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This article was written by Beth Collins, Kimberly Leefatt and Christopher Guillen and originally published by the Pacific Coast Business Times, Vol. 20 No. 5 on April 18, 2019. Coastal property owners beware — local jurisdictions are adding regulations to address the effects of sea … Continue Reading »
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Water Policy in CA: Six Key Takeaways from the State Water Board’s New Cannabis Cultivation Policy
This article was written by Amy Steinfeld and originally published by the Cannabis Industry Journal on April 16, 2019. Cannabis is the most highly regulated crop in California, and the state just added another layer of regulation. This article breaks down the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) recently updated Cannabis Cultivation Policy – Principles and Guidelines … Continue Reading »
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Sorting Through the Weeds: Legal Cannabis Ushers in a New Era of Water Regulation in California
This article breaks down California’s complex new Cannabis Cultivation Policy into bite-size pieces. It was written by Amy Steinfeld and originally published by The Water Report on March 15, 2019, Issue #181. No other crop in California is as highly regulated as cannabis. Obtaining a cannabis cultivation license is a herculean task that requires compliance with … Continue Reading »
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Changes Coming to California Water Rights Enforcement – Are You in Compliance?
As in years past, Brownstein’s California Water Group is pleased to provide you with our California Water Rights: Compliance Checklist for 2019. This checklist provides a summary of state water right reporting requirements and applicable deadlines for water users in California. It is important to meet the required reporting deadlines to maintain and protect your … Continue Reading »
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CEQA News You Can Use – Vol. 4, Issue 1 – January 2019
Welcome to CEQA News You Can Use, a quarterly publication of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Natural Resources lawyers. This publication is intended to provide quick, useful bites of CEQA news that we hope can be a resource for your real-time business decisions. That said, it is not and cannot be construed to be legal … Continue Reading »
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Seven Steps To Avoid the Green Rush Blues: Investigate Water Supplies Before Planting Cannabis
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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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 »
