CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Governor Newsom Utilizes New Infrastructure Streamlining Law to Certify Judicial Streamlining of the Sites Reservoir Project51
Beneath the Surface: A Look into the High Desert Water Bank53
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Senate Bill 659 Aims to Improve Groundwater Recharge
Efforts55
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Publishes Final Rule—Requires PFAS Reporting under TSCA57
California Department of Water Resources Releases SGMA Guidance Document for Groundwater Sustainability Plans58
SGMA Update: Determinations on Groundwater Sustainable Plans Continue as Year-End Draws Near60
State Water Resources Control Board Staff Report Recommends Probationary Status for Tulare Lake Subbasin61
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Superior Court Preliminary Injunction Forces Bakersfield’s Hand: City Agrees to Curtail Almost Half of Its Diversions on the Kern River64
Environmental Groups Challenge State Water Resources Control Board’s Order Modifying Irrigated Lands Program Order for Central Coast
Region66
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Sixth District Court Reverses Grant of Writ Petition Challenging Desalination Project—Finds Support for Statement of Overriding Conditions68
Marina Coast Water District v. County of Monterey, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case Nos. H049416 & H049170 (6th Dist. Sept. 8, 2023).
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. Superior Court of San Joaquin County, 95 Cal.App.5th 767 (3rd Dist. 2023).
