003: Los Angeles Regional Board Issues Update on Perchlorate in Region's Groundwater
April 2003: Los Angeles County Sanitation District and City of Santa Clarita Ban Future Installation of Residential Water Softeners
November 2002: State Water Resources Control Board Adopts New Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load for Los Angeles Coastal Beaches
August 2002: Los Angeles RWQCB Proposes Draft Santa Monica Bay Beaches "Wet" Weather Bacteria TMDL
May 2002: Clean Water Act Enforcement Complaints Filed: City of Los Angeles Challenges "Trash Total Maximum Daily Loads"; Environmental Groups Seek Compliance with NPDES Permits at Camp Pendleton
April 2001: California: Cities Sue Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Over Trash Total Maximum Daily Loads for Los Angeles River Watershed Cities of Arcadia,Artesia,et al.v.California Regional Water Quality Control Board,Los Angeles Region Case Nos.A-1280,A-1280(a),and A-280(b) (Los Angeles County Superior Court).
April 2001: Cities Sue Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board over Trash Total Maximum Daily Loads for Los Angeles River Watershed Cities of Arcadia,Artesia,et al.v.California Regional Water Quality Control Board,Los Angeles Region Case Nos.A-1280,A-1280(a),and A-280(b)(Los Angeles County Superior Court).
Regional Water Quality Control Board - North Coast
August 2005: State Water Resources Control Board Orders Enrollment of Timber Harvest Plans under General Water Discharge Requirements Order Vacated In the Matter of the Petition of Humboldt Watershed Council, et al. SWRCB Order WQ 2005-0009, June 16, 2005
July 2005: North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Files Administrative Civil Liability Complaint against Georgia-Pacific Corporation Fort Bragg Lumber Mill
June 2005: California Proposes Total Maximum Daily Load for Temperature on Salmon River
August 2004: California Supreme Court Grants Review of Case Upholding Water Board Authority to Regulate Effects of Timber Harvesting Pacific Lumber Co. v. California State Water Resources Control Board, 116 Cal.App.4th 1232 (2004),Rev. Granted, Cal Supreme Ct. S124464 (June 16, 2004)
August 2004: California Supreme Court to Review Two Decisions Regarding Inter-Agency Jurisdiction over Timber Harvesting Operations Congregation Etz Chaim v. City of Los Angeles, ___F.3d___ 02-56487 (9th Cir. June 16, 2004)
November 2003: Water and Wine: Regulation of Vineyard and Winery Development and Operation in California’s North Coast Counties
January 2002: State Water Resources Control Board Requires Water Quality Monitoring of Logging in the "Hole in the Headwaters"; Is It Expanding Its Jurisdiction over Lands with Timber Harvesting Plans?
Regional Water Quality Control Board - San Diego
March 2008: Fourth District Court Removes Procedural Hurdle to Water Quality Litigation Schutte & Koerting, Inc. v. California Regional Water Quality Control Bd., San Diego Region, ___Cal.App.4th___ D048830 (4th App. Dist. Jan. 16, 2008)
March 2007: Fourth-Term San Diego County MS4 Permit Adopted by RWQCB
January 2007: California Court of Appeal Determines that Best Management Practices May Be Used Instead of Numerical Limits for Storm Water Discharges Divers’ Environmental Conservation Organization v. State Water Resources Control Board, ___Cal. App.4th___ DO46112 (4th Dist. Nov. 28, 2006)
November 2005: California Supreme Court Addresses Landfill Liability for Water Quality Impacts: If No Damage Award, then No Indemnity County of San Diego v. Ace Property & Casualty Insurance Co., ___Cal.4th___ S114778 (Cal. Aug. 29, 2005)
November 2005: California Supreme Court Offers New Hope for Those Seeking to Trigger Coverage on Cleanup Costs Ordered by an Administrative Agency Powerline Oil Company v. Superior Court of Los Angeles 37 Cal.4th 377 (Cal. Aug. 29, 2005)
January 2005: Fourth District Upholds San Diego RWQCB Permit Aimed at Reducing Runoff from Municipal Storm Sewers Building Industry Association of San Diego County v. State Water Resources Control Board, ___Cal.App.4th___ D042385 (4th Dist. Dec. 7, 2004)
