Improvements Proposed to Regulations Governing Petitions to the California State Water Resources Control Board

Today, Pillsbury attorney published her advisory titled Improvements Proposed to Regulations Governing Petitions to the California State Water Resources Control Board. The Advisory discusses the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s recent proposal to amend to Sections 2050, 2050.5, and 2051 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations to render petitions on which the Board has not taken action within 90 days of receipt, dismissed by operation of law. The proposed revisions should improve the petition process, but may result in an increase in the number of court challenges to Board decisions.