CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Imperial Irrigation District Petitions the SWRCB Urging a Reassessment of the Impacts of Water Transfers as Mitigation Flows Cease Trickling to the Salton Sea99
Two Central Valley Counties Move toward Stricter Groundwater Regu-
lation101
San Diego City Council Approves Major Wastewater Recycling Project . .103
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
New Infrastructure Finance Law Creates New Mechanism for Public Water Agencies to Fund Water Management Facilities and Other Public Infrastructure105
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement on California’s Central Valley Project Municipal and Industrial Water Shortage Policy108
Long-Term Water Transfers Public Draft EIS/EIR Released by the Bureau of Reclamation and San Luis 110
State Water Resources Control Board Adopts New Statewide Standards for Discharges From Drinking Water Systems112
State Water Resources Control Board Issues Draft Order on Petitions Challenging Los Angeles MS4 Permit114
Central Valley RWQCB and Caltrans Reach Settlement Agreement on Stormwater Permit Violations116
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Environmental Group Sues International Paper over Industrial Storm Water Discharges118
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
District Court:
District Court Enjoins EPA § 404(C) Clean Water Act Determination under the Federal Advisory Committee Act121
Pebble Limited Partnership v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 3:14:cv-00097 (D. Alaska Nov. 2014).
Court of Federal Claims:
Court of Federal Claims Holds that Mitigation Bank Agreement with the Corps of Engineers Is a Binding Contract against the U.S. Government123
Pioneer Reserve, LLC. v. U.S., ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 14-376C (Fed. Cl. Nov. 21, 2014).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Third District Court Affirms Trial Court Decision Finding the Department of Water Resources Not Liable for Damage Caused by Levee Failure126
Armando v. California Department of Water Resources, Case No. C072383, unpub. (3rd Dist. 2014).
