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CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Saudi Company Continues Purchasing Water Right Rich Farmland in Southern California212
Local Residents Reject Paso Robles Water District, Opt Instead for County and Possibly State Groundwater Management213
Michigan Attorney General Files Criminal Charges against Public Officials in Flint Water Supply Calamity215
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Still Waiting for a Federal Response to the Drought in California: A Legislative Update217
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Issues a ‘Finding of No Significant Impact’ for the Delivery and Use of Unreleased San Joaquin River Restoration
Flows220
California WaterFix Briefing and Hearing Dates Suspended while Protestants File Motions to Dismiss the Petition and Disqualify the Hearing
Officers222
Opposition Mounts to State Water Resources Control Board Conservation Regulations223
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
D.C. Circuit Finds Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Pursue ESA, Clean Water Act and National Environmental Policy Act Claims225
National Wildlife Federation v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ___F.3d___, Case No. 14-1701 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 14, 2016).
District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Sought by Environmental Groups over Impacts to Oregon Spotted Frog227
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Case No. 6:15-cv-02358-TC (D. Or.); WaterWatch of Oregon v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation et al., Case No. 6:16-cv-00035-TC (D. Or); Ordered April 6, 2016.
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
California Supreme Court Holds Inadvertent Disclosure through Public Records Act Response of Privileged Documents Does Not Waive Attorney-Client Privilege or Work Product Privilege230
Ardon v. City of Los Angeles, ___Cal.4th___, Case No. S223876 (Cal. Mar. 17, 2016).
