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Center for Biological Diversity v. Kern County, unpublished, Case No. F061908 (5th Dist.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