Western Water Law & Policy Reporter
May 2021
Volume 25, Number 7
May 2021
WESTERN WATER NEWS
Federal Columbia Power System Update: Endangered Species Act-Listed Salmon Issues Starting to Reconverge for Idaho Water Users185
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Senate Bill 223 Update: Residential Water Shut off Moratorium Nears Its End187
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Department of Water Resources Releases Draft Bulletin-118 Update 2020—Defining the State’s Groundwater Basins189
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions192
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Second Circuit Determines Clean Water Act, Section 401, Deadline Cannot Be Modified by Agreement195
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ___F.3d___, Case No. 19-1610 (2nd Cir. Mar. 23, 2021).
U.S. District Court for Montana Denies Preliminary Injunction against Big Sky Water and Sewer District for Alleged Clean Water Act Viola-
tions196
Cottonwood Environmental Law Center, Montana Rivers, and Gallatin Wildlife Association v. Edwards and Big Sky Water and Sewer District, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 2:20-cv-00028-BU-BMM (D. Mt. Mar. 23, 2021).
State:
California Court of Appeal Limits Dormant Overlying Rights in Ongoing Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases198
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No: F082469 (5th Dist. Apr. 6, 2021).
California Superior Court Finds L.A. Department of Water and Power Must Conduct Environmental
Review before Reducing Pastureland Alloca-
tions199
County of Mono v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. RG18-923377 (Alameda Super Ct. Mar. 8, 2021).
Upon Petition of Chief Justice Hardesty, the Nevada Supreme Court Establishes a Commission to Study Water Rights Cases and Determine if a Water Court System is Advisable201
Nevada Supreme Court Administrative Docket No. 0576, (Mar. 9, 2021).
New Mexico Supreme Court Quashes Writs of Certiorari in San Juan River Adjudication Appeal that Upheld the Navajo Nation Settlement De-
crees204
State of New Mexico ex rel. State Engineer v. United States, Case No. S-1-SC-37068 (N.M. Supreme Ct. April 13, 2021).
