CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Full Reservoirs and Dense Snowpack: A Look at California’s Water Supply for 2019203
Metropolitan Water District to Supply Water Instead of the Imperial Irrigation District to Finish the Colorado River Drought Plan204
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation Announce Increased Water Allocations Following Early Spring Storms206
Department of Water Resources Begins Releasing Water from Oroville Dam to Accommodate Spring Rain and Snowmelt207
State Water Resources Control Board Adopts ‘State Wetland Definition’ and ‘Procedures for Dischargers of Dredge or Fill Material’209
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
The California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019—California Pushes Back211
Proposed California Water Tax and Legislative Funding Proposals for Water Projects Compete for Support in Uphill Climb for Approval212
California Legislation Proposes Changes to Management of the State’s Marine and Coastal Resources214
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
United States Sues State Water Resources Control Board under CEQA over Bay-Delta Plan Update’s Application to New Melones Reservoir216
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
U.S. Supreme Court:
Supreme Court Addresses Federally Reserved Water Rights, National Alaska Lands Act and Scope of the Park Service’s Authority over Nation River218
Sturgeon v. Frost, et al., ___U.S.___, 139 S. Ct. 1066 (U.S. Mar 26, 2019).
District Court:
District Court Denies States’ Request for Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to Clean Water Rule220
Ohio v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 2:15-CV-2467 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 26, 2019).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Sixth District Court Refuses to Broaden Tomlinson Notice Requirements for Projects that Are Categorically Exempt from CEQA222
Turn Down The Lights v. City of Monterey, Unpub., Case Nos. H044656 & H045556 (6th Dist. Feb. 28, 2019).
