CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Biden Administration Announces $300 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Spending Towards California Water Infrastructure183
Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Terminating Provisions of Prior Drought Emergency Proclamations and Executive Orders185
Napa County Groundwater Pumping Exceeded Sustainable Yield in Water Year 2022186
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LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Federal Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act in Congress Proposes Significant Updates to Water Measurement and Management191
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Proposes First-Ever Enforceable Nationwide Primary Drinking Water Standards for PFAS193
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Releases Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Colorado River Operations at Lake Mead and Lake Powell194
California Department of Water Resources Spells out Next Steps for Inadequate Groundwater Sustainability Plans at State Water Board Meeting196
California Water Commission Receives Status Update on Multi-Benefit Land Repurposing Program198
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Fourth Circuit Upholds Virginia’s Clean Water Act 401 Permit for Natural Gas Pipeline200
Sierra Club v. State Water Control Board, 64 F.4th 187 (4th Cir. Mar. 29, 2023).
District Court:
District Court Awards Defendants their Costs in the Gold King Mine Release201
In re Gold King Mine Release in San Juan County, Colorado, ___F.Supp.4th, Case No. 18-CV-744-WJ-KK (D. N.M. Feb. 21, 2023).
Court of Federal Claims:
Court of Federal Claims Partially Grants Motion
to Impose Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence Relating to Clean Water Act Permitting of Waste
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United Affiliates Corp. v. United States, 164 Fed. Cl. 565, 571 (Feb. 28, 2023).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Third District Court Upholds State Water Resources Control Board’s General Waste Discharge Requirements in WQO 2018-0002205
Environmental Law Foundation v. State Water Resources Control Board, Case No. C093513, ___Cal.App.5th___, 305 Cal.Rptr.3d 862 (3rd Dist. 2023).
First District Court Holds Inverse Claim for Alleged Failure of Subdivision Drainage Improvements Not Accepted by the County207
Shenson v. County of Contra Costa, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. A164045 (1st Dist. Mar. 30, 2023).