January 2005: Fourth District Holds that Courts Cannot Review SWRCB’s Decision to Decline Review of Regional Board Orders Johnson v. State Water Resources Control Board, ___Cal.App.4th___ D043278, (4th Dist. Oct. 7, 2004)
January 2002: State Water Resources Control Board Upholds Strict Regulations on Storm-Water Runoff
July 2001: Organizations Appeal San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board's Adoption of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Urban Runoff
Regional Water Quality Control Board-Central Coast
July 2010: Faced with ‘Contradictory’ Allegations, District Court Dismisses ExxonMobil’s Contractual Indemnity Claims against Petroleum Sales and Distribution Facility ExxonMobil Oil Corp. v. Nicoletti Oil, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___ 109-cv-01498 (E.D. Cal. May 18, 2010)
December 2009: First District Underscores the Need to Evaluate Project Impacts on Wetlands, Riparian Habitats, and Other Resources under CEQA Citizens of Civic Accountability v. Town of Danville, unpublished op. A 121899 (1st Dist. 2009)
December 2009: News from the West
February 2008: Sixth District Court Upholds State Water Resources Control Board’s Issuance of NPDES Permit for Cooling Water Intake Structure Voices of the Wetlands v. California State Water Resources Control Board, 157 Cal.App.4th 1268 (6th Dist. 2007)
July 2007: State Water Resources Control Board Dismisses Petitions for Review of Central Valley Agricultural Waiver
June 2006: Superior Court Judge Strikes Down Los Osos Initiative Related to Siting of Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Facilities Taxpayers Watch v. Los Osos Community Services District CV 05-1012 (San Luis Obispo Co. Superior Ct. April 3, 2006)
April 2004: Los Osos Community Services District Files Suit for Adjudication of Rights to Los Osos Groundwater Basin
Regional Water Quality Control Board-Los Angeles
March 2007: Boeing Files Lawsuit to Challenge Limitations on Discharges from Its Santa Susana Field Laboratory
June 2006: California Agricultural Water Quality Regulatory Update: Waiver Programs and Increasing Fees
October 2004: City of Los Angeles Settles a Six-Year Sewage Spill Suit Los Angeles Region v. City of Los Angeles; Santa Monica Baykeeper, et al. v. City of Los Angeles CV 98-09039 RSWL and CV 01-00191 RSWL
March 2002: Los Angeles Regional Board Adopts "Dry Weather" TMDL for Santa Monica Bay Beaches
Regional Water Quality Control Board-San Francisco Bay Region
August 2010: Sixth District Finds Property Owner Strictly Liable for Chemical Spill and Negligent for Failing to Immediately Report Discharge TWC Storage, LLC v. California State Water Resources Control Board 185 Cal.App.4th 291 (6th Dist. 2010), modified June 29, 2010
January 2010: San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board Issues Draft Final Assessment Tool for Closure of Low-Threat Chlorinated Solvent Sites
August 2008: State Water Resources Control Board and Two Regional Water Quality Control Boards Release Strategic Workplan for Delta Estuary
April 2008: San Francisco Regional Water Board Adopts Mass-Based Limits for PCBs
February 2007: State Water Resources Control Board Considers Policies Regarding Mercury Abatement and Methylmercury Objectives
January 2006: California District Court Dismisses Developer’s Claims Challenging State Agency Cleanup of Landfill Gas at Former Air Force Base Shea Homes Limited Partnership v. United States, ___F.Supp.2d___ C04 – 0092 TEH (N.D. Cal. Nov. 10, 2005)
December 2004: San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board Issues a Site Cleanup Order for the Former Oakland Army Base
August 2004: California Regional Water Quality Control Board San Francisco Bay Region Proposes Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan
February 2004: Expansion of Water Recycling Program Did Not Require a Supplemental EIR under CEQA Santa Teresa Citizen Action Group v. City of San Jose ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. H024841 (6th Dist. Dec. 18, 2003).
