Keep informed with timely and insightful updates on the water sector in the state. We relay information on how water legislation and policy affect California’s water utilities, agencies, practitioners, and consumers. We also write about important events, conferences, legal cases, and other key happenings involving all things water.
Overview
From traditional water law issues - water rights, supply and quality - to procuring new infrastructure, addressing environmental impact and utility formation and regulation, we counsel clients from the source to the tap.
Nossaman has been a leader in California's water industry for more than seventy years. Our team understands California and federal law and regulations that impact water from every possible perspective, which enables us to serve our clients' diverse needs effectively. We represent watermasters, water districts, cities, utilities, developers, agricultural growers and processors, design-builders, operators, and local, regional, and state agencies on a wide range of environmental, financing, water law, and water utility issues, including related litigation.
We have an extensive public agency practice, representing well over a hundred public agencies and governmental entities at the local, state, and federal levels. As a result, we have an in-depth understanding of the legal and political issues and constraints confronting public entities. We have worked with dozens of water agencies to acquire and protect clean, reliable water supplies. We work daily with engineers, hydrologists, geologists, water quality specialists, and other professionals whose assistance is often crucial to the successful resolution of water law, water rights and other natural resource legal matters.
Our team includes an active legislative and administrative advocacy practice to help clients achieve legislative and administrative solutions to the legal, environmental, and political barriers to permitting, construction, development, and project approval. We provide specialized services in the areas of water industry and supply, water rights, water quality management and compliance, policy, litigation, environment & land use, infrastructure, real estate, eminent domain and employment law.
In addition to project procurement and right-of-way, rate setting, permitting and cyber security, we also provide advice to boards and staff on public meeting requirements, complying with public records requirements, and identifying and resolving potential conflicts of interest. We offer training for board members and staff and provide regular updates on legal issues and emerging trends occurring in the industry that may affect our clients.
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Insights
- 08.05.2024 | Daily Journal
- 07.05.2024 | Law360
- 06.28.2024 | Law360
- 06.06.2024 | Law360
- 05.01.2024 | Nossaman Periodical
- 04.23.2024 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.22.2024 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.10.2024 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.02.2024 | Nossaman eAlert
- 03.25.2024 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.20.2024 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.05.2024 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.29.2024 | Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy: Thought Leaders in Infrastructure Video Series
- 01.16.2024 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.10.2024 | Law360
- 01.04.2024 | Nossaman eAlert
- 12.21.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 12.18.2023 | Law360
- 10.17.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 08.30.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 08.30.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 07.21.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 06.01.2023 | California Special Districts Magazine
- 06.01.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 05.29.2023 | Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy: Thought Leaders in Infrastructure Video Series
- 05.25.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 05.25.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.01.2023 | Nossaman Periodical
- 03.21.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 03.16.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 03.15.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.15.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.23.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.18.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.12.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.06.2023 | Nossaman eAlert
- 11.18.2022 | Nossaman eAlert
- 11.04.2022 | Nossaman eAlert
- 09.22.2022 | Nossaman eAlert
- 09.01.2022 | Nossaman eAlert
- 08.16.2022 | Nossaman eAlert
- 07.13.2022 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.14.2022 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.01.2022 | LexisNexis Practical Guidance®
