The Dirt on the Drought: Water Resources, Rights and Restrictions in California
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Drought, surface and groundwater in California, the Human Right to Water Act, the environmental impact of the Delta Tunnels Project and Center for Biological Diversity, Nestle's water permit in the San Bernardino National Forest. Discussion with Courtney A. Davis about the impact and severity of the drought and the legal and regulatory framework respecting the allocation of surface and groundwater in California, the Human Right to Water Act, the environmental impact of the Delta Tunnels Project and Center for Biological Diversity et. al. v United States Forest Service et. al. respecting Nestle's permit for diverting and transmitting water from the West Fork of Strawberry Creek in the San Bernardino National Forest. Courtney A. Davis is an Associate with Allen & Matkins practicing water, land use and energy law. Courtney's water practice includes regulatory compliance, water rights permitting and basin management planning. For More Info: http://www.communitywatercenter.org/state_water_board_adopts_resolution http://www.communitywatercenter.org/human_right_to_water http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/public_lands/pdfs/NestleComplaint_10-13-2015.pdf http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA http://waterinthewest.stanford.edu/groundwater/overview/index.html#chapter-1 http://www.stopthetunnels.org/about/ https://www.propublica.org/article/as-one-of-its-chief-sources-of-water-dries-up-california-eases-restrictions
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