Regional Water Quality Control Board-Santa Ana Region
May 2008: Due Process Violations Allegation Bring State Water Resources Control Board Proceeding to a Standstill Goodrich Corporation v. California State Water Resources Control Board, et al. BS 110390 (Consolidated with Case Nos. BS 110390 and BS 110391, Los Angeles Superior Court
December 2007: Regional Water Quality Control Boards Consider Discharge Waivers in Wake of Wildfires
April 2006: Fourth District Rules in Favor of RWQCB in Challenge to NPDES Permit for Municipal Storm Water City of Rancho Cucamonga v. Regional Water Quality Control Board, ____ Cal.App.4th. ____ D043877, (4th Dist. Jan. 26, 2006)
March 2006: Court of Appeal Upholds Validity of Inland Empire Clean Water Act MS4 Permit City of Rancho Cucamonga v. Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region, ___Cal.App.4th___ E037079 (4th Dist. Jan. 26, 2006)
June 2005: Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Authorizes Recycled Water Recharge for Chino Groundwater Basin
Resources Agency
August 2010: Vermont Enacts Renewable Energy Law
December 2009: Legislation Creates Stormwater Reuse Framework for California
October 2009: Residential Graywater: A New Water Source in California
June 2009: Environmental Groups Sue State Challenging CEQA Compliance for Drought Water Bank
June 2009: California Office of Planning and Research Submits Proposed CEQA Guidelines for GHG Emissions to State Resources Agency to Begin Rulemaking Process
June 2008: Land use legislation
April 2008: aaa aaa aaa
June 2007: Salton Sea Restoration: New Proposed Draft Design and Legislative First Steps
January 2007: Salton Sea Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report: Battle to Save the Salton Sea
December 2006: Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Program Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report Released for Public Review and Comment
July 2004: Resources Agency Issues Proposed CEQA Guideline Amendments.
July 2003: Director of the California Department of Conservation Lacked Standing to Petition for Writ of Mandate against Lead Agency California Department of Conservation v. El Dorado County ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. C039428 (3rd Dist. May 9, 2003)
May 2003: Court Finds CalFed Programmatic Environmental Impact Report and Record of Decision Are Adequate for CEQA Purposes Bay-Delta Programmatic Environmental Impact Report Coordinated Proceedings Case No. JC 4152 (Superior Court, County of Sacramento March 28, 2003).
February 2003: Oral Argument on California Environmental Quality Act Challenge to CalFed EIR Concludes Sacramento Superior Court Consolidated Case No. 4152
December 2002: Court of Appeal: Third District Court of Appeal Invalidates Portions of CEQA Guidelines Communities for a Better Environment et al. v. California Resources Agency ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. C038844 (3rd Dist. Oct. 28, 2002).
November 2002: Governor Davis Signs Bill to Create California Bay-Delta Authority
July 2001: Governor Davis Appoints Michael Spear to Head Resources Agency's Land Conservation and Stewardship Program
January 2001: Government Appeals Federal Court Invalidation of Sacramento Splittail Listing San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Anne Badgley, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___, CV-F-5658OWW (E.D.Cal. June 23, 2000).
January 2001: Federal: Government Appeals Federal Court Invalidation of Sacramento Splittail Listing San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Anne Badgley, et al ___F.Supp.2d___, CV-F-99-5658OWW (E. D. Cal. June 23, 2000)
Rialto Utility Authority
April 2005: District Court in California Finds that Corporations Dissolved Prior to the Enactment of CERCLA Are Not Subject to Causes of Action under CERCLA City of Rialto v. U.S. Department of Defense, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___ EDCV 04-00079-VAP(SSx), consolidated with EDCV 04-759 VAP (C.D. Cal. Feb. 3, 2005)
Richvale Irrigation District
June 2008: Environmental Group Challenges Crop Idling Water Transfer Program as Potentially Harmful to Fish Habitat and Water Quality in the Delta Butte Environmental Council v. Richvale Irrigation District 143130, filed April 23, 2008, (Butte County Superior Court)
February 2003: Sacramento Valley Farmers and Metropolitan Water District Agree to Option and Short-Term Water Transfer Agreements for 2003
Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District
October 2004: Suit to Invalidate County Ordinance Setting Water Transportation Rate Charges Dismissed—Is Not a Capacity Charge Defined by Government Code Section 66013 Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District v. San Diego County Water Authority, ___Cal.App.4th___ DO42529 (4th Dist. Aug. 17, 2004)
July 2003: San Diego Superior Court Upholds San Diego County Water Authority's Water Transportation Rate Methodology Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District, et al. v. San Diego County Water Authority Case No. GIC 798230 (San Diego Superior Court April 24, 2003).
