FEATURE ARTICLE
SCOTUS Limits WOTUS: Jurisdictional Waters and Wetlands under the Clean Water Act Must Be Relatively Permanent, Standing, or Continuously Flowing Bodies of Water by Nicole Granquist, Esq. and Jaycee Dean, Esq., Downey Brand, LLP, Sacramento125
WATER NEWS
Lower Colorado River Basin Representatives Come to Agreement on Consensus-Based System Conservation Proposal for Near-Term River Operations130
News from the West131
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Proposed U.S. Senate Bills Would Expand Funding and Eligibility for Environmental Protection Programs136
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions138
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Navajo Nation a Court-Mandated Solution to Water Access140
Arizona et al. v. Navajo Nation, et al, ___U.S.___, Case No. 21-1484 (June 22, 2023).
Federal:
Fifth Circuit Determines City Stormwater Management Fees Are Not ‘Reasonable Service Charges’ on Federal Facilities143
City of Wilmington v. United States, 68 F.4th 1365 (5th Cir. 2023).
Eleventh Circuit Dismisses Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Based on Diligent Prosecution Bar145
South River Watershed Alliance, Inc. v. Dekalb County, Georgia, 69 F.4th 809 (11th Cir. May 31, 2023).
