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CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Seven Colorado River Basin States Agree to new Action Plan to Protect Vital River Water268
Salton Sea Species Conservation Habitat Project Cleared to Move
Forward269
Santa Clara Valley Water District Considers Purchase of Ranch Above the Merced County Subbasin271
U.S. Drought Monitor Briefly Reports No Significant Drought Conditions Nationwide, First Time in Twenty Years272
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Revives Plan to Raise Shasta Dam274
Facing Sea Level Rise, California Coastal Commission Tests Powers for ‘Managed Retreat’ of Homes Along the Coastline275
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Senate Passes the California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019277
California Legislators Reject Water Tax but Approve Funding for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water278
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
District Court Dismisses Clean Water Act Claims against City of Seattle—Allows Other Counterclaims to Move Forward in PCB Contamination Case281
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
District Court:
District Court Sets Aside FEMA’s Evaluation of National Flood Insurance Program under the Federal Endangered Species Act283
Ecological Rights Foundation et al. v. Federal Emergency Management Agency, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 17-cv-02788-JD (N.D. Cal. May 15, 2019).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
California Supreme Court:
California Supreme Court Addresses the Need for Participation at Proposition 218 Hearing to Challenge Method for Applying Rates for Property-Related Service285
Plantier v. Ramona Municipal Water District, ___Cal.5th___, Case No. S243360 (Cal. May 30, 2019).
District Court of Appeal:
First District Court Invalidates Local Ordinance Imposing Groundwater Extraction Limits289
Gomes v. Mendocino City Community Services District, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. A153078 (1st Dist. May 14, 2019).
