FEATURE ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court’s New Discharge to Groundwater Decision in County of Maui Raises More Questions Than It Answers by Brenda Bass, Esq., Downey Brand LLP, Sacramento225
CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order that Suspends Certain Noticing Deadlines Under the California Environmental Quality Act230
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan Takes Form Following Draft’s Public Comment Period232
California State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Permanent Monthly Water Use Reporting Requirements233
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
California Obtains Temporary Halt to Current Central Valley Project Operations to Protect Steelhead235
Environmental Groups File Suit over Long-Term State Water Project Operations237
Lawsuits Emerge Challenging New Groundwater Sustainability Plans and Groundwater Sustainability Agency Actions239
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
District Court:
District Court Holds CAFO Citizen Suit Fails to Establish ‘Imminent and Ongoing Threat’ Under RCRA and the Clean Water Act243
Garrison v. New Fashion Pork, LLP, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 18-CV-3073-CJW-MAR (N.D. Iowa Mar. 27, 2020).
District Court finds Nationwide Permit for Keystone Pipeline Project Violates the Endangered Species
Act245
Northern Plains Resource Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. CV-19-44-GF-BMM (D. Mt. Apr. 15, 2020, amended order May 11, 2020).
