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California law encourages water conservation, with the California Constitution going so far as to actually prohibit wasteful water use. So how do they do it?
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How Do Tiered Water Rates Help Californians Save Water?
Practitioner Insights: Maui Groundwater Case Shows Government Retreat Is Bad for Everyone
Circuit Courts Extend Clean Water Act Liability to Discharging Treated Wastewater and Other Pollutants to Groundwater
California's First Appellate District Court Finds Reasonable Use Determination Requires Consideration of All Competing Water Users
The Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Ruling Opens Floodgates To Future Litigation
Upcoming State Water Diversion Measurement and Reporting Deadlines
PFC Regulation Begins in California
State Water Board Proposes Water Conservation Regulation
Supreme Court to Hear "Waters of the United States" Argument this Fall
EPA Proposes to Narrow “Waters of the United States” Definition
SWRCB Issues Water Use Reporting Notice
Trump Administration Signals Intent to Roll Back Federal Jurisdiction over Wetlands and Intermittent Streams
Ninth Circuit: Changes in Water Flows Benefiting Fish Don’t Require SWRCB Permission
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
Water Rights for California Land Owners
DWR Provides Notice Of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action for GSPs Under SGMA
California Supreme Court Upholds Pre-condemnation Entry and Testing Law with Addition of Jury Option
The DWR Releases Proposed Groundwater Sustainability Plan Emergency Regulations Under SGMA
Governor Issues New Water Conservation Order; SWRCB Proposes Water Conservation Emergency Regulation Amendments
State Water Board Reinstates Monthly Reporting Requirement on Diverters in Sacramento and San Joaquin River Watersheds
The DWR Releases Draft Regulations for the Management of Groundwater Basins Under SGMA
State Water Board Extends Emergency Water Conservation Regulation
State Water Board Adopts Water Use Reporting and Measurement Regulations
Drought State of Emergency: Mandatory Water Use Reduction Extended to October 2016
Responding to a Notice of Intent to Sue under the Industrial General Permit for Stormwater Discharges
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: Implementation Update
SWRCB Issues Curtailment Notice for Senior Water Rights
Supreme Court Leaves Ninth Circuit Permit Shield Ruling in Place
New Ruling: CDFW Notification Required For Water Diversions That Don’t Alter Streambed
SWRCB Issues Emergency Regulation and Governor Proposes Conservation Enforcement Legislation
SWRCB Issues Draft Regulations to Achieve 25% Water Use Reduction
Update: State Water Resources Control Board Releases Proposed Regulatory Framework to Implement the Drought Executive Order
VIDEO: 2015 SWRCB Emergency Regulations for Urban Water Conservation
Drought State of Emergency: Governor Brown Issues Executive Order Mandating 25 Percent Reduction of Urban Water Usage
State Water Resources Control Board Proposes to Continue and Add New Requirements to the Drought Emergency Water Conservation Regulations
State Water Resources Control Board Requires Additional Reporting by Riparian and Pre-1914 Water Right Owners
Gearing Up for the Continuing Drought Emergency
New Legislation That Will Impact Groundwater Management
Court Finds SWRCB has Jurisdiction over Pre-1914 Water Rights and Defines Forfeiture Standard
New Emergency Regulation for Water Conservation - The Mandatory Actions by Suppliers
Superior Court Finds Issuance of Well Drilling Permit for Groundwater Extraction is Subject to the Public Trust Doctrine
Sour Grapes: A Potential Prelude to Water Rights Curtailment
Procedural Requirements for Declaring Water Shortage Emergency and Adopting Water Use Restrictions
California Water Action Plan Finalized Amidst Historic Drought Conditions
Governor Brown Fast-Tracks Voluntary Water Transfers to Ease Drought Hardships on Agriculture
Clean Water Act
Court of Appeal Finds CEQA Does Not Apply To An Agency’s Declared Water Emergency
Stock Water Rights on Federal Land
The California State Water Resources Control Board Issues Guidance For 2012 Water Diversion Measurements Requirements
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