WESTERN WATER NEWS
Reviving the Desert: California Advances Restoration of the New River and Continues Progress for the Salton Sea Management Program with East Pond Expansion Filling159
Irrigation Season on the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Begins Far More Smoothly in 2025 than Was the Case in 2024161
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Assembly Bill 104: Nevada Adopts Water Rights Retirement Program163
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Federal Fisheries Agencies Propose Rule Rescinding the Regulatory Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act165
California Department of Water Resources Completes its Initial Evaluation of Remaining Groundwater Sustainability Plans in California166
Washington State Pursues A “Drought Insurance Program” for Interruptible Water Rights on the Columbia River168
PENALTIES & SANCTIONS
Recent Penalties, Sanctions and EPA News170
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
California Court of Appeal Reverses Preliminary Injunction Involving Fish Flows174
Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. F087487 (5th Dist. Apr. 2, 2025).
Colorado Supreme Court Reaffirms No-Injury Standards When Evaluating Plans for Augmentation175
Concerning the Application for Water Rights of the Town of Firestone, 2025 CO 33 (Colo. May 27, 2025).
