Water is simple. Water issues are complex. To provide more clarity, we asked our attorneys who are committed to the water sector to identify the pivotal issues they’re watching now and for the year ahead. Their perspectives...more
5/20/2025
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Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Construction Contracts ,
Environmental Policies ,
Infrastructure ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Tariffs ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water ,
Water Quality ,
Water Supplies
On August 6, 2024, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the direct potable reuse (DPR) regulations that were previously adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) on December 19, 2023....more
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are at the top of every environmental regulator’s list in 2024 and already this year the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken key steps toward regulating...more
6/13/2024
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Contamination ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
PFAS ,
Public Health ,
RCRA ,
Superfund ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Water
Water Agencies Beware Before Proceeding with Forced Municipalization -
California’s state water system serves roughly 40 million people and irrigates nearly 10 million acres of farmland. The 2023 water year was ranked as...more
5/24/2024
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Condemnation ,
Construction Contracts ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Municipalities ,
New Regulations ,
PFAS ,
Public Contracts ,
Public Entities ,
State Water Boards ,
Storm Water ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water ,
Water Quality ,
Water Supplies
With a wide patchwork of water systems servicing residents across California, there have been ongoing efforts by the Legislature to encourage the consolidation of smaller water systems to take advantage of scale economies and...more
With a wide patchwork of water systems servicing residents across California, there have been ongoing efforts by the Legislature to encourage the consolidation of smaller water systems to take advantage of scale economies and...more
3/5/2021
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Drinking Water ,
Industry Consolidation ,
State Water Boards ,
State Water Project ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water ,
Water Control Board ,
Water Management ,
Water Supplies ,
Webinars
On October 13, 2020, President Trump issued the Executive Order (EO) on Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure. The goal of the EO is to streamline the management of federal water policy and...more
10/19/2020
/ Desalination ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Flood Control ,
Groundwater Management Plan ,
Hydropower ,
Infrastructure ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Trump Administration ,
Wastewater ,
Water ,
Water Quality
Governor Gavin Newsom recently released the final version of the Water Resilience Portfolio, which identifies 142 specific state actions to be taken in order to help build a climate-resilient water system for California in...more
The California State Water Resources Control Board (“State Water Board”) recently issued a draft Definition of Microplastics in Drinking Water and an accompanying staff report....more
On February 6, 2020, the California State Water Resources Control Board lowered the response levels (RLs) for perflourooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), two of the most common compounds in the...more
2/11/2020
/ Chemicals ,
Contamination ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Policies ,
Hazardous Substances ,
OEHHA ,
PFAS ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Standards ,
State Water Boards ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Water ,
Water Supplies
Please join Lori Anne Dolqueist and Willis Hon on February 26, 2020 for the first presentation in our 2020 Water Webinar Series, "Water, Power & Fire: Coordination, Resiliency and Liability in 2020."
This complimentary...more
1/8/2020
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Disaster Preparedness ,
Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Electricity ,
Public Communications ,
Public Safety ,
Utilities Sector ,
Water ,
Water Management ,
Water Supplies ,
Webinars ,
Wildfires
Join Nossaman LLP on February 28, 2019 for the first presentation in Nossaman’s 2019 Water Webinar Series, "Preparedness, Relief, and Recovery: Regulatory Developments in Disaster Management for Water Providers."
This...more