FEATURE ARTICLE
How Hard Can It Be? Temperature Management on the Sacramento River by Steve Saxton, Esq., Downey Brand, LLP, Sacramento, California235
CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Governor Brown Issues New Water Conservation Order241
Water Supply in California—Carlsbad Desalination Plant Honored with Global Water Award as the Desalination Plant of the Year242
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
State Water Resources Control Board Hearing Officers Deny Demand for their Recusal in California WaterFix Change Petition Proceeding244
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Environmental Groups Permitted to Raise ESA Claims in U.S. District Court Challenging Federal Water Service Contract Renewals in California247
CEQA Lawsuit Challenging Metropolitan Water District’s Purchase of Delta Islands Enters Injunction Phase of Litigation249
Environmental Groups Bring Clean Water Act Suit against EPA Officials Alleging Failure to Review Changes to Water Quality Standards250
Friends of the River Files Lawsuit Alleging Yuba River Water Operations Violate the Federal Endangered Species Act252
San Diego County Water Authority Files Fourth Lawsuit against Metropolitan Water District of Southern California over Water Rates254
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Denies Request to Consolidate Water Quality Suits Seeking PCB Remediation Costs256
In re: Stormwater/Impaired Waters PCB Contamination Litigation, ___F.Supp.3d___, MDL Case No. 2697 (J.P.M.L. Apr. 7, 2016).
District Court Holds ‘Permit Shield’ Defense Does Not Apply to Violations of State Water Quality Standards Incorporated into NPDES Permit258
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 11-cv-02937 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 31, 2016).
