Defeated petition for writ of prohibition seeking to enjoin terrestrial and aquatic testing conducted in connection with proposed Bay Delta Conservation Plan.

Defeated petition for writ of prohibition seeking to enjoin terrestrial and aquatic testing conducted in connection with proposed Bay Delta Conservation Plan. Read More

Represented major agricultural water suppliers before Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding issuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits under the federal Clean Water Act.

Represented major agricultural water suppliers before Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding issuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits under the federal Clean Water Act. Read More

Represented agricultural water users in successful defense of action brought under NEPA challenging habitat conservation planning process for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.

Represented agricultural water users in successful defense of action brought under NEPA challenging habitat conservation planning process for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. Read More

Represented agricultural water users in twin, high-profile

Represented agricultural water users in twin, high-profile cases challenging federal agencies’ biological opinions related to endangered aquatic species. Litigation team obtained summary judgments finding that biological opinions were arbitrary, capricious and not supported by best available science. Team also obtained multiple injunctions pre- and post-judgment enjoining aspects of biological opinion’s “reasonable and prudent alternatives” that limited water exports from Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Read More