CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
2010 Review Panel Report Released on Vernalis Adaptive Management
Program291
‘Constituents of Emerging Concern’ in Southern California Water
Sources294
New Research Links Wastewater Discharge to Decline in Delta Fish
Species296
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
House Energy Committee Approves the ‘Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010,’ Reauthorizing the Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund298
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Policy to Phase Out Once-Through Cooling Systems at 19 Coastal and Estuarine Power Plants300
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Lawsuit Claims Federal Government Has Illegally Expanded Endangered Species Act Listings302
Judge Wanger Issues Preliminary Injunction Halting Implementation of Salmon and Steelhead Biological Opinions303
Third District Court of Appeal Issues Stay of Judgment Invalidating Colorado River QSA305
California Farm Bureau Federation Sues DFG for Clarification of Fish and Game Code Section 1062307
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Validates Agency Findings Approving Business Park’s Impact on Wetlands and Endangered Species309
Butte Environmental Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ___F.3d___, Case No. 09-15363 (9th Cir. June 1, 2010).
District Court:
Faced with ‘Contradictory’ Allegations, District Court Dismisses ExxonMobil’s Contractual Indemnity Claims against Petroleum Sales and Distribution Facility311
ExxonMobil Oil Corp. v. Nicoletti Oil, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 109-cv-01498 (E.D. Cal. May 18, 2010).
District Court Finds No Evidence that Discharges from L.A. County Outflows Contributed to Violations of Water Quality Standards Downstream313
Natural Resources Defense Council v. County of Los Angeles, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. CV 08-1467 AHM (C.D. Cal. April 26, 2010).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
Superior Court Upholds City of Palmdale’s Decision to Provide Recycled Water Service within Palmdale Water District’s Service Area315
Palmdale Water District v. City of Palmdale, Case No. BC 420492, (L.A. Super Ct).
Napa Superior Court Rules that Private Plaintiff May Challenge City’s Operation of Dam for Violation of the Public Trust316
Reynolds v. City of Calistoga, Case No. 26-46826, May 3, 2010 (Napa Super Ct).
