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02Sep

Supreme Court of California Weighs In on Blanket Categorization of Well Construction Permit Approvals as Ministerial

Key Points - A permitting agency's blanket designation of an entire category of permit decisions as ministerial for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) may be held to be improper if the agency has the ability to modify or deny the permit based on any concern that may be examined under CEQA review....
By: Hanson Bridgett LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/supreme-court-of-california-weighs-in-22368/

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