Water
Stormwater Regulations Proliferate
4 April 2008 - 12:11pm | Author: Paul Shigley
State water quality officials are continuing to press forward with more and more strict regulations for stormwater runoff. In response, planners and developers are worried about the cost of implementation and potentially unintended consequences.
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Price: $2.95Late Filing Doesn’t Cure Missed Deadline In Water Meter Lawsuit
29 May 2007 - 1:34pm | Author: CP&DR StaffFresno County | California Environmental Quality Act | Legal Digest | Vol. 22 No. 06 Jun 2007 | Water
A California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit over the City of Fresno’s move to metered water rates has been dismissed because attorneys missed a deadline.Price: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Sacramento County Gets Water To Grow
29 May 2007 - 1:05pm | Author: CP&DR Staff
A controversial water project gets approved in Sacramento County while in the city of Sacramento, a property tax increase is approved to improve flood safety. The LA City Council has approved a master plan for revitalizing the Los Angeles River, Fresno CoPrice: $2.95 » read more | add to cart
Price: $2.95Court Ruling Underscores Need For New Delta Strategy
30 April 2007 - 3:41pm | Author: John KristAlameda Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch sent shock waves rippling through California’s water community in late March when he ordered the giant pumps at the heart of the State Water Project (SWP) to shut down, potentially cutting off water to two-thirds of the state’s population.
Price: $2.95Guaranteed Water Is Not Required, But Full Analysis And Disclosure Are
1 March 2007 - 1:00am | Author: Paul ShigleyThe water supply analysis for one of the largest housing developments ever approved in the Central Valley has been rejected by the state Supreme Court. The court faulted the water study in the environmental impact report for the 20,000-unit Sunrise-Douglas community plan outside Sacramento because the study did not adequately describe long-term water sources and the impacts of using those sources.
Price: $2.95Regional Board's Stormwater Permit Upheld Without Environmental Study
1 January 2007 - 1:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffA Regional Water Quality Control Board permit that mandates how Los Angeles County and 84 cities in the county manage stormwater discharges is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act, an appellate court has ruled.
Price: $2.95California Supreme Court: First Dibs On Water Rights Carries The Day; Thirsty Cities Remain Dry
1 September 2000 - 12:00am | Author: CP&DR StaffIn an important water rights ruling, the state Supreme Court has held that farmers’ long-standing water rights superceded water claims by downstream cities. The unanimous court ruled in favor of seven alfalfa and dairy farmers in the Mojave Valley that had refused to join a pact that allocated water to more than 200 farmers, cities and other entities without regard to historical water rights. "This preserves the farmers’ position at basically the top of the water chain," Robert Dougherty, t...
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