Welcome to CEQA News You Can Use, a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource to your real-time business decisions. That said, it is not and cannot be construed to be legal advice. Enjoy! Legislative update on … Continue Reading »
On June 19, 2020, Judge William Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado entered an administrative stay of the recently issued Clean Water Act (“CWA”) rule that reduces the ambit of waters within the jurisdictional reach of the federal government. The impact of the stay is that it preserves the status quo in Colorado for … Continue Reading »
On June 1, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized a new rule implementing the Clean Water Act’s (“CWA”) Section 401. Under Section 401, no federal permit or license can be issued that may result in a discharge to waters of the United States unless the authorized tribe or state certifies that the discharge is … Continue Reading »
Here’s a case to watch for any business engaged in activities that have the potential to spark a wildfire—the California Supreme Court is now considering whether corporations can be held liable to pay the costs of investigating and fighting certain human-caused fires. Law360 (May 20, 2020) Temperatures are rising, and wildfire season has already begun … Continue Reading »
The U.S. Supreme Court issued on April 23, 2020 a significant and controversial Clean Water Act (“CWA”) decision in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et al. As summarized previously, the issue presented was whether the County of Maui (“County”) requires a CWA discharge permit to dispose of wastewater through groundwater discharge wells where … Continue Reading »
WHO The new regulation applies to California’s largest urban retail water suppliers — those with more than 3,000 connections or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually. In total, these systems service 90% of California’s population. WHAT On April 21, 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted a regulation that requires California’s … Continue Reading »
Welcome to CEQA News You Can Use, a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource to your real-time business decisions. That said, it is not and cannot be construed to be legal advice. Enjoy! “CEQA … Continue Reading »
While the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to the preparation and adoption of Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs), it does apply to projects to implement actions taken pursuant to GSPs. Jena Shoaf Acos, Elisabeth Esposito, Christopher Guillen and Ryan Waterman
Originally posted to the Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck website on March 19, 2020. Updated as of March 27, 2020. Gov. Newsom Issues Stay-At-Home Order Exempting Critical Infrastructure Workers In an unprecedented move to protect the health and well-being of all Californians, Gov. Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 on March 19, 2020, ordering Californians to stay home except … Continue Reading »
On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued another executive order designed to further relax Brown Act meeting requirements to implement social distancing in response to COVID-19. Among other changes, Executive Order N-29-20 suspends the requirement that local agencies must provide a location for members of the public to comment in-person. Local agencies must still enable … Continue Reading »
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