FEATURE ARTICLE
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WATER NEWS
News from the West103
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Federal Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act in Congress Proposes Significant Updates to Water Measurement and Management107
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
National Marine Fisheries Service Maintains Endangered Listing Status for Southern California Steelhead109
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions111
JUDICIAL DEVLOPMENTS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
D.C. Circuit Requires EPA to Regulate Perchlorate Levels in under the Safe Drinking Water Act115
NRDC v. Regan, ___F.4th___, Case No. 20-1335 (D.C. Cir. May 9, 2023).
Fourth Circuit Requires Discharger to Renew NPDES Permits under General Compliance Requirements in Consent Decree117
United States of America v. Southern Coal Corporation, 64 F.4th 509 (4th Cir. 2023).
District Court:
District Court Reduces Attorney’s Fees Award in Clean Water Act Citizen Suit118
Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Mason, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 1:18-cv-00996-PB (D. N.H. April 26, 2023).
District Court Affirms Parties Cannot Contractually Avoid CERCLA Liability to the U.S. Govern-
ment120
United States v. The Boeing Company, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case Number 2:22-cv-00485 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 25, 2023).
