Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Klamath License Surrender
On November 17, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved license surrender for the Lower Klamath Project. The order may be viewed here.
Okanogan PUD Authorizes Next Steps for Potential Removal of Enloe Dam
On July 25, Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County, Washington (Okanogan PUD), passed Resolution No.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Klamath Draft Environmental Impact Statement
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.
WPLG Attorneys Paul Kibel and Richard Roos Collins Present at 2020 California Water Law Symposium
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.
Richard Roos-Collins Spoke at UC Santa Barbara Bren School’s Sustainable Water Markets Symposium
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
Conservation Groups Replied in Support of Certiorari Petition in Key Water Quality Case
California Trout and Trout Unlimited today filed their reply brief in support of certiorari in Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 913 F.3d 1099 (D.C. Circ.
Conservation Groups Petitioned U.S. Supreme Court for Certiorari in Key Water Quality Case
California Trout and Trout Unlimited today petitioned to U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 913 F.3d 1099 (D.C. Cir.
Richard Roos-Collins Emcees Anne J. Schneider Lecture
WPLG’s Principal, Richard Roos-Collins, emceed the 2019 Anne J. Schneider Lecture Series on April 3rd in Sacramento.
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