CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
OpenET Unveils New Interface Tool for Irrigators to Assess Crop Evapotranspiration Data145
Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency Due to Wildfires—Exempts Certain Projects from CEQA and the Coastal Act146
Mendocino County Declines Proposed Groundwater Extraction Ordin-
ance147
Public Interest Group Calls for Better Accounting of California Water149
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Assembly Bill 1044: Establishing the Tulare Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency151
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Council on Environmental Quality Publishes Interim Final Rule: “Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations” in the Federal Register153
Department of Water Resources Approves 15 of 16 Groundwater Sustainability Plans—The Legal Implications155
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
The Department of Water Resources, before the Superior Cout, Responds to Public Trust Claims in Groundwater Sustainability Plan Litigation157
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
US Supreme Court:
United States Supreme Court Declares that EPA Cannot Impose “End-Result” Requirements in Clean Water Act NPDES Permits159
City and County of San Francisco, California v. Environmental Protection Agency, 604 U.S. ___, 145 S. CT. 704 (2025).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
Superior Court:
Groundwater Fees in Madera County Can Resume Following Court Ruling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Valley Groundwater Coalition v. County of Madera, Case No. MCV087677 (Madera Supr. Ct. 2025).
