Articles

Please see the following articles authored by members of KMTG's natural resources practice group.

Federal Court Rules State "Area of Orgin" Laws Do Not Require Bureau of Reclamation to Preferentially Deliver Water to the Sacramento Valley
Hanspeter Walter, California Water Law and Policy Reporter, October 2011

The Outer Limits of Endangered Species Act Liability -- The ESA’s Indirect Effect Regulation and Its Application to Climate Change

Hanspeter Walter, Environmental Law Reporter, March 2011

The Crossroads of NEPA and the ESA -- A Four Way Stop for Federal Agencies

Hanspeter Walter, ABA Agricultural Management Committee Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 1, November 2010

New Attention for Urban Water Management Plans: Urban Water Planning in California After the Water Conservation Act of 2009

Andrew P. Tauriainen, ABA Water Resources Committee Newsletter, September 2010

Should We Build an Ark to Comply with the ESA? -- Applying the Endangered Species Act's Causation Element to Climate Change

Hanspeter Walter, ABA Water Resources Committee Newsletter, November 2009

Supreme Court Clarifies Rules Governing CEQA Review of Water Supplies for Real Estate Development

Eric N. Robinson, California Real Property Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2007

Damages Determined for Giving Farmers' Water to Fish

Eric N. Robinson, California Real Property Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2004

Claims Court Rules that Giving Farmers' Water to Fish Requires Just Compensation

Eric N. Robinson, California Real Property Journal, Vol. 19, No. 3/4, 2002