FEATURE ARTICLE
How Hard Can It Be? Temperature Management on the Sacramento River by Steve Saxton, Esq., Downey Brand, LLP, Sacramento, California251
WESTERN WATER NEWS
Hoopa Valley Tribe Files Notice of Intent to Sue the Bureau and NMFS over Alleged Endangered Species Act Violations at the Klamath Project257
Will Groundwater Surface to Create a Beach Resort in Las Vegas259
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Idaho Water Users Leery of Joint USGS/EPA Technical Report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration261
California Department of Water Resources Adopts Final Groundwater Sustainability Plan Regulations263
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Oregon County Approves Ballot Measure that Bans Commercial Water Bottling—Threatens Proposed Nestlé Bottling Plant266
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
New Mexico Files Suit Against Colorado in U.S. Supreme Court over Gold King Mine Spill268
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Jurisdictional Delineation by Army Corps of Engineers under the Clean Water Act May Be Judicially Challenged270
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co. Inc., ___U.S.___, Case No. 15-290 (May 31, 2016).
State:
California Superior Court Issues Ruling in the Delta Stewardship Council Cases272
Delta Stewardship Council Cases, Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 4758 (Sac. Super. Ct. May 18, 2016).
Colorado Supreme Court Rules Owners of Various Conditional Water Rights May Select Which Right It Desires to Make Absolute275
Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority v. Wolfe, 2016 CO 42, ___P.3d___ (Colo. 2016).
Utah Court of Appeals Holds there Must Be a Physical Obstruction or Change of Flow of Water before Liability Attaches under State Law278
Clearwater Farms, LLC and Clearwater Holdings LLC v. Shane Robert, et al., 2016 UT Appeals 126 (Utah.App. June 16, 2016).