Riverside County Local Agency Formation Commission
January 2009: AG Opines on Legality of MOU Where a County Would Implement Land Use Standards in Exchange for City Support of Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan ___Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen.___ 07-506 (Nov. 13, 2008)
Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District
July 2009: California Supreme Court Determines that Mere Acquisition of Lands By Park District Does Not Constitute an ‘Actual Dedication’ Gerard Ste. Marie v. Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District, ___Cal.4th___ S-159319 (Cal. May 14, 2009)
January 2008: Fourth District Court Finds Real Property Acquired by Regional Park District ‘Actually Dedicated’ for Park Purposes by Operation of Law When Acquired Ste. Marie v. Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District 156 Cal.App.4th 1148 (4th Dist. 2007)
Riviera West Mutual Water Company
March 2009: Central Valley Regional Board Proposes to Fine Small Mutual Water Company $3.9 Million in Mandatory Minimum Penalties
Round Valley County Water District
January 2003: Attorney General Opines that a Person May Not Serve Concurrently as Director of the Round Valley County Water District and Director of the Covelo Community Services District
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
March 2009: Tackling Climate Change: Taking A Regional Perspective
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
May 2009: Sacramento Citizens’ Group Files Lawsuit Challenging Natomas Levee Project
May 2009: Sacramento Citizens’ Group Files Lawsuit Challenging Natomas Levee Project
March 2008: Conservation Groups Contemplate Purchase of a Yolo County Ranch for Habitat Conservation and Flood Protection
November 2007: U.S. Army Corps Agrees to Exempt Central Valley Levees from Vegetation Removal Standards
June 2007: Sacramento Voters Approve Flood Protection Assessment
January 2002: Bills to Raise Folsom Dam for Flood Control Protection Introduced in Congress
Sacramento County Water Agency
June 2005: Sacramento County Rewarded for Comprehensive Water Supply Planning for Future Growth Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth v. City of Rancho Cordova
December 2004: Sacramento County Water Authority Secures Water to Supply Growth through its Water Transfer Agreement with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District
July 2004: Freeport Regional Water Authority Certifies Environmental Impact Report for Freeport Regional Water Project.
July 2003: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Draft Order Denying Petition to Revise the Declaration of Fully Appropriated Streams for the Lower American River
October 2001: Sacramento County Files Lawsuit Against Florin Resources Conservation District Sacramento County Water Agency v. Florin Resource Conservation Dist. Case No. 01-AS05044, filed Aug. 29, 2001 (Sacramento County Superior Court).
Sacramento Groundwater Authority
February 2004: Sacramento Groundwater Authority Adopts Groundwater Management Plan
Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission
July 2008: Sacramento Superior Court Grants Peremptory Challenge Finding Parties Timely Filed Challenge under Code of Civil Procedure Section 170.6 Environmental Council of Sacramento v. Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission 07CS01411 (Sacramento County Superior Ct. May 7, 2008)
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
December 2004: Sacramento County Water Authority Secures Water to Supply Growth through its Water Transfer Agreement with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District
January 2003: Federal Decisions: Federal Judge Determines Trinity River Environmental Impact Statement Failed to Analyze Sufficient Alternatives to Fishery Restoration Westlands Water Dist. et al. v. United States Dep’t of the
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
February 2008: Sacramento Superior Court Invalidates EIR for Expansion of Sacramento Area Wastewater Treatment Plant Contra Costa Water District v. Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District, 05CS00908 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct. Nov. 28, 2007)
Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
December 2009: It’s Not Just about Water, and It’s Not Just about the Delta: Land Use Regulation and the New Water Bills
Salton Sea Authority
December 2005: Salton Sea Authority Considers Development Plan for Restoration of the Sea
December 2004: Department of Water Resources to Consider Competing Plans for Restoring Salton Sea
June 2004: Salton Sea Authority Endorses $730 Million Plan to Restore the Salton Sea by Dividing It in Two.
May 2003: Salton Sea Authority Endorses Restoration Plan
February 2003: Imperial Irrigation District Sues Department of Interior Officials over Reduction in Colorado River Water Allocation Imperial Irrigation District v. United States, Gale Norton, et al Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal)
January 2003: Rice Farmers Offer to Fallow Land for Water Transfer to Southern California
August 2002: The Salton Sea: A Resource at Risk
June 2001: California/Regional: Salton Sea Gets Pilot Restoration Program
San Benito Water District
October 2003: Ninth Circuit Holds that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Should Deliver Central Valley Project Water According to Water Rights Set by California Law Westlands Water District., et al. v. United States, et al. 337 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2003).
San Bernadino County Association of Governments
August 2009: Different Attitudes, Divergent Results: Potential Regional Variations in Implementation of California’s Senate Bill 375
San Bernardino Associated Governments SANBAG
August 2009: Different Attitudes, Divergent Results: Potential Regional Variations in Implementation of California’s Senate Bill 375
March 2006: Fourth District Rules CEQA Does Not Apply to County Decision to Place Local Sales Tax Measure Promulgated by Local Transportation Authority on Ballot San Bernardino Associated Governments v. Superior Court of San Bernardino County (Sierra Club), ___Cal.App.4th___ E037468 (4th Dist. Jan. 23, 2006)
San Bernardino Local Agency Formation Commission
June 2006: Environmental Group Files CEQA Lawsuit Challenging LAFCO’s Elimination of Water Conservation District’s Sphere of Influence Center for Biological Diversity v. San Bernardino Local Agency Formation Commission SCVSS136990, filed April 19, 2006 (San Bernardino County Superior Court)
San Bernardino Redevelopment Agency
November 2002: Agency Decision Not to Conduct Further Environmental Review of Redevelopment Plan Component Does Not Require Public Notice under CEQA Cumming v. City of San Bernardino Redevelopment Agency ___Cal.App.4th____ Case No. EO30566 (4th Dist. Aug. 9, 2002).
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
December 2009: State Board Preliminarily Issues New Water Rights in the San Bernardino Mountains
May 2001: Metropolitan Water District's First Market Search Yields Conceptual Approval of Two Transfer and Storage Agreements
San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District
July 2009: Second District Holds Repeal of Water Code Provisions for Consolidation Did Not Eliminate Mechanism for Consolidation under Cortese-Knox LAFCO Act San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation Dist. v. San Bernardino Local Agency Formation Commission 173 Cal.App.4th 190 (2nd Dist. 2009)
June 2006: Environmental Group Files CEQA Lawsuit Challenging LAFCO’s Elimination of Water Conservation District’s Sphere of Influence Center for Biological Diversity v. San Bernardino Local Agency Formation Commission SCVSS136990, filed April 19, 2006 (San Bernardino County Superior Court)
San Diego Air Pollution Control District
January 2005: Court-Issued Writ Commanding Agency to Account for “All” Sources of Pollution Is Limited to Sources Identified in EIR Riverwatch v. County of San Diego D042430 (4th Dist. Oct. 25, 2004)
San Diego County Water Authority
August 2010: San Diego County Water Authority Files Lawsuit against Metropolitan Water District Alleging Illegal Water Rates
February 2010: Colorado River ‘Quantification Settlement Agreement’ Invalidated as Unconstitutional
July 2009: The All-American Canal Lining Project Draws to a Close
April 2008: Superior Court Dismisses Court Challenge of Quantification Settlement Agreement Quantification Settlement Agreement Coordinated Special Proceeding JC4353, Sacramento Superior Court
April 2008: Three of California’s Largest Water Agencies Join National ‘Dream Team’ Formed to Address Climate Change Issues
December 2007: The QSA Cases Finally Take the Stage in the Next Act of Southern California’s Fight over Colorado River Water Quantification Settlement Agreement Coordinated Special Proceeding JC 4353. Sacramento County Superior Court
August 2007: Appellate Victory a Step Forward for the Quantification Settlement Agreement As Imperial County Petitions for Rehearing County of Imperial v. Superior Court of Sacramento County, et al. 152 Cal.App.4th 13 (3rd Dist. 2007)
January 2006: San Diego County Water Authority Adopts Urban Water Management Plan Implementing $3.1 Billion Capital Improvement Program
January 2006: Imperial Irrigation District Announces Intent to Halt New Water Tranfers
October 2005: Mexicali Farmers Sue to Stop Lining of All-American Canal Consejo de Desarrollo Economico de Mexicali, A.C. v. United States of America, et al. CV-S-05-0870-KJD-PAL, filed July 19, 2005 (D. Nev.)
