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 in and around California.

Overview
Water is simple. Water issues are complex. Legal is an important perspective in water matters but rarely the only one. That’s why we strategize with engineers, hydrologists, geologists, and water quality specialists to find solutions. Our team-oriented approach is one way we help clients resolve issues and deliver value.
We work daily to protect and secure long-term supplies of surface, ground, reclaimed, and desalinated water for members of the water industry and their customers. For more than 60 years, we have worked to preserve water rights, promote legislative interests, develop and finance essential infrastructure, recover costs of service, respond to regulatory initiatives and protect clients from potential liability.
We understand the unique California and federal laws and regulations that impact water from every possible perspective. We represent watermasters, water districts, cities, utilities, developers, agricultural growers and processors, design-builders, operators, and local, regional, and state agencies. We counsel them on a wide range of environmental, financing, water law, and water utility issues, including related litigation.
Our team includes an active Government Relations & Regulation practice in Sacramento and Washington, DC. They help clients achieve legislative and administrative solutions to the legal, environmental, and political barriers related to permitting, construction, development, and project approval. Working with our colleagues in the environment, land use, eminent domain, public finance, infrastructure, insurance recovery, and employment law arenas is crucial to serve our clients' diverse needs.
We actively involved in advancing industry and professional organizations such as the Association of California Water Agencies, the California Water Association, the American Water Works Association, the American Groundwater Trust, the Water Education Foundation, the Groundwater Resources Association, and the Association of Ground Water Agencies.
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Thought Leadership
Insights
- 03.17.2021 | Daily Journal
- 02.16.2021 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.11.2021 | Nossaman eAlert
- 12.17.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 11.19.2020 | Daily Journal
- 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
- 04.09.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 03.13.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.10.2020 | Nossaman eAlert
- 08.16.2019 | Nossaman eAlert
- 07.12.2019 | Nossaman eAlert
- 06.11.2019 | Nossaman eAlert
- 06.11.2019 | Daily Journal
- 05.30.2019 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.17.2019 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.14.2019 | Nossaman eAlert
- 12.18.2018 | Nossaman eAlert
- 09.24.2018 | Nossaman eAlert
- 05.23.2018 | Nossaman eAlert
- Comment Period Approaching on State Board Regulatory Program for Discharge of Dredge & Fill Material08.21.2017 | Nossaman eAlert
- 08.16.2017 | Nossaman eAlert
- 07.28.2017 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.01.2017 | Nossaman White Paper
- 03.20.2017 | Nossaman eAlert
- 03.17.2017 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.13.2017 | Nossaman eAlert
- Whiskey is for Drinking: The Never Ending Battle Over California WaterFall 2016 | Natural Resources & Environment
- State Water Board Issues New Proposed Permitting Procedures for Dredge & Fill to Waters of the State06.28.2016 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.27.2016 | Nossaman eAlert
- 03.03.2016 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.19.2016 | Law360
- 01.22.2016 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.19.2016 | The Natural Lawyer
- 01.14.2016 | Nossaman eAlert
- 12.01.2015 | Nossaman eAlert
- 10.16.2015 | Nossaman eAlert
- 10.14.2015 | Law360
- 09.30.2015 | Nossaman eAlert
- 09.01.2015 | WaterWorld
- 07.20.2015 | WBFO News & Marketplace
- 07.05.2015 | Associated Press
