Western Water Law & Policy Reporter

WESTERN WATER NEWS

Interstate Compact Litigation Update: Federal Government Objects to Proposed Historic Settlement Agreement Submitted by New Mexico, Texas and Colorado89

Idaho Water Users Consider Legislative Amendments Codifying the Common Law Remedy of ‘Self-Help’90

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

Washington State Agency Requests Legislation Affecting Water Resources, Legislating Climate Resiliency93

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

Final Rule Defining Clean Water Act ‘Waters of The United States’ Published in the Federal Register95

Department of the Interior Announces $85 Million for Western Drought Resilience Projects96

Arizona Department of Water Resources Releases Hassayampa Subbasin Model Results98

California State Water Resources Control Board Extends Emergency Water Conservation Regulations99

Nevada State Engineer Issues Order Establishing Perennial Yield for Cold Spring Valley101

Oregon Water Resources Department Awards $6.6 Million for Water Pro-jects102

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

California Tribes and Environmental Organizations File Civil Rights Complaint and Petition for Rulemaking with EPA for San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Standards104

JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Federal:

D.C. Circuit Vacates Hydroelectric Dam License over Deficiencies with the Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification106

Waterkeepers Chesapeake v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 56 F.4th 45 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 20, 2022).