July 2005: Nine Lawsuits Plague Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement
October 2004: Suit to Invalidate County Ordinance Setting Water Transportation Rate Charges Dismissed—Is Not a Capacity Charge Defined by Government Code Section 66013 Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District v. San Diego County Water Authority, ___Cal.App.4th___ DO42529 (4th Dist. Aug. 17, 2004)
August 2004: San Diego County Water Authority Approves $2 Billion Plan to Break Its Dependence on Metropolitan Water District
May 2004: Court of Appeal Upholds Metropolitan Water District’s Interpretation of 1931 Water Allocation Formula San Diego County Water Authority, et al. v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, et al. ___Cal.App.4th___, 11 Cal. Rptr.3d 446 (1st Dist.2004).

April 2004: San Diego County Water Authority Challenges Metropolitan Water District’s Interpretation of a 1931 Water Rights Formula San Diego Co. Water Auth., et al. v. Metro. Water Dist. of So. Cal., et al. Case No. AO 98526 (Cal. App. 1st. Dist)
March 2004: California: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
February 2004: Imperial Irrigation District Implements Emergency Fallowing Program Making Water Available for Transfer to San Diego
December 2003: The Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement—Wrapping Up the Deal
December 2003: Will Morgan v. Imperial Irrigation District Unravel the Quantification Settlement Agreement? Morgan v. Imperial Irrigation District; Michael W. Morgan et al. v. Imperial Irrigation District Case No. L-01510, filed July 18, 2003 (Imperial County Superior Court); Case No. ECU 01646, filed Nov. 3, 2003 (Imperial County Superior Court)
November 2003: California Agreement on Colorado River Water Transfer Signed at Last
October 2003: California Parties Once Again Close to Agreement on Colorado River Water Transfer
August/September 2003: The Battle Over California’s IID-to-San Diego Water Transfer Heats Up on a Number of Fronts 2
July 2003: San Diego Superior Court Upholds San Diego County Water Authority's Water Transportation Rate Methodology Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District, et al. v. San Diego County Water Authority Case No. GIC 798230 (San Diego Superior Court April 24, 2003).
June 2003: Federal Court Remands Determination of IID's Reasonable and Beneficial Water Use to U.S. Department of Interior Imperial Irrigation District v. Norton, et al. ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal.)
May 2003: Federal Court Enjoins U.S. Interior Department from Cutting California's Imperial Irrigation District's Colorado River Water Imperial Irrigation District v. United States, Gale Norton, et al. Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal).
May 2003: Salton Sea Authority Endorses Restoration Plan
April 2003: The Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement on the Brink - A View from San Diego
April 2003: Negotiators Agree to Terms of Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement, but Final Agreement Is Not Yet Certain
February 2003: Imperial Irrigation District Sues Department of Interior Officials over Reduction in Colorado River Water Allocation Imperial Irrigation District v. United States, Gale Norton, et al Case No. 03CV0069W (JFS), filed Jan. 10, 2003 (S.D. Cal)
January 2003: Rice Farmers Offer to Fallow Land for Water Transfer to Southern California
December 2002: California's Colorado River Entitlement and the IID/San Diego Transfer: A Cliffhanger to End All Cliffhangers
December 2002: Imperial Irrigation District Water Transfer Scheduled to Be Finalized before December 31, 2002 Deadline
October 2001: Metropolitan Member Agencies Join in "Preferential Rights" Suit Brought by San Diego County Water Authority against Metropolitan and Los Angeles San Diego Water Authority v. Metropolitan Water District Case No. 320217, filed july 20, 2001(San Fransisco Superior Court).
July 2001: State Legislative Proposal Seeks Regional Equity for Metropolitan Water District's Reserve Dollars
San Diego Gas and Electric Company
November 2003: Redevelopment Agency May Seek Order Compelling Party to Remove Environmental Contamination within a Project Area to Establish Standing under Polanco Redevelopment Act Redevelopment Agency of San Diego v. San Diego Gas & Electric Co. 111 Cal.App.4th 912 (4th Dist. 2003).
