FEATURE ARTICLE
Addressing the California Department of Water Resources’ Draft Emergency Regulations on Groundwater Sustainability Plans by Rebecca R. A. Smith, Esq., Downey Brand, LLP, Sacramento, California179
CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Imperial Irrigation District Approves Lease for 1,900 Acres to Be Utilized by Large Scale Geothermal Project in Salton Sea Area184
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Department of Water Resources to Double State Water Project Deliveries to 30 Percent for Cities and Farms186
State Water Resources Control Board to Develop Proposed Beneficial Uses of Water Pertaining to Tribal Cultural and Subsistence Fishing Uses187
State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Emergency Regulation which Imposes Ten Acre-Foot Threshold for Monitoring and Reporting Water
Diversions189
State Water Resources Control Board to Consider Adopting New General Order for Recycled Water Use191
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Senate Bill Seeks to Add Regulatory Hurdles for New Groundwater Wells before the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Is Fully Implemented194
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Groups Petition Sixth Circuit for En Banc Rehearing to Overturn Prior Clean Water Act Clean Water Ruling196
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
District Court:
District Court Rejects NEPA/Clean Water Act Challenges to Army Corps Dredging of the Snake River Navigation Channel198
Idaho Rivers United, et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. C14-1800JLR (W.D. Wa. Feb. 9, 2016).
District Court Dismisses Claims against Companies that Assisted in the Cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill200
In re Deepwater Horizon, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. MDL No. 2179 (E.D. La. Feb. 16, 2016).
