WESTERN WATER NEWS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces $10M Grant to Support Wastewater Conversion in Nevada3
California’s Imperial Irrigation District and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Execute Significant Conservation Agreement for Colorado River Water4
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
New EPA Rule Requires Water Systems to Replace Lead Water Service Lines within Ten Years6
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions8
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Washington State’s Next Water Right Adjudication Pending12
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Federal District Court Rejects Winemakers’ Well Permit Challenge as
Unripe14
Double Vee Properties, LLC, et al. v. County of Napa, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No 23-cv-04546-AGT (N.D. Cal. Sept. 11, 2024).
U.S. District Court in California Enjoins Groundwater Ordinance Due to Potential Discrimination15
Ger Chong Ze Chang, et al, v. County of Siskiyou, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 2:22-cv-01378-KJM-AC (E.D. Cal. Oct. 25, 2024).
U.S. District Court in Idaho Dismisses Wetlands Complaint Due to Lack of Surface Connection
Specifics17
U.S. v. Ace Black Ranches, LLP, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 1:24-cv-00113-DCN (Id. Aug. 29, 2024).
U.S. District Court in Idaho Upholds Basic State Stockwater Rights, But Declares Some Idaho Water Rights Procedures Unconstitutional as to the United Statse19
U.S. v Idaho ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. (D. Id Aug. 26, 2024).
State:
California Court of Appeal Upholds Use of CEQA Categorical Exemption for Conversion of Oil Well to Injection Well22
Sunflower Alliance v. California Department of Conservation, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. A167698 (1st Dist. Sept. 6, 2024).