December 2001: CALIFORNIA: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enters into Two Agreements Furthering California's Colorado River "4.4 Plan"
San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board
May 2005: Fourth District Court of Appeal Finds Action for Partial Condemnation for Loss of Use of Land May Co-Exist with Claim for Severance Damages San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board v. RV Communities, ___Cal.App.4th___ D042545 (4th Dist. March 29, 2005)
San Diego Redevelopment Agency
January 2006: Brown Act’s Pending Litigation Exception Does Not Authorize Non-Party Agency to Meet in Closed Session with Legal Counsel Shapiro v. Board of Directors of the Centre City Development Corporation, et al., ___Cal.App.4th.___ D045506 (4th Dist. Nov. 22, 2005)
January 2006: Fourth District Holds Project Specific EIR Not Required where Master EIR Provides Adequate Environmental Review of Project’s Impacts Citizens for Responsible Equitable Environmental Development v. City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency, et al., ___Cal.App.4th___ D045274 (4th Dist. Nov. 30, 2005)
San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District
July 2010: The San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District Adopts Stringent CEQA Thresholds of Significance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
July 2004: First District Court Finds CEQA Is Not Implicated in Issuance of Federal Power Plant Permit. City of Morgan Hill v. Bay Area Air Quality Management Dist., ___Cal.App.4th___ A102518 (1st Dist. May 14, 2004 ).
San Francisco Bay Delta Conservation and Development Commission
March 2010: A Brave New World for Land Use Regulation in the Delta and along the San Francisco Bay Shoreline
San Francisco Public Utility Commission
June 2009: Northern California Water Districts Respond to Supply Reductions and Infrastructure Needs via Mandatory Conservation Measures and Rate Increases
April 2008: Three of California’s Largest Water Agencies Join National ‘Dream Team’ Formed to Address Climate Change Issues
August 2007: Oakdale Irrigation District to Study Implications of Proposed Water Transfer with Modesto Irrigation District and San Francisco PUC
October 2005: Achieving Reliability and Sustainability in Water Supply Planning
February 2005: San Francisco and Daly City Reach Landmark Agreement for Cooperative Use of Groundwater and Hetch Hetchy Water.
November 2004: Study by Environmental Defense Revitalizes Debate over O’Shaughnessy Dam and Restoration of Hetch Hetchy Valley
San Francisco Rent Stabilization Board
April 2003: Costa Hawkins Act Preempts Local Agency Regulation of the Amount of Rent Charged for Vacant Replacement Units Bullard v. San Francisco Rent Stabilization Bd. 106 Cal.App.4th 488 (1st Dist. 2003).
San Francisco Rent Stablization Board
July 2002: Court of Appeal: Costa-Hawkins Act Inapplicable where San Francisco Rent Board Finds Landlord and Temporary Unit Occupant Formed New Lease by Conduct Cobb v. City and County of San Francisco Rent Stabilization Board 98 Cal.App.4th 345 (1st Dist. 2002)
San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority
October 2002: Your Worst Nightmare: Providing Safe Drinking Water from a Superfund Site
San Gabriel Valley Water Company
November 2005: California Public Utilities Commission Audit Concludes San Gabriel Valley Water Company Owes Ratepayers over $27 Million
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
November 2009: Two California Air Districts Publish Guidance to Help Evaluate the Impacts of Land Use Projects on Climate Change under CEQA
May 2009: Ninth Circuit Finds EPA’s Approval of Local Air District’s Particulate Pollutant Control Program Comports with Clean Air Act Requirements Latino Issues Forum, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., ___F.3d___ 06-71907 (9th Cir. March 5, 2009)
January 2009: Fifth District Court Concludes that Air Pollution Control District Failed to Adequately Assess Impacts of Dairy Emissions Rule on Public Health Association of Irritated Residents v. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, ___Cal. App.4th___ F053956 (5th Dist. Nov. 19, 2008)
August 2006: District Court Holds Private Plaintiffs Can File Citizen Suit under the Clean Air Act without Exhausting State Administrative Remedies Association of Irritated Residents v. C & R Vanderham Diary, ___F.Supp.2d___ F 05-1593 AWI SMS (E.D. Cal. Jun. 16, 2006)
October 2005: Ninth Circuit Refuses to Overturn EPA’s Approval of California’s Central Valley Air Attainment Plan for Fine Particles—A 2010 Attainment Deadline Stays in Place Association of Irritated Residents v. U.S. EPA, ___F.3d 04-72650, 04-27236 (9th Cir. Sept.6, 2005)
July 2003: New Air Quality Plans Could Complicate Efforts to Control Water Discharge at Construction Sites
San Jose Redevelopment Agency
July 2005: Sixth District Court Upholds City of San Jose’s Redevelopment Plan Justified by Findings of Blight Evans v. City of San Jose, et al. 128 Cal.App.4th 1123, (6th Dist. 2005)
October 2003: Contractual Right to Negotiate a Disposition and Development Agreement Does Not Give Rise to a Property Interest that Is Subject to the Power of Eminent Domain San Jose Parking Inc. v. Superior Court ___Cal.App. 4th___, Case No. H024871 (6th Dist. July 29, 2003).
