CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 Fails to Pass in U.S.
Senate131
Decades-Old Water Dispute over the San Luis Rey River Nears End132
Madera Irrigation District Adopts Negative Declaration and Final Settlement with Former Partners in Water Bank Project134
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
International Boundary and Water Commission Releases Report on Benefits of Increased Flows to Colorado River Delta136
Food and Drug Administration Set to Consider Revision of Food Safety Rules for Irrigation Water138
California Water Boards and the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to Implement Regulatory Program For Marijuana Cultivation139
San Francisco PUC and San Mateo County Agencies Finalize Long-Term Groundwater Management Plan for Bay Area Groundwater Basin140
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Environmental Groups Seek Writ of Mandate against EPA over Failure to Implement Clean Water Act Phase II MS4 Regulations142
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Upholds Biological Opinion Regarding Impacts of Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations on Salmonid Species145
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Locke, ___F.3d___, Case No. 12-15144 (9th Cir. Dec. 22, 2014).
District Court:
District Court Dismisses Citizen Suit against the Army Corps For Mootness Relating to Flood Control Project147
Finca Santa Elena Inc. et al v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers et al, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 1:11-cv-00296 (D. D.C. Jan. 6, 2015).
District Court Grants Injunction Forcing PPG Industries to Apply for a Clean Water Act Discharge Permit148
PennEnvironment, et al. v. PPG Industries, Inc., et al., ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 12-CV-342 (W.D. Pa. Dec. 10, 2014).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Fourth District Court Reviews Local Allocation Scheme in Inyo County Water Dispute151
Falzon v. Wack, Case No. E059209, Unpub. (4th Dist. Dec. 8, 2014).
Fifth District Court Upholds Post-Mining Reclamation Plan Converting Agricultural Land to Water Basins153
Friends of the Kings River v. County of Fresno, 232 Cal.App.4th 105 (5th Dist. 2014).
