The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council (Stewardship Council) is a non-profit formed twenty years ago as part of a settlement agreement between Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the California Public Utilities Commission, and other parties in PG&E’s bankruptcy proceedi
WPLG Attorney Paul Kibel will deliver a lecture at the University of Manchester International Law Centre (MILC) in England on April 22, 2024.
On February 24, 2024, WPLG's Richard Roos-Collins and Paul Kibel will participate in panels for the 2024 California Water Law Symposium (WLS) at the University of San Francisco School of Law.
In June 2023, WPLG attorney Paul Kibel was elected to the Executive Council of the International Association for Water Law (AIDA) based in Rome, Italy. Paul will serve as Projects Chair on the Executive Council, which is elected by AIDA members.
Along with Rachel Doughty of Greenfire Law, WPLG Attorney Paul Kibel participated in the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) hearing on diversions by Nestle (and its successor) of waters supporting Strawberry Creek in San Bernardino County. The hearing, initiated by the SWRCB
On November 17, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved license surrender for the Lower Klamath Project. The order may be viewed here.
On February 25, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed Surrender and Decommissioning of the Lower Klamath Project.
On May 21, 2021, Paul Kibel was a presenter at the Tribal Water in the Southwest conference. His presentation was on Lessons for Arizona from California's Agua Caliente Litigation on Tribal Groundwater Rights
The 2020 California Water Law Symposium (WLS) was held on February 1 , 2020 at Golden Gate University School of Law (GGU Law) in San Francisco. The theme for the 2020 WLS was Federalism & Water: Shifts in Federal/State Roles and Relations.
Shareholder Richard Roos-Collins participated in the Sustainable Water Markets Symposium held by the Bren School of Environmental Science at UC Santa Barbara. The symposium draws economics, scientists, and attorneys together to explore innovations in water markets that affect the sustainability