Kronick is pleased to again sponsor the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Fall Conference in San Diego. On December 3rd, Associate Olivia Clark will participate in a panel discussion about Government Code Section 1090, which prohibits public officials from having financial interests in contracts that they have a hand in. Sounds simple, right? But who is a public official? Sure it is someone elected or appointed to a Board. But it also can include staff members of an agency, and can even include consultants. And what is a financial interest? In many cases it is easy to know, but in others you might be surprised at what counts as a financial interest. Join us for this panel that will cover the black letter law, but also wrestle with a number of hypotheticals that could come to life in your world.
On December 4th, Shareholder and Practice Group Manager of Kronick’s Natural Resources Group, Eric Robinson will participate in a panel discussion regarding groundwater production allocations under SGMA. As Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) prepare their plans to meet the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act’s (SGMA) requirements, they may need to utilize a variety of tools to achieve sustainability. For groundwater basins in overdraft, production allocations may be a vital tool for the GSAs. However, SGMA explicitly states that it does not alter water rights, which means the GSAs have to carefully navigate between the confines of water rights and SGMA requirements in developing and implementing their groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs). This program will explain the legal framework, different types of groundwater rights, lessons learned from existing groundwater production allocation programs, potential pitfalls and practical approaches to developing a GSP with production allocations as a component to reaching sustainability goals.
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