The Drought, the Delta & the Future

CLE International's California Water Law Conference

Fred Fudacz co-chaired the Water Law Institute’s California Water Law Conference: The Drought, the Delta & the Future, a two-day conference hosted by CLE International.

Experts from many sectors examined water law practice, policy, precedent and procedure in California.  Alfred Smith took part in a panel discussion on "The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)," and Gina Nicholls presented on "Proposition 218, Conservation Pricing and SGMA."

Other presentations included:

• Water Management in California in Times of Drought  
• The Scott River Case
• Streamlining Groundwater Adjuncations in California
• The EPA and the Corps' Definition of "Waters of the United States" Under the Clean Water Act
• Hydraulic Fracturing, Water Economics and the EPA's New Federal Rules 
• Delta Panel
• Climate Change