- 02.01.2022 | Nossaman eAlert
- 10.12.2021 | Nossaman eAlert
- Protecting the Public Trust: How an Ancient Environmental Doctrine and Modern Legislation Can Save California’s GroundwaterFall 2021 | University of Denver Water Law Review
- 09.23.2021 | Nossaman eAlert
- 09.17.2021 | Nossaman eAlert
- 03.17.2021 | Daily Journal
- 02.11.2021 | Nossaman eAlert
- 12.17.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 11.19.2020 | Daily Journal
- 09.09.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 08.18.2020 | Daily Journal
- 08.05.2020 | Law360
- 04.28.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.24.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.20.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.16.2020 | Nossaman On-Demand Webinar
- 03.13.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.10.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.14.2019 | Nossaman eAlert
- Comment Period Approaching on State Board Regulatory Program for Discharge of Dredge & Fill Material08.21.2017 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.01.2017 | Nossaman White Paper
- 03.20.2017 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.13.2017 | Nossaman eAlert
- 03.03.2016 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.16.2014 | Nossaman eAlert
- 07.08.2011 | WLF Legal Opinion Letter
- 04.18.2011 | Environmental Leader
Blog Posts
- 10.01.2024 | California Water Views
- 09.12.2024 | California Water Views
- 08.08.2024 | California Water Views
- 08.02.2024 | Infra Insight Blog
- 07.30.2024 | California Water Views
- 06.20.2024 | California Water Views
- 06.20.2024 | Infra Insight Blog
- 06.13.2024 | California Water Views
- 06.06.2024 | Eminent Domain Report
- 05.30.2024 | California Water Views
- 05.15.2024 | Infra Insight Blog
- 04.09.2024 | California Water Views
- 04.04.2024 | California Water Views
- 03.22.2024 | Infra Insight Blog
- 03.15.2024 | California Water Views
- 03.12.2024 | California Water Views
- 02.05.2024 | California Water Views
- 01.16.2024 | California Water Views
- 01.03.2024 | California Water Views
- 01.02.2024 | California Water Views
- 12.28.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 12.01.2023 | California Water Views
- 11.27.2023 | California Water Views
- 11.27.2023 | California Water Views
- 11.06.2023 | California Water Views
- 10.24.2023 | California Water Views
- 10.23.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 10.20.2023 | California Water Views
- 10.17.2023 | California Water Views
- 10.13.2023 | California Water Views
- 10.12.2023 | California Water Views
- 10.10.2023 | Infra Insight Blog
- 10.09.2023 | California Water Views
- 10.03.2023 | California Water Views
- 10.02.2023 | Eminent Domain Report
- 09.26.2023 | California Water Views
- 09.25.2023 | Eminent Domain Report
- 09.19.2023 | Infra Insight Blog
- 08.21.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 08.10.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 06.30.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 06.20.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 06.16.2023 | Infra Insight Blog
- 06.08.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 04.06.2023 | California Water Views
- 04.01.2023 | Eminent Domain Report
- 03.31.2023 | Eminent Domain Report
- 03.14.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 03.03.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 02.17.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 02.09.2023 | California Water Views
- 01.27.2023 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 01.12.2023 | California Water Views
- 12.27.2022 | California Water Views
- 12.22.2022 | California Water Views
- 11.22.2022 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 11.14.2022 | California Water Views
- 11.10.2022 | Eminent Domain Report
- 10.05.2022 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 09.15.2022 | California Water Views
- 08.02.2022 | California Water Views
- 07.15.2022 | California Water Views
- 06.16.2022 | California Water Views
- 05.31.2022 | California Water Views
- 05.17.2022 | California Water Views
- 05.02.2022 | California Water Views
- 05.02.2022 | Infra Insight Blog
- 04.15.2022 | California Water Views
- 04.14.2022 | California Water Views
- 03.23.2022 | California Water Views
- 03.23.2022 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 03.16.2022 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 03.04.2022 | California Water Views
- 03.03.2022 | California Water Views
- 02.16.2022 | Eminent Domain Report
- 02.15.2022 | Eminent Domain Report
- 02.14.2022 | California Water Views
- 01.27.2022 | California Water Views
- 01.24.2022 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 01.07.2022 | California Water Views
- 12.02.2021 | California Water Views
- 11.30.2021 | Eminent Domain Report
- 11.08.2021 | California Water Views
