WESTERN WATER NEWS
Colorado River Water Conservation District Encounters Financial, Legal Hurdles in Landmark Water Rights Purchase183
Idaho Water Users React to President Trump’s Presidential Memorandum: ‘Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Generate Power for the Columbia River Basin’185
Study Reveals Colorado River Basin Groundwater Levels Dropping Faster than Surface Water187
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Senate Bill 72 and the Economics of Water Supply Planning in California189
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Announces its Intent to Update 2024 Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Steam Electric Power Generation191
Kaweah Subbasin Revises Groundwater Management Plans to Avoid State Water Board Enforcement under the California SGMA192
PENALTIES & SANCTIONS
Recent Penalties, Sanctions and EPA News194
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Arizona Lawsuit Claims Groundwater Withdrawals Infringe Federal
Reserved Water Rights and Calls for Reevaluation of Water Reports
Complaint196
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
U.S. Supreme Court:
Recalibrating NEPA Compliance: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Clarification on the Purpose and Scope of Environmental Review198
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, ___U.S.___, Case No. (May 29, 2025).
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Remands EPA’s Refusal to Update Industrial Effluent Guidelines under the Clean Water Act200
Waterkeeper Alliance, et al. v. US EPA, et al., ___F.4th___, Case No. 23-636 (9th Cir. June 18, 2025).
