CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Tribes and Tribal Organizations in Nevada and Other Western States Receive Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects203
Groundwater Fee Litigation Is on the Rise for SGMA Basins204
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Bill Could Transform Prime Agricultural Land into Solar
Farms206
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Council on Environmental Quality’s Final Phase 2 Rules for NEPA
Streamline Process but Also Expand Agency Review208
California Department of Water Resources Adopts State Water Project Long-Term Drought Plan210
Delta Stewardship Council Proposes Amendment to California Code of Regulations to Protect and Restore the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta211
Yuba Water Agency Seeks Extension for the Lower Yuba River Accord Water Transfer Program213
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Trial Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Related to Delta Conveyance Project Geotechnical Activities215
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
U.S. Supreme Court:
U.S. Supreme Court Let’s Stand Ninth Circuit’s Decision Regarding Dredge Mining and the Need for a Permit under the Clean Water Act218
Idaho Conservation League v. Poe, Rev. Denied, (U.S. 2024).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Second District Court Finds Abuse of Discretion in Orders to Strike Portions of Writ Requiring County NEPA Compliance and with Specific Instructions for CEQA Compliance220
Duca v. County of Santa Barbara, Unpub., Case No. 2D CIV. B325999 (2nd Dist. May. 15, 2024).
Superior Court:
Yolo County Superior Court Upholds Environmental Impact Report for Sites Reservoir Project223
Friends of the River v. Sites Project Authority, Case No. CV-2023-2625 (Yolo County Super Ct. 2024).
