FEATURE ARTICLE
Funding NPDES MS4 Permit Requirements to ‘The Maximum Extent
Practicable’ by Rebecca Andrews, Best Best 35
CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
U.S. Congressional Leaders from California McNerney, Matsui, and Thompson Send Letter to Interior Secretary Salazar Opposing The Bay Delta Conservation Plan41
The Delta Stewardship Council Releases the Fifth Draft of the Delta
Plan42
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
International Boundary and Water Commission Considers Order that Could Allow Mexico to Store Colorado River Water in Lake Mead44
EPA to Begin Issuing Permits to Cover Pesticide Applications under the Clean Water Act45
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and California’s DWR Receive Comments on the San Joaquin River Restoration Project Program EIR/EIS46
NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau Proffer Pilot Project to Reintroduce Winter-Run Chinook Salmon to the McCloud River50
EPA Orders 13 Chino Dairies to Comply with the Clean Water Act or Face Heavy Fines51
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
The Proposition 218 Battle Heats Up in the Southern California Desert—Water District Files Suit Challenging Water and Sewer Rate Initiatives53
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
District Court:
District Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Claim Involving Colorado River Water against Development of Solar Energy Plant for Lack of Standing55
California Unions for Reliable Energy v. U.S. Department of the Interior, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. CV-10-9932 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 22, 2011).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
Supreme Court:
California Supreme Court Defines Relationship between Clean Water Act and Energy Commission Jurisdiction for Thermal Power Plant Projects58
Voices of the Wetlands v. State Water Resources Control Board, et al, ___Cal.4th___, Case No. S160211 (Aug. 15, 2011).
District Court of Appeals:
Show and Tell—Full Disclosure in CEQA Documents and Water Supply Assessments60
Madera Oversight Coalition, Inc. v. County of Madera, 199 Cal.App.4th 48 (5th Dist. 2011).
