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California Water Law & Policy Reporter

July/August 2012

Volume 22, Number 10 July/August 2012

FEATURE ARTICLE

Drinking Water: Still Good The Second Time Around? Is Recycled Water Safe To Drink? by Eileen M. Nottoli, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory 291

CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS

U.S. Geological Survey Releases Study on How Climate Change Affects Water Availability296

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

New Challenges to the U.S. Army Corps’ Levee Vegetation Removal

Policy298

State Water Resources Control Board Will Amend Ocean Plan to Address Issues Related to Coastal Desalination Facilities and Brine Disposal299

State Water Resources Control Board Issues Recycled Water Policy Amendments while Legislature Considers Overhaul of Existing Laws303

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

Environmental Group Files Federal Suit against Water District Claiming Dwinnell Dam Kills Endangered Salmon305

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen Challenges Renewal of Interim CVP Water Contracts306

RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS

California Supreme Court:

California Supreme Court Rejects Appeal—Let’s Stand Decision in Favor of Water Replenishment District Regarding Groundwater Storage Plan309

District Court of Appeal:

CEQA Challenge to Imperial Irrigation District’s Equitable Distribution Plan Rejected by the Fourth District310

Abatti v. Imperial Irrigation District, 205 Cal.App.4th 650 (4th Dist. 2012).

Third District Defines ‘Best Efforts’ in Water Diversion Dispute313

California Pines Property Owners v. Pedotti, ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. C066315 (3rd Dist. May 24, 2012).

Fifth District Upholds Water Supply Analysis for Tejon Project315

Center for Biological Diversity v. Kern County, unpublished, Case No. F061908 (5th Dist. Apr. 25, 2012).

Fifth District Holds Developer’s Map Act Challenge Is Time Barred even when It Involves a Constitutional Access to a Public Waterway317

Sumner Homeowners’ Association, Inc. v. Rio Mesa Holdings, LLC, 205 Cal.App.4th 999 (5th Dist. 2012).