- 05.27.2015 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.03.2015 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.02.2015 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.20.2015 | Los Angeles Lawyer
- 10.22.2014 | Environmental Leader
- 10.04.2014 | CNBC.com
- 09.17.2014 | Law360
- 09.08.2014
- 08.12.2014 | Nossaman eAlert
- 08.2014 | WaterWorld
- 07.14.2014 | The Wall Street Journal
- 04.16.2014 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.10.2014 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.30.2014 | Nossaman eAlert
- 11.13.2013 | Nossaman eAlert
- 05.28.2013 | Daily Journal
- 04.25.2013 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.10.2013 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.09.2013 | Nossaman eAlert
- 01.08.2013 | Nossaman eAlert
- 2013 | Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
- 07.25.2012 | Nossaman eAlert
- 05.09.2012 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.01.2012 | Environmental Leader
- 03.12.2012 | Nossaman eAlert
- 07.19.2011 | Nossaman eAlert
- 07.08.2011 | WLF Legal Opinion Letter
- 05.10.2011 | Nossaman eAlert
- 04.18.2011 | Environmental Leader
- 04.01.2011 | Daily Journal
- 03.24.2011 | Nossaman eAlert
- 02.18.2011 | Nossaman eAlert
- 10.27.2010 | Daily Journal
- 10.14.2010 | Nossaman eAlert
- 08.31.2010 | Nossaman eAlert
- 03.25.2010 | Nossaman eAlert
- 05.11.2009 | Nossaman eAlert
- 03.16.2009 | Nossaman eAlert
- Prescriptive Water Rights Confirmed05.23.2008 | The Friday Letter, California Water Association
- Legislation Introduced to Amend Key Provisions of the Clean Water Act08.01.2005 | American Bar Associaton Environmental Section Newsletter
- Supreme Court Rules that Water Pumps Not Generating Pollutants are Point Sources Under the Clean Water Act07.01.2004 | California Environmental Law Reporter
- Groundwater Management and Conjunctive Use11.01.1999 | Water Education Foundation
Blog Posts
- WEBINAR: The First 100 Days of President Biden’s Environmental Policy: Revolution or Back to Basics?04.08.2021 | California Water Views
- WEBINAR: The First 100 Days of President Biden’s Environmental Policy: Revolution or Back to Basics?04.07.2021 | California Eminent Domain Report
- 04.03.2021 | California Eminent Domain Report
- WEBINAR: The First 100 Days of President Biden’s Environmental Policy: Revolution or Back to Basics?04.01.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 03.31.2021 | Infra Insight Blog
- 03.29.2021 | California Eminent Domain Report
- 03.25.2021 | California Eminent Domain Report
- 03.25.2021 | California Water Views
- 03.23.2021 | California Water Views
- 03.12.2021 | California Water Views
- 03.02.2021 | California Water Views
- 02.23.2021 | California Water Views
- 01.29.2021 | Infra Insight Blog
- 01.20.2021 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 01.19.2021 | California Water Views
- 12.23.2020 | Infra Insight Blog
- 12.17.2020 | California Water Views
- 12.15.2020 | California Water Views
- 11.19.2020 | California Water Views
- 11.18.2020 | California Water Views
- 10.23.2020 | California Water Views
- 10.16.2020 | California Water Views
- 10.02.2020 | California Water Views
- 09.30.2020 | California Water Views
- 09.09.2020 | California Eminent Domain Report
- 08.12.2020 | California Water Views
- 07.31.2020 | California Water Views
- 06.30.2020 | California Water Views
- 06.29.2020 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 06.25.2020 | California Water Views
- 06.19.2020 | California Water Views
- 06.05.2020 | California Water Views
- 05.15.2020 | California Water Views
- 05.11.2020 | Infra Insight Blog
- 05.01.2020 | California Water Views
- 04.28.2020 | California Water Views
- 04.25.2020 | California Water Views
- 04.24.2020 | California Water Views
- 04.20.2020 | California Water Views
- 04.13.2020 | California Water Views
- 04.09.2020 | California Water Views
- 04.08.2020 | California Water Views
