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This article written by Amy Steinfeld was originally published by the Cannabis Industry Journal on December 17, 2018. A clean, reliable water supply lies at the heart of every successful cannabis farm. It’s no surprise that the stakes for finding land with ideal growing conditions, including adequate water, are high. But new buyers (and lessees) … Continue Reading »
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Seven Steps To Avoid the Green Rush Blues: Investigate Water Supplies Before Planting Cannabis
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Women are Leaders in California’s Water Industry
This article was originally published in the Nov. 9 issue of Pacific Coast Business Times. On Nov. 1-2, we convened the second California H2O Women Conference — a meeting of 150 of California’s top women in the water industry at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara. The women-only conference brought together leading professionals representing all sectors of the … Continue Reading »
Upcoming Speaking Engagements and Events – November and December, 2018
On Nov. 1-2, 2018, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck will host the 2018 California H2O Women Conference in Santa Barbara. On Nov. 8, Bradley Herrema will be speakign on California Water Supply – 2018 Update at the California State Club Association’s Legislative Update and Networking Summit in San Francisco. On Nov. 27-30, ACWA will be hosting its 2018 Fall Conference & Exhibition in San Diego. On Dec. 5, the Water Education Foundation will be hosting a workshop titled Water Year 2019: Feast or Famine in Irvine focusing on the ability to predict winter precipitation. On Dec. 11, the Water, Energy, Public Lands & Natural Resources Policy Committee of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of commerce will be hosting its first meeting.
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Anticipating Top Water Leaders at the 2018 California H2O Women Conference
We are a few weeks away from the 2018 California H2O Women Conference and honored to be showcasing so many leading women professionals, their work and their contributions to advance the water industry. We are also especially honored that Brenda Burman, the first woman to head the Bureau of Reclamation, is our keynote speaker. Commissioner … Continue Reading »
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California’s Moon Shot—Carbon Neutral by 2045
“. . . we’re launching our own damn satellite.” [1] By now you may have heard that Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed The 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018 (SB 100) into law and issued Executive Order B-55-18 to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (“Executive Order”). Taken together, both SB 100 and the Executive Order set California—the world’s … Continue Reading »
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An Assessment of SGMA for Municipal Water Suppliers
On September 14, Russell McGlothlin presented to the California League of Cities at the 2018 Annual Conference. His paper An Assessment of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act for Municipal Water Suppliers can be read in full below. The paper outlines: SGMA’s essential provisions Key issues to resolve for successful implementation including the potential division of available water … Continue Reading »
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Understanding Your Club’s Water Supply
This article written by Bradley Herrema was originally published in the Summer 2018 issue of the National Club Association‘s Club Director. Click through to read the full article » Author: Bradley Herrema
Upcoming Speaking Engagements – July and August, 2018
On July 18, Amy Steinfeld will be speaking on Deeper Dive Into Cadiz Water Project Legal Challenges: Overcoming Federal and State Agency Roadblocks and Legal Hurdles at the States’ Rights and the Control of Groundwater Conference in Albuquerque, NM. On August 23, Chris Frahm will be moderating a panel on Property Right or Human Right at the Urban Water Institute’s 25th Annual Water Conference in San Diego.
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What the Water Conservation Bills Mean for California’s Water Suppliers: Reporting and Increased Data Collection as a Way of Life
With the ink dry from Gov. Brown’s signature on AB 1668 (Friedman) and SB 606 (Hertzberg), Californians now have a clearer picture of what it looks like to make water conservation a way of life. This legislation has its roots in Gov. Brown’s Executive Order B‐37‐16 and Cal EPA’s Water Action Plan, both of which … Continue Reading »
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Don’t be left high & dry — consider water supplies before buying property
This article written by Amy Steinfeld and Bradley Herrema was originally published on June 20, 2018 by the First Tuesday Journal. It’s not uncommon for a water lawyer to receive a panicked call from a new property owner after discovering they have insufficient water to support their proposed use of the property… Read the Full Text … Continue Reading »
