John Bezdek and Paul Kibel Speak at California Water Policy Conference
The annual California Water Policy Conference was held in San Diego, California on April 4 and 5, 2019.
WPLG Attorneys Paul Kibel and Julie Gantenbein Author New Guidebook on SGMA and Fisheries
In August 2018, the Center on Urban Environmental Law (CUEL) at Golden Gate University School of Law released a new guidebook entitled: Rivers That Depend on Aquifers: Drafting SGMA Groundwater Plans with Fisheries in Mind.
WPLG Attorneys Preparing SGMA Guidebook About Groundwater Pumping Impacts on Fisheries
In collaboration with the Center on Urban Environmental Law (CUEL) at Golden Gate University School of Law, WPLG is preparing a guidebook titled Rivers that Depend on Aquifers: Drafting SGMA Groundwater Plans with Fisheries in Mind.
Richard Roos-Collins Appointed as General Counsel of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation
Richard Roos-Collins was today appointed as General Counsel of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation. This corporation implements the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (2016) to undertake nation’s largest dam removal effort. When completed, the project will restore anadromous fisheries
Richard Roos-Collins Speaks on Bay-Delta Voluntary Agreements
Richard Roos-Collins will participate in the panel, “Can the San Joaquin River Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan Flow Standards be Settled?,” at the Association of California Water Agencies’ Spring Conference in Monterey California on May 11. He will speak about the Brown Administration’s eff
Richard Roos-Collins Speaks on Bay-Delta Science Enterprise
Richard Roos-Collins will participate in the panel, “The Future of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Science Enterprise,” at the 13th Annual State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference in Oakland, California on October 11.
Klamath River Renewal Corporation and PacifiCorp File Applications to Implement Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement
PacifiCorp today filed an application before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to transfer most of the license for the Klamath Hydroelectric Project to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC). The KRRC concurrently filed an application to surrender the license for the purpose of dam
Richard Roos-Collins is Appointed as Director of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation
Conservation groups appointed Richard Roos-Collins to the Board of Directors of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation. The corporation implements the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (2016) to undertake nation’s largest dam removal effort. When completed, the project will restore anad
WPLG Helps Negotiate 'Groundbreaking' Groundwater Settlement in Madera County
WPLG's Paul Stanton Kibel, along with Jason Holder of the Holder Law Group, served as co-counsel for the Madera County Farm Bureau in its CEQA lawsuit against the County of Madera regarding approval of the Gunner Ranch West development.
Seneca Pumped Storage Project Settlement Agreement
On November 26, Seneca Nation of Indians and FirstEnergy reached a Settlement Agreement resolving competition for the new license for the Seneca Pumped Storage Project on the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania. The parties filed notice before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which is overs