- 04.07.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.31.2020 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 03.30.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.26.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.25.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.22.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.19.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.17.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.13.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.12.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.10.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.09.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.04.2020 | California Water Views
- 03.02.2020 | California Water Views
- 02.28.2020 | California Water Views
- 02.26.2020 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 02.25.2020 | Endangered Species Law & Policy
- 02.10.2020 | California Water Views
Events
- 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 | San Diego, CA
- 10.30.2019
- 10.08.2019 | Seattle, WA
- 10.07.2019 | Monterey, CA
- 06.12.2019 | Los Angeles, CA & Webinar
- 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
- 11.29.2017 | Anaheim, CA
- 10.17.2017 | Monterey, CA
- 10.12.2017
- 10.03.2017
- 08.18.2017 | San Diego, CA
- 08.15.2017
- 05.18.2017 | Walnut Creek, CA
- 03.14.2017
- 02.23.2017
- 01.12.2017
- 11.30.2016
- 11.2016 | Los Angeles, CA
- 10.13.2016
- 09.20.2016
- 09.16.2016 | San Diego, CA
- 09.13.2016
- 08.25.2016 | San Diego, CA
- 01.28.2016 | Irvine, CA
- 11.19.2015 | Carlsbad, CA
- 10.08.2015 | San Francisco, CA
- 10.06.2015 | Anaheim, CA
- 04.28.2015 | Los Angeles, CA
- 01.20.2015
- 11.06.2014
- 11.03.2014 | San Francisco, CA
- 06.12.2014 | San Diego, CA
- 04.24.2014
- 03.06.2014 | San Francisco
- 10.29.2013 | Monterey, CA
- 10.28.2013 | San Francisco, CA
- 10.10.2013
- 10.02.2013
- 10.02.2013 | Sacramento, CA
- 05.09.2013 | Sacramento, CA
- 01.24.2013 | Los Angeles, CA
- 11.05.2012 | San Diego, CA
- 10.04.2012 | Napa, CA
- 06.13.2012 | Tucson, AZ
- 06.12.2012 | Dallas, TX
- 05.10.2012
- 05.03.2012 | San Diego, CA
- 12.01.2011
- 10.05.2011 | Los Angeles, CA
- 05.12.2011 | Sacramento, CA
- 11.04.2010 | Ontario, CA
- 06.04.2010 | Laguna Hills, CA
- The Clean Water Act: EPA's Water Transfer Rule and Recent Congressional Developments12.03.2009 | San Diego, CA
- External Utility Stewardship: Conjunctive Use11.10.2009 | Monterey, CA
- 11.05.2009 | Palm Springs, CA
- 11.05.2009 | Palm Springs, CA
- 03.30.2009 | Los Angeles, CA
- Current Urban Water Use Issues06.05.2008 | Sacramento, CA
- Water Supply: Turning Case Law into a CEQA Analysis05.12.2008
- Is There Trouble in the Delta?11.02.2007 | Pasadena, CA
- Groundwater Contamination, Water Supply, and CERCLA04.06.2006 | San Francisco, CA
Firm News
- 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
- 08.20.2020 | Best Lawyers in America
- 06.15.2020 | Desert Sun
- 05.19.2020 | Pumper
- 04.2020 | Inframation
- 03.09.2020 | Nossaman Announcement
- 10.01.2019 | Environmental Law Reporter
- 06.07.2019 | Legal 500
- 06.03.2019 | The Recorder
- 05.08.2019 | Daily Journal
- 11.02.2018 | Nossaman Announcement
- 07.12.2018 | Law360
- 12.09.2016
- 09.30.2016 | Los Angeles Times
- 09.13.2016
- 05.31.2016 | National Law Journal
- 01.29.2015 | Law360
- 10.30.2014 | Daily Journal
- 09.22.2014 | Daily Journal
- 04.10.2014 | Law360
- 11.26.2012 | Santa Maria Times
- 08.01.2012 | California Water Association Newsletter
- 07.14.2011 | Contra Costa Times
- 06.03.2011 | KABC
- 03.29.2011 | Reuters
- 02.24.2011 | Reuters
- 01.24.2011 | BNA Daily Environmental Report
- 10.05.2009 | Los Angeles Business Journal
- 12.18.2008
- 09.21.2007 | Daily Journal
- 05.03.2007 | San Francisco Chronicle (sfgate.com)
- 04.26.2007 | LA Daily News
Podcasts
- What’s in a Wetland: An Overview of Federal and State Developments in Defining Jurisdictional Wetlandson 04.06.2021
Areas of Focus
- Clean Up of Groundwater & Contaminated Media
- Desalination
- Groundwater Management & SGMA
- Oceans, Marine Life & Maritime Transportation
- Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Protection
- Project Construction
- Public Agency Representation
- Recycled Water
- Water Litigation
- Water Quality
- Water Rights
- Water Supply
- Water Utility Regulation