Welcome to my website and blog. Here you will find an overview of my legal clients and services, a curation of water information and a blog on developments related to water resources law, policy and infrastructure. I hope you find the site useful. Please comment on blog posts or contact me directly to further develop our water conversations. I look forward to hearing from you.
Clients and Services
Investor Owned Utilities
I represent private companies that provide urban water services under regulation by state public utility commissions. Together, my clients serve more than 1 million people in the United States.
Mutual Water Companies
I represent mutual companies that deliver water to their members for domestic or irrigation purposes. These companies face challenges in governance and water management.
Sustainable Water Management
I help clients manage water resources for long term ecological and economic sustainability in the face of drought and climate change. Key tools are legal entitlements, markets and physical solutions.
Water Transfers and Markets
Efficient allocation and conveyance are important elements of long-term water reliability and resilience. I have assisted clients with the largest and most significant transfers in the United States.
The Blog
Is there a Singapore PUB for the US?
The Singapore Public Utilities Board (PUB) is known globally as a leading water utility. Because of the nation’s precarious geographic and political situation, PUB has led the way in developing alternative sources of water, such as reuse and desalination. The…
California Mutual Water Company Training Set for May 2018
Since 2012, I have had the privilege of providing training to more than 350 directors of California mutual water companies to satisfy the legal requirements of Assembly Bill 54 (2011). Given continued interest in the training, I will offer the course again on Tuesday, May 15,…
Federal Reserved Groundwater and California
On November 27, 2017, the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari regarding the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District, 849 F.3d 1262 (March 7, 2017). Thus, the Supreme Court left in place…
H2O4 Texas and Jackson Walker LLP
My firm Jackson Walker LLP was a member of the H2O4 Texas Coalition that helped support implementation of the Texas State Water Plan through creation of SWIFT. Administered by the Texas Water Development Board, that fund provides low-interest loans to…
Temperance Flat Reservoir Update
Supporters of Temperance Flat Reservoir have published a new video promoting this water storage project on the San Joaquin River. In August 2017, the San Joaquin Valley Water Infrastructure Authority filed an application with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR)…
Bad Behavior at California Water Districts
The California courts have released two opinions regarding cases of bad behavior at California water districts. They illustrate two problems that can occur in district governance. First, the Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District released an opinion in People…
SGMA Amendments for 2017
In 2016, the California Legislature made moderate amendments to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which go into effect on January 1, 2017. You can find an annotated version of SGMA here, including all the newest changes. Early in 2017,…
California Mutual Water Companies Training 2016
Since 2012, I have had the privilege of providing training to approximately 300 directors of California mutual water companies to satisfy the legal requirements of AB 54 (2011). Given continued interest in the topic, I will offer the course on two dates this year. Because mutual…
Twitter Updates
- @jeremybmazur Isn’t that Scooters 6? 1 week ago
- @fox7austin Very sorry to hear this, and condolences to his family. As a cyclist though who sees buses up close oft… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
- The contradiction of LA transit: voters approved Measure M so that other people would take transit, making their ow… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 weeks ago
- RT @RepLyleLarson: The House Natural Resources Committee Interim Report to the 86th Legislature is now available. Thanks to the committee m… 1 month ago
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