FEATURE ARTICLE
Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies Nevada State Engineer’s Authority to Conjunctively Administer Hydrologically Connected Water Resources by Micheline Fairbank, Esq., Fennemore Craig, PC, Reno, Nevada151
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Governor Gavin Newsom’s Office Releases Comprehensive Salmon Strategy for California158
New Mexico Governor Announces 50-Year Water Action Plan and Google Teamed Initiative to Identify Water Leaks and Inefficiencies Using Satellite Imagery160
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Department of Water Resources Determines Seven Basin Plans Incomplete in Final Review of Groundwater Sustainability Plans162
California Energy Commission Releases Draft Offshore Wind Plan that Details Port Infrastructure Needs164
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions166
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Court Affirms Dismissal of Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act Claims173
Kelly v. City of Poway, Unpub., Case No. 22-55920 (9th Cir. Dec. 19, 2023).
Tenth Circuit Requires More Rigorous Review to Determine When Seepage into Groundwater Is a Clean Water Act Discharge174
Stone v. High Mountain Mining Company, 89 F.4th 1246 (10th Cir. 2024).
Third Circuit Upholds FAA’s New Jersey Airport Improvements Approval under NEPA176
Trenton Threatened Skies, Inc., et al. v. Federal Aviation Administration, 90 F.4th 122 (3rd Cir. 2024).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
California Court of Appeal Upholds State Public Utilities Commission Decision Establishing New Tariff Rates for Renewable Energy Systems179
Center for Biological Diversity, et al., v. Public Utilities Commission, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. No. A167721 (1st Dist. Dec. 20,2023, modified Dec. 21, 2023, as modified Jan. 16, 2024).
California Court of Appeal Addresses Trial Court Discretion to Fashion Remedies for CEQA Viola-
tions181
Natural Resources Defense Council, et al., v. City of Los Angeles, et al., ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. D080902 (4th Dist. Dec. 29,2023; Certified for Publication, Jan. 22, 2024).
