CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Biden Administration Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Budget Prioritizes U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Water Projects257
Water Suppliers Plan Mandatory Water Conservation Restrictions in Response to Drought Conditions258
Marin Municipal Water District Continues Discussions on Moratorium for New Water Service Connections260
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Senate Passes Bill to Help Repair the State’s Water
Infrastructure262
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Department of Water Resources and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Release the State Water Project and Central Valley Project Drought Contingency Plan264
California State Water Resources Board Takes Emergency Action to Preserve Water in the Russian River Amid Drought265
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
San Francisco Challenges Conditions Imposed by State Water Resources Control Board on the City’s Water Quality Certification Issued for Projects on the Tuolumne River268
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
U.S. Supreme Court:
U.S. Supreme Court Determines Contribution Action under CERCLA Requires Settlement of CERCLA Liability—Not Clean Water Act Liability270
Territory of Guam v. United States, ___U.S.___, 141 S.Ct. 1608 (2021).
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Finds U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Failed to Explain Why It Reversed Previous Listing Decision Regarding Pacific Walrus272
Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland, ___F.3d___, Case No. 19-35981 (9th Cir. June 3, 2021).
Ninth Circuit Finds Rule Requiring 30-Day Notice of Intent to States for Listing Petitions under the Endangered Species Act Was Invalid273
Friends of Animals v. Haaland, 997 F.3d 1010 (9th Cir. 2021).
D.C. Circuit Addresses Petition Challenging FERC Decision on Hydropower License and Related Endangered Species Act Claims275
Shafer & Freeman Lakes Environmental Conservation Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 992 F.3d 1071 (D.C. Cir. 2021).
