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CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Biden Administration Implements Ecosystem and Habitat Restoration in the Upper Colorado River Basin232
Imperial Irrigation District Agrees to Increase Water Storage in Lake Mead Through 2026233
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REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to List Long Valley Speckled Dace as an Endangered Species236
Environmental Impact Statement for Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project Set to be Released237
San Francisco Bay-Delta Population of Longfin Smelt Listed as Endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act239
State Water Board Announces February 2025 Hearing to Determine
Whether to Place Kern County Groundwater Subbasin on Probationary
Status240
State Water Board Adopts Water Conservation Regulations for Urban Retail Water Suppliers241
Sites Reservoir Water Right Hearing Is Under-
way243
California Public Utilities Commission Tags the Department of Water Resources to Procure up to 10.6 Gigawatts of Clean Energy244
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Third District Court Affirms Denial of CEQA Challenge Against Prospective Purchaser Agreement as It Was Not a Project246
Liam Meyer v. Department of Water Resources, Unpub., Case No. C097929 (3rd Dist. Jul. 30, 2024).