San Luis
June 2003: Trinity Management Council Foregoes "Pulse Flow" Water Releases into the Trinity River, in Favor or Summer Limited Releases
San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority
January 2010: Opposition to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s ‘2-Gates Project’ Ramps Up
August 2009: Water Users File Suit over New Salmon Biological Opinion Adding Further Uncertainty to California’s Water Supply
February 2007: Lawsuit Filed over Contra Costa Water District’s Plan to Divert Water from a New Delta Intake Location San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority v. Contra Costa Water District 06CS01778 (Sacramento Super. Ct., filed Dec. 15, 2006)
April 2006: District Court Temporarily Halts Intertie Project to Link Delta Canals Planning and Conservation League v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation C 05-3527 CW (N.D. Cal. Feb. 15, 2006)
August/September 2003: Ninth Circuit Issues Memorandum of Decision— District Court Judge Responds Regarding Department of Interior Discretion to Determine Purposes for CVPIA Water Releases Bay Institute of San Francisco v. United States Case No. 02-16041, unpublished memorandum of decision (9th Cir. June 3, 2003).
San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
March 2004: San Luis Obispo County Approves Environmental Impact Report for Nacimiento Water Project
San Luis Obispo County Rent Review Board
November 2007: Ninth Circuit Holds Landlords Must Seek State Compensation for Lost Rents Before Challenging Rent Control Ordinances in Federal Court Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. v. County of San Luis Obispo, ___F.3d___ 05-55406 (9th Cir. Sept. 17, 2007)
Santa Ana
July 2003: Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Investigates Use of Perchlorate at Former General Dynamics Facility in Rialto
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
April 2003: State of California Raises Fees to Administer Water Bond Funds; Local Agencies Affected
Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
October 2008: California Supreme Court Provides Significant New Guidance Regarding Adequacy of Local Benefit Assessments Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association v. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority 44 Cal.4th 431 (2008)
October 2005: Sixth District Upholds Santa Clara County’s Post-Proposition 218 Open-Space Assessment District Silicon Valley Taxpayers Assn., Inc. v. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority 130 Cal.App.4th 1295 (6th Dist. 2005)
Santa Clara Valley Water District
June 2009: Northern California Water Districts Respond to Supply Reductions and Infrastructure Needs via Mandatory Conservation Measures and Rate Increases
May 2009: News from the West
January 2007: Santa Clara Valley Water District Conducts Study to Determine whether Recycled Water Damages Redwood Trees
June 2005: State Water Project Contractors File Suit against the Department of Water Resources Alleging Improper Billing Practices Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7 v. California Department of Water Resources 05AS61775, filed April 25, 2005 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.)
Santa Clarita Water District
October 2004: Second District Permits Castaic Lake Water Agency to Enter the Retail Water Market in the Santa Clarita Valley Klajic v. Castaic Lake Water Agency 121 Cal.App.4th 5 (2nd Dist. 2004)
June 2001: Two Bills Put Water Agencies at the Center of Planning Decisions and Challenges to Development
June 2001: Two Bills Put Water Agencies at the Center of Planning Decisions and Challenges to Development, Centering upon Whether there Are Adequate Water Supplies for Proposed Projects
Santa Cruz Flood Control and Water Conservation District
August 2002: State and County Governments Held Liable in Inverse Condemnation for Negligent Maintenance of the Pajaro River Levee and Negligent Construction of Highway 1 Arreola v. Monterey County, ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. H02133 (6th Dist. June 25, 2002). 2002).