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The California Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 332 (SB 332), which would increase legal protections for professionals responsible for setting prescribed burns – or “the planned application and confinement of ... read more
As discussed in our July 28, 2021, Policy Alert, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) recently adopted the Draft Emergency Reporting and Curtailment Regulation (Regulation), to authorize curtailments of water ... read more
We're pleased to welcome water law attorney Kristin Moseley to the firm's Colorado office. She joins attorneys Sarah Klahn, Ramsey Kropf, Dan Condren, and Dan McCarl in Boulder. Kristin's practice has focused on water rights law ... read more
We’re pleased to announce that shareholders Stuart Somach and Sarah Klahn have been recognized among the top lawyers nationwide in The Best Lawyers in America 2022. Inclusion is considered a singular honor, ... read more
Like many cities across the West, Glenwood Springs, Colorado (Glenwood) has been forced to restrict residential water use this summer.[1] But rather than drought, or lack of supply, the restrictions ... read more
California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) is currently experiencing one of the driest years in recorded history. The US Drought Monitor recently classified large portions of the Delta Watershed as being ... read more
Last month, California Coastkeeper Alliance (Coastkeeper) filed suit seeking to enjoin Sonoma County from issuing groundwater well permits until it adopts a program to consider and protect public trust resources ... read more
We're pleased to spotlight a group of Somach Simmons & Dunn colleagues for their inclusion in the 2021 Super Lawyers lists. Honorees are selected through a process that blends feedback from ... read more
While arid conditions have prevailed in the Colorado River Basin since the turn of the century, 2021 stands out as a particularly dry year across all of the seven basin ... read more
President Biden’s “Build Back Better” initiative proposes to invest $111 billion in rebuilding and modernizing drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, as well as funding other water quality-related priorities, including addressing ... read more
California Prevailing Wage Law Expanded to Cover Potentially All Contract Work On March 29, 2021, California’s Supreme Court issued a far-reaching decision (Kaanaana v. Barrett Business Services, Inc. (2021) 11 ... read more
Following a temporary delay in Colorado federal court, the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) will now take effect in Colorado on April 23, 2021. Under the NWPR, the ... read more
On April 6, 2021, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) approved the application of the State Wetland Definition and Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to ... read more
On Friday, March 19, 2021, the California Senate passed, and Governor Newsom signed, Senate Bill (SB) 95, which requires employers to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick ... read more
As a result of increasing demand for water, exacerbated by the decades-long drought in the Colorado River system, the Colorado State Engineer is considering a proposal that would impose stricter ... read more
Farmers and ranchers in the San Joaquin Valley (Valley) must now implement alternatives to agricultural burning to comply with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved “near-complete phase-out” of agricultural ... read more
On January 28, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit) issued a decision addressing issues related to the extent to which the public trust doctrine may be used ... read more
Theresa Barfield has been named our managing shareholder and Ramsey Kropf will serve as our assistant managing shareholder. We are pleased to announce that Sacramento litigator Theresa Barfield became the firm’s new ... read more
The Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District recently ruled in Wyatt v. City of Sacramento that a City’s imposition of a surcharge in the form of a “general ... read more
If you live in the Colorado Front Range region, your treated water supply may have or currently include groundwater from the Denver Basin aquifer system. If you are one of ... read more
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) released three documents related to its consultation obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for its operation of the Klamath Project (Project) in south-central ... read more
The Sacramento County Superior Court recently issued a final decision in San Joaquin Tributaries Authority v. California State Water Resources Control Board, finding that the State Water Resources Control Board ... read more
We invite you to keep virtual tabs on Somach attorneys with this roundup of our news and events heading into the new year. #SomachSpeaks - Events & Activities in Q1 ... read more
President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“Appropriations Act” or “Act”) on December 27, 2020. The Appropriations Act is a true omnibus. It covers an array of topics, including ... read more
02.26.21 UPDATE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED Please visit our Careers page for open positions. We're Hiring in Colorado Somach Simmons & Dunn’s Boulder, Colorado office seeks an associate attorney ... read more
