CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Lower Colorado States Call for Improvements to Glen Canyon Dam191
Reviving the Desert: California Advances Restoration of the New River and Continues Progress for the Salton Sea Management Program with East Pond Expansion Filling192
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Senate Bill 72 and the Economics of Water Supply Planning in
California195
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Federal Fisheries Agencies Propose Rule Rescinding the Regulatory Definition of ‘Harm’ Under the Endangered Species Act197
Department of Water Resources Completes Its Initial Evaluation of Remaining Groundwater Sustainability Plans in California198
Chowchilla Subbasin Potentially Avoids Probation Hearing200
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RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
Court of Appeal:
Fifth District Court of Appeal Reverses Preliminary Injunction Involving Fish Flows203
Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. F087487 (5th Dist. Apr. 2, 2025).
First District Court Affirms Trial Court’s Rejection of Challenge to City Community Services District Charges Made without Voter Approval204
Gomes v. Mendocino City Community Services District, ___Case No. A167862 (1st Dist. Apr. 14, 2025).
