CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Central Valley Water Recycling Project Prepares for Next Stage of Development67
Marin County Voters Approve Study of Desalination Options—But Additional Voter Approval Is Required to Proceed with Construction68
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Environmental Quality Act Amendments Signed into Law, Effective Immediately70
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Environmental Appeals Board Applies Rapanos’ Significant Nexus Standards—Finds Wetlands Subject to Clean Water Act Jurisdiction72
In Re: Smith Farm Enterprises, LLC, Case No. CWA-03-2001-0022 (EPA Env.App.Bd. 2010).
State Water Resources Control Board Issues Draft Technical Report on San Joaquin River Flow and Southern Delta Salinity Objectives74
Central Valley Regional Water Board Issues Tentative Waste Discharge Requirements for Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District76
Development of Salt and Nutrient Management Plan—Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Holds Kickoff Meeting in November78
San Francisco Renews Agreement with the National Park Service for Protection of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Water Quality80
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Two New Lawsuits Challenge Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
Fee82
Pacific Coast Fishermen Challenge Rules Allocating Groundfishing Rights to Trawlers84
Monterey Coastkeeper Files Lawsuit Alleging Violations of Water Quality Regulations and the Public Trust Doctrine86
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit finds No Error in EPA’s Decision to Transfer Clean Water Act NPDES State Administration to Alaska88
Akiak Native Community, et al., v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., ___F.3d___, Case No. 08-74872 (9th Cir. Nov. 4, 2010).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Sixth District Finds City Not Liable for Damage Caused by Stream Flooding91
Berkman v. City of Morgan Hill, Case No. CV031021, unpublished (6th Dist. 2010).
