WATER NEWS
Summary of Eastern Water News203
News from the West205
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Issues New Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Rules to Expand Authority of States and Tribes and Clarify Certification Procedures211
Water Recycling and Desalination Projects Receive Nearly $29 Million Investment from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation212
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions215
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
U.S. Supreme Court:
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Ninth Circuit Ruling in San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper v. Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District Regarding Water Releases from Dams to Comply with the ESA218
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Fifth Circuit Upholds U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Clean Water Act 404 Permit for Liquid Natural Gas Project219
Healthy Gulf v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, 81 F.4th 510 (5th Cir. 2023).