WATER NEWS
California Water Suppliers Ramp up Water Conservation Requirements as the State is About to Enter the Tough Summer Months207
Utah Governor Issues Drought Declaration208
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Proposed California Bill Aims to Support Farmworkers Impacted by Drou-
ght210
California Senate Bill Revives Efforts to Reduce Urban Water Use Objectives for Indoor Residential Water Use211
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to Provide $100 Million for B.F. Sisk
Dam213
California State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Emergency Drought Regulations Pursuant to Executive Order214
California State Water Resources Control Board Proposes Emergency Regulations for Russian River Watershed216
California State Water Resources Control Board Conducts Public Workshop on Potential Impacts of Forthcoming Efficiency Standards on Local Wastewater Management218
California Department of Water Resources Releases Draft Update Central Valley Flood Protection Plan219
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Rules Clean Water Act Water Quality Objectives Are Not Directly Applicable to Nonpoint Source Dischargers222
Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center v. Stanislaus National Forest, 30 F.4th 929 (9th Cir. 2022).
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standard for Aesthetic Injury under the Clean Water Act223
Glynn Environmental Coalition, Inc., et al. v. Sea Island Acquisition, LLC, 26 F.4th1235 (11th Cir. 2022).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
Court of Appeal:
Third District Court Holds Responsible Agency Must Make CEQA Findings for Significant Effects Before Issuing Wastewater Permit225
We Advocate Through Environmental Review v. City of Mt. Shasta, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. C091012 (3rd Dist. May 11, 2022).
