FEATURE ARTICLE
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CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Lower Colorado River Basin Water Agencies Reach Agreement on 500+ Plan as Drought Response Efforts Continue88
Marin Municipal Water District Water Rules Go Into Effect89
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Department of Water Resources Identifies Preferred Delta Tunnel Alignment in Amended Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Applica-
tion91
California Department of Water Resources Indicates It Will Not Approve Several San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plans92
Continuing Drought Conditions Prompt Unprecedented California State Water Project Initial Zero Percent Allocations94
California State Water Resources Control Board Considers Imposing Mandatory Water Use Restrictions Statewide in Response to Drought Condi-
tions95
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Environmental Group Sues Marin Municipal Water District Over Emergency Water Project97
Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency Groundwater Allocation Ordinance Comes Under Fire in Lawsuit by Local98
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
District Court:
District Court Admits Evidence Over Objection in Clean Water Act Criminal Prosecution100
United States v. Sanft, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. CR 19-00258 RAJ (W.D. Wash. Nov. 12, Nov. 16, 2021).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
Court of Appeal:
Third District Court Upholds City of Sacramento’s EIR and Approval Of ‘Mckinley Water Vault Pro-
ject’102
Citizens for a Safe and Sewage Free McKinley Park v. City of Sacramento, Unpub., Case No. C090760 (3rd Dist. Nov. 24, 2021).
