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CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
President Trump Reverses Obama-Era Ocean Policies via New Executive Order280
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Legislation Introduced in Congress to Bar Judicial Review of California
Waterfix—The Next Chapter in the Long Battle to Save the Delta and State Water Project282
Governor Brown Signs Water Use Efficiency Laws, Beginning Yet Another Era of Statewide Water Regulation in Response to Drought284
California Voters Approve Tax Exclusion for Rainwater Capture Sys-
tems286
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Delta Stewardship Council Sued over Plan Amendments that Allegedly Fail to Comply with Delta Reform Act and CEQA288
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Second Circuit Finds State Law Claims Seeking Recovery for Contamination Released during Water Pollution Superfund Cleanup Are Preempted under CERCLA291
Bartlett et. al. v. Honeywell International Inc., ___F.3d___, Case No. 17-1907-CV (2nd Cir. May 25, 2018).
D.C. Circuit Grants Petition Challenging EPA’s Final Rule Adding Vermont Drinking Water Contamination Site to the National Priorities List293
Genuine Parts Company v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 16-1416 (D.C. Cir. May 18, 2018).
Fourth Circuit Finds That Indirect ‘Discharges of a Pollutant’ May Violate the Clean Water Act294
Upstate Forever v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., 887 F.3d 637 (4th Cir. 2018).
District Court:
District Court Jury, Using Cost-Benefit Analysis at Time of Sale, Finds Fertilizer Company Not Liable to City for Groundwater Contamination296
City of Pomona v. SQM North America Corp., Case No. 2:11-cv-00167-RGK-JEM (C.D. Cal. May 17, 2018).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
Washington Supreme Court Exempts Department of Natural Resources from Liability under State Cleanup Law298
Pope Resources LP, et al. v. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Case No. 94084-3 (Wash. May 24, 2018).
