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CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
California WaterFix Update: Governor Newsom Calls for Single-Tunnel Project While Legislative Proposal Seeks to Increase Oversight182
Rivers and Dams—Los Angeles County Supervisors Urge Federal Government to Consider Handing over Ownership and Opening Federal Funding Floodgate183
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Proposed California Bill Seeks to Create New and Reliable Source of Funding for Water Quality Projects185
California Lawmakers Propose Several Sweeping Environmental Measures this Year on Single-Use Plastic, Wastewater Reuse, and More186
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
U.S. Supreme Court Will Consider Whether the Clean Water Act Applies to Discharges Conveyed to the Navigable Waters of the United States through Groundwater189
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
The Trump Administration Border Wall—Ninth Circuit Determines Illegal Immigration Act Allows for DHS’ Waiver of Environmental
Laws191
Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al., ___F.3d___, Case Nos. 158-55474; 18-55475; 18-55476 (9th Cir. Feb 11, 2019).
District Court:
District Court Holds Army Corps’ Decision to Maintain Tidal Waters Definition of ‘High Tide Line’ is Final Agency Action193
Sound Action v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. C18-0733 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 5, 2019).
District Court Finds It Has Jurisdiction under CERCLA of UK Entity for ‘Directed’ Activities in California during Corporate Merger195
Successor Agency to the Former Emeryville Redevelopment Agency v. Swagelok Co., ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 17-cv-00308 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 30, 2019).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Triggering the Statute of Limitations: What Counts as the State Water Resources Control Board’s ‘Final Action’?198
Millview County Water District v. State Water Resources Control Board, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. A146605 (1st Dist. Feb. 22, 2019).
