Western Water Law & Policy Reporter

WESTERN WATER NEWS

Idaho Governor Issues Executive Order No. 2024-06—Protecting Idaho Water Sovereignty Act211

OneWater Nevada, an Innovative Water Treatment Facility Receives $30 Million in Federal Funding212

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

California Bill Could Transform Prime Agricultural Land into Solar

Farms214

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Adopts Final Rule to Protect Tribal Reserved Water Rights216

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases its 2024-2027 Climate

Adaptation Plan218

California Department of Water Resources Adopts State Water Project Long-Term Drought Plan219

Washington Pollution Control Hearing Board Rules in Favor the Stated Department of Ecology in Water Rights Change Application221

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions223

JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Federal:

U.S. Supreme Court Let’s Stand Ninth Circuit’s Decision Regarding Dredge Mining and the Need for a Permit under the Clean Water Act226

Idaho Conservation League v. Poe, Rev. Denied, (U.S. 2024).

State:

California Superior Court Upholds Environmental Impact Report for Sites Reservoir Project227

Friends of the River v. Sites Project Authority, Case No. CV-2023-2625 (Yolo County Super Ct. 2024).

Colorado Supreme Court Confirms Law of Injury, Clarifies Ruling Standards in Certain Water Court Cases229

City of Golden v. United States, 2024 CO 43