Aaron Ferguson
Attorney at Somach Simmons & Dunn
Attorney at Somach Simmons & Dunn | Water Rights, Public Agency, Administrative Law
I help clients understand and protect their water rights, maximize the value of their water supplies, and achieve their water supply planning objectives.  I regularly advise landowners and public agencies with respect to the existence and scope of their water rights and memorialize my findings in water right opinions. Currently, I am protecting the surface water and groundwater rights of my clients in administrative and state court proceedings related to the proposed California WaterFix project.  I am also helping clients navigate the regulatory process required to add a point of diversion, place of use and purpose of use to two water rights and to extend the time to put water to beneficial use under a water rights permit.  

I combine my knowledge of water law with experience in water supply planning to assist clients in the development of water supply plans such as Urban Water Management Plans and SB 610 Water Supply Assessments.  I look forward to applying these skills helping clients develop and implement Groundwater Sustainability Plans under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).  I also provide public agencies advice on Proposition 218 compliance for imposition of water rates. I recently advised a client in the development and adoption of a groundwater management fee pursuant to the relatively new fee authority in SGMA.

I assist clients in challenging administrative agency decisions by seeking reconsideration of their determinations and litigating agency decisions in court.  My current work includes litigation contesting the constitutionality of a fee imposed by the California State Water Resources Control Board to fund a regulatory program.  

Outside of the law, I enjoy spending time with my family camping, hiking, and skiing.
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Water Resources Consultant
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J.D.
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Master of Public Administration - MPA
California State University-Sacramento
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Philosophy
B.A.
UC Santa Barbara
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Attorney at Somach Simmons & Dunn
Sacramento, CA
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Uoxina Santos-Aguirre
Judicial Assistant at Third District Appellate Court
Greater Sacramento
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County Counsel, Retired
Greater Sacramento
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Saskatchewan, Canada
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Ellison Schneider Harris & Donlan LLP
Sacramento, CA
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Andrea Ruiz-Esquide
Deputy City Attorney at San Francisco City Attorney's Office
San Francisco Bay Area
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Robyn Truitt Drivon
County Counsel at Yolo County
Woodland, CA
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Louie Brown, Jr.
Partner at Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP
Sacramento, CA
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Theresa Leary
Corporate Counsel at Prestige Healthcare Resources Inc.
United States
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Kirsten Cavanaugh
Teacher at SPSD
Saskatoon, SK
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Rylea Yanke
JD/MBA Candidate 2023
Calgary, AB
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Jill Miller-Barone
Director Taxation at TELUS
Edmonton, AB
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Ellen Simmons Moskal
Associate Attorney at Somach Simmons & Dunn
Greater Sacramento
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Jessica Melms
Associate Attorney at Ellison Schneider Harris & Donlan LLP
Sacramento, CA
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Rumie Vuong
Associate Chief Counsel at California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Fresno, CA
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Nick Jacobs
Water Law Attorney | Shareholder at Somach Simmons & Dunn | Environmental Law | Land Use | Water Rights | SGMA
Sacramento, CA
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Matthew Emrick
Attorney at Law Offices of Matthew Emrick
Greater Sacramento
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Antony ("Tony") P. Kim
Connectivity, Privacy & Information Partner at Latham & Watkins
Washington, DC
Nick and I had a great experience preparing a video for the GRAC conference regarding SGMA and groundwater adjudications.  Here is the transcript.
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