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Diverting Flood Flows – Details on the Opportunity to Utilize Wasted Water
Earlier this year, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order (EO) N-16-25. That order is designed to facilitate the diversion and storage of flood flows and aligns with the Governor’s broader water supply strategy, which is focused on attacking the misalignment between water supply and demand while also factoring in the impacts of climate change.…
Proposition 4: California’s Historic $10 Billion Climate Investment and Path to Resilience
Proposition 4: California’s Historic $10 Billion Climate Investment and Path to ResilienceIn the November 2024 election, California voters approved Proposition 4 – the Climate Bond, authorizing the state to issue $10 billion in general obligation bonds to fund climate resilience and environmental conservation projects.
The Legislature and Administration are currently debating how much of these…
Nossaman’s California Water Views – 2025 Outlook
For the third year in a row, our attorneys have outlined key trends and issues shaping the water landscape in Nossaman’s California Water Views – 2025 Outlook. Topics range from the effects of climate change on water availability and infrastructure to critical updates in legislative and regulatory frameworks. The publication not only provides insight into…
The 411 on Special Commissioners’ Hearings in Texas
Every condemnation case in Texas must go through an administrative phase in which disinterested real property owners (who live in the county where the suit is filed) are appointed as Special Commissioners to assess the market value of the property being condemned and damages, if any, to the remainder property and render an Award on…
The End of “End-Result” Permit Limitations in Clean Water Act Permits
On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, in which it held that “end-result” requirements routinely imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (and, in California, by the state and regional Water Boards) in NPDES permits are not allowed under…
A Look at Customer Assistance Programs for Utility Bills Today
By Willis Hon
California Water Views provides timely and insightful updates on the water sector in the state. We relay information on how water legislation and policy from the nation’s capital, Sacramento, and around the U.S. affect California’s water utilities, agencies, practitioners, and consumers. We also write about important events, conferences, legal cases, and other key happenings involving…
America’s Infrastructure Improves to a C Grade on the ASCE’s 2025 Report Card
America’s Infrastructure Improves to a C Grade on the ASCE’s 2025 Report CardFounded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is the country’s oldest and largest civil engineering organization. Since 1998, the ASCE has issued a quadrennial assessment of the U.S.’s infrastructure networks known as the Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The Report…
Inverse Condemnation Liability Does Not Extend to Failure to Prevent Actions of Another Party
Inverse Condemnation Liability Does Not Extend to Failure to Prevent Actions of Another PartyCan a public entity be held liable for inverse condemnation when it fails to prevent another party from causing damage to private property? This one is pretty simple: the answer is no.
In Youngsma v. City of Cypress, homeowners sued the…
California Supreme Court Takes Up Utility Take-Over Standard of Review Dispute
We previously reported on the recent California Court of Appeal district split as to what standard of review should apply in utility takeover condemnation cases as it pertains to more necessary public use challenges, and specifically whether courts are to exercise independent judgment or whether a public agency’s determination is subject to substantial deference. This…