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OPERATING AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT OF HUSBANDRY VEHICLES WITHOUT A SLOW- MOVING VEHICLE EMBLEM CAN GET FARMERS IN TROUBLE, FAST

On Behalf of | Mar 9, 2021 | , ,

Download a PDF of the article here  Over my last 25 years, as a lawyer practicing in the Central Valley of California, I have defended many farming operations and their employees, for accidents which involved tractors, trailers, or other moveable equipment referred to in Vehicle Code section 36000 as an “implement of husbandry.” These vehicles and equipment are typically designed…

Supreme Court Holds that NPDES Permits Can Be Required for Discharges to Groundwater

On Behalf of | May 12, 2020 | , ,

By Craig A. Tristao Download a PDF of this article here Do you need a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for a discharge to groundwater? Before the Supreme Court’s April 23, 2020, decision in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund (2020) __ U.S. ___, Docket No. 18-260, many believed, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had…

Central Valley Regional Water Board investigating Manure Pond Depth to Groundwater for Certain Dairies

On Behalf of | Apr 8, 2019 | , ,

This blog is re-posted from the Milk Producers Council Newsletter.  If you have any questions please contact Kevin Abernathy at the Milk Producers Council or Lee N. Smith or Craig Tristao of our office.. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) officials confirmed Thursday that they are in the process of contacting about 70 dairies to investigate…

CEQA Revised Guidelines Memorandum

On Behalf of | Jan 29, 2019 | ,

Coleman & Horowitt LLP  provided a presentation to the American Council of Engineering Companies/ San Joaquin Chapter on January 9, 2019 regarding the revised CEQA Guidelines.    After several years of regulatory efforts, in 2018 the most recent changes to the CEQA guidelines were finalized, and went into effect in December of the same year. While there are a number…

AB 617 Steering Committee

On Behalf of | Jan 25, 2019 | ,

Coleman & Horowitt LLP partner Lee N. Smith is participating in AB 617 South Fresno Steering Committee. In mid-December and January dozens of residents, business representatives and other community members attended the first meeting of the South Central Fresno Steering Committee as part of AB 617 Assembly Bill (“AB”) 617 (C. Garcia, Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017) was approved by the…

What Consultants to Governmental Agencies Need to know about Government Code § 1090 and the Political Reform Act

On Behalf of | Jan 10, 2019 | ,

Government Code§ 1090 and the Political Reform Act This article is part of presentation that was made to the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) by David Weiland on January 9, 2019. Government Code § 1090 Fresno Law Firm  Government Code § 1090(a):  Members of the Legislature, state, county, district, judicial district, and city officers…

Supreme Court Depublishes Prop 65 Cereal Preemption Case

On Behalf of | Dec 26, 2018 | , ,

The California Supreme Court in October denied the Petition for Review of the Second District  Court of Appeal’s opinion that a  Proposition 65 suit concerning acrylamide in breakfast cereals was preempted by federal law.  Although the trial court  rejected this argument the cereal manufacturers successfully appealed  to the Court of Appeals. The Court found that a Prop. 65 cancer warning on…

Lee N. Smith of Coleman & Horowitt to Participate in Water Quality/Water Law Conference in Sacramento

On Behalf of | Dec 24, 2018 | ,

Lee N. Smith of our office will be participating in a Water Law and Regulations Conference in Sacramento on January 16, 2019. Mr. Smith will be discussing Water Quality issues in California. His talk will encompass the origins of water quality regulation, the relevant agencies, liability under the Water Code, and touch upon several of the emerging issues including the…

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