- 10.28.2021 | California Water Views
- 10.20.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 10.07.2021 | California Water Views
- 10.05.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- USFWS Lists Alabama Crayfish Species as Endangered, Designates 78 Miles of River as Critical Habitat09.10.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 09.03.2021 | California Water Views
- 09.03.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 09.01.2021 | California Water Views
- 08.27.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 08.26.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 08.16.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 08.05.2021 | California Water Views
- 07.27.2021 | California Water Views
- 07.22.2021 | California Water Views
- 07.15.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 07.09.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 06.22.2021 | California Water Views
Events
- 10.10.2024
- 10.25.2024 | Phoenix, AZ
- 09.18.2024
- 07.25.2024
- 07.16.2024 | West Palm Beach, FL
- 05.30.2024
- 05.17.2024 | Houston, TX
- 05.06.2024 | San Diego, CA
- 04.26.2024 | Phoenix, AZ
- 03.26.2024
- 03.19.2024
- 03.12.2024 | Dallas, TX
- 03.07.2024
- 11.16.2023
- 11.12.2023
- 11.08.2023
- 10.27.2023 | Phoenix, AZ
- 09.21.2023 - 09.22.2023 | San Diego, CA
- 05.09.2023 | Monterey, CA
- 10.18.2022 | Providence, RI
- 03.29.2022 | Lakewood, CA
- 03.21.2022 – 03.22.2022
- 01.20.2022 | Houston, TX
- 12.20.2021
- 11.16.2021
- 10.04.2021 - 10.05.2021
- 08.13.2021 | Ontario, CA
- 05.27.2021
- 04.21.2021 - 04.23.2021
- 04.15.2021
- 03.23.2021
- 03.11.2021
- 12.03.2020
- 11.10.2020
- 07.29.2020
- 07.16.2020
- 07.08.2020 - 07.10.2020
- 06.17.2020
- 05.05.2020
- 04.30.2020
- 04.16.2020
- 02.26.2020
- 02.01.2020 | San Francisco, CA
- 12.10.2019
- 12.04.2019 | San Diego, CA
- 12.03.2019 | Lansing, MI
- 12.03.2019 | San Diego, CA
- 10.30.2019
- 10.08.2019 | Seattle, WA
- 10.07.2019 | Monterey, CA
- 06.04.2019
- 05.21.2019 | Costa Mesa, CA
- 05.15.2019 | Webinar
- 05.09.2019 | Monterey, CA
- 04.23.2019 | San Diego, CA
- 04.03.2019 | San Diego, CA
- 02.28.2019
- 12.11.2018
- 11.01.2018 | Downey, CA
- 10.29.2018 | Monterey, CA
- 09.13.2018
- 06.08.2018 | Dana Point, CA
- 06.07.2018
- 05.10.2018 | Sacramento, CA
- 04.12.2018
- 04.04.2018 | San Diego, CA
- 04.03.2018 | San Diego, CA
- 10.03.2017
- 08.15.2017
- 03.14.2017
- 01.12.2017
- 11.30.2016
- 11.2016 | Los Angeles, CA
- 09.20.2016
- 09.13.2016
- 10.08.2015 | San Francisco, CA
- 10.06.2015 | Anaheim, CA
- 06.12.2014 | San Diego, CA
- 04.24.2014
- 10.10.2013
- 10.02.2013 | Sacramento, CA
- 06.12.2012 | Dallas, TX
Firm News
- 10.03.2024 | Law360
- 09.18.2024 | Nossaman Announcement
- 08.15.2024 | Best Lawyers
- 07.16.2024 | Law360
- 07.16.2024 | Law360
- 07.12.2024 | Law.com
- 07.10.2024 | Vault
- 07.10.2024 | Daily Journal
- 06.28.2024 | National Law Journal
- 06.20.2024 | Daily Journal
- 06.17.2024 | The Legal 500
- 04.19.2024 | Various Media Outlets
- 04.16.2024 | Nossaman News Release
- 04.01.2024 | Los Angeles Business Journal
- 02.01.2024 | Nossaman Announcement
- 01.02.2024 | Law360
- 12.20.2023 | Law360
- 12.05.2023 | Law360
- 10.16.2023 | ALM’s Law.com
- 09.26.2023 | Law360
- 09.21.2023 | Daily Journal
- 08.31.2023 | Law360
- 08.17.2023 | Best Lawyers
- 08.17.2023 | Best Lawyers
- 08.01.2023 | Vault
- 07.26.2023 | Law360
- 07.25.2023 | Law360
- 07.05.2023 | Nossaman Announcement
- 06.25.2023 | Los Angeles Times
- 06.01.2023 | Chambers USA
- 03.21.2023 | Nossaman News Release
- 02.15.2023 | Daily Journal
- 02.06.2023 | Nossaman Announcement
- 02.06.2023 | ALM’s Law.com
- 11.11.2022 | Mondaq
- 08.22.2022 | Law360
- 08.18.2022 | Best Lawyers
- 08.18.2022 | Best Lawyers
- 08.03.2022 | Vault
- 07.25.2022 | Law360
- 07.15.2022 | American Lawyer Media
- 07.11.2022 | Multiple News Outlets
- 06.22.2022 | The Legal 500
- 05.18.2022 | Daily Journal
- 04.01.2022 | NBLTop100.org
- 03.17.2022 | Aquafornia
- 02.07.2022 | Los Angeles Business Journal
- 02.02.2022 | Nossaman Announcement
- 01.24.2022 | Inframation
- 09.01.2021 | The American Lawyer
- 08.20.2021 | Best Lawyers
- 08.20.2021 | Best Lawyers in America
- 05.24.2021 | Chambers USA
- 05.20.2021 | Daily Journal
- 05.12.2021 | Law360
- 04.26.2021 | Los Angeles Business Journal
- 03.12.2021 | Mt. Shasta News
- 02.26.2021 | Inframation
- 01.25.2021 | Los Angeles Business Journal
- 12.22.2020 | Law360
- 12.21.2020 | Los Angeles Business Journal
- 11.25.2020 | Law360
- 10.23.2020 | Scranton Times-Tribune
- 06.15.2020 | Desert Sun
- 05.19.2020 | Pumper
- 04.2020 | Inframation
- 03.09.2020 | Nossaman Announcement
- 06.03.2019 | The Recorder
- 03.22.2019 | SeafoodNews.com
- 02.24.2011 | Reuters
- 09.27.2007 | Associated Press
- 09.21.2007 | Daily Journal
- 05.03.2007 | San Francisco Chronicle (sfgate.com)
- 04.26.2007 | LA Daily News
Podcasts
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