Siskiyou County Farm Bureau v. Department of Fish and Wildlife (2015) — Cal.App.4th — The Third District Court of Appeal recently held that the plain meaning of Fish and Game Code section 1602 requires notification to the California Depar…
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Great Northwest, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers 2010 WL 9499372 In an unpublished decision, a federal court sitting in Alaska has ruled that the Corps lacked authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate a mining operation because th…
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Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2013) ___ F.3d ___ Against the background of an impaired watershed subject to Section 303(d), the Fourth Circuit has affirmed a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers’ to i…
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On February 13, 2013, the California State Senate Natural Resources Committee and the Water and Environmental Quality Committee will hold a joint hearing to discuss the potential regulation of a hydrocarbon extraction technique known as “hydrau…
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Introduction and Overview In July 2012, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) released a new revision of its general permit for storm water discharges from industrial activities (2012 Draft Permit). This process of updating the permit began…
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