California Water Law & Policy Reporter
March 2019
Volume 29, Number 6
March 2019
FEATURE ARTICLE
California Water Commoditized?—A New Pricing Index Emerges on the NASDAQ by Derek Hoffman, Esq. and Michael Duane Davis, Esq., Gresham|Savage, San Bernardino, California147
CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Proposed Utah-Colorado Water Transfer Pipeline Project Revived under New Terms152
Recent California Wildfires Highlight Potential Negative Impacts on Water Quality154
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
In the Face of Trump Administration Repeal of Health and Environmental Regulations, the California Legislature Pushes Back with Senate Bill 1156
Proposed California Constitutional Amendment Seeks to Address Water Quality Issues for Disadvantaged Communities157
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Releases Biological Assessment for California Water Operations159
California Department of Water Resources Releases Final Updated Groundwater Basin Prioritizations161
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
State Water Board Sued on Grounds that its Approval of Amendments to the Bay-Delta Plan Insufficiently Protect Fish163
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
D.C. Circuit Finds States Waive Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification Leverage When They Contractually Agree to Delay Certification for More than One Year165
Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 913 F.3d 1099, (D.C. Cir. 2019).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
Superior Court:
Sacramento Superior Court Upholds Environmental Review for Poseidon Desalination Project167
California Coastkeeper et al v. California State Lands Commission, Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2017-80002736 (Sac. Super Ct. 2019).
