Western Water Law & Policy Reporter

FEATURE ARTICLE

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WESTERN WATER NEWS

Arizona Takes Steps under Colorado River Plan to Support Lake Mead

Levels95

Governor Inslee Proposes Washington State Supplemental Budget Include Funding to ‘Modernize’ the Water Code98

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

California to Receive Extensive Benefits from Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act99

Utah 2022 Legislative Preview of Water-Related Bills100

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reissues and Modifies New Clean Water Act Section 404 Nationwide Permits103

Great Lakes, Coastal Beaches, and Certain Coastal Waters Further Protected by New Federal Pipeline Rule105

California State Water Board and DWR Release Report Outlining New Groundwater Management Principles and Strategies for Drinking

Water107

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions110

JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Federal:

Ninth Circuit Grants Clean Water Act Petition for Review and Remands National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit113

Food & Water Watch v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 20 F.4th 506 (9th Cir. 2021).

State:

California Court of Appeal Finds CEQA Does Not Apply to State Water Board Review of Small Domestic Water Use Permits114

Mission Peak Conservancy v. State Water Resources Control Board, 72 Cal.App.5th 873 (1st Dist. 2021).