FEATURE ARTICLE
California Environmental Quality Act Considerations When Evaluating
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CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Ongoing Mexico/U.S. Cross-Border Sewage Contamination Fuels Public Outcry44
CME Group, Inc., Nasdaq Announce New California Water Futures Market on the Horizon45
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Publishes Proposal to Reissue and Modify Clean Water Act Nationwide Permits48
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Releases Draft Supplemental EIS for Proposed Raise of B.F. Sisk Dam at San Luis Reservoir50
California State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Emergency Regulations Increasing Fees for Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program52
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Congress Considers Amendment to Expand Reach of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act54
House Representative Ruiz Introduces Salton Sea Public Health Act—Not Much Traction Yet in Congress for the Bill55
California Bill Seeking Protection of the State’s Land and Water, and of the Nation’s Oceans Will Have to Wait until the Next Legislative Session57
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Vallecitos Water District Sues San Diego County Water Authority for Overpayment for Premium Treated Water60
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Affirms District Court Order Vacating the Delisting of the Yellowstone Grizzly Popula-
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Crow Indian Tribe v. United States, 965 F.3d 662 (9th Cir. 2020).
District Court:
District Court Approves Consent Decree between Federal, State and Local Government to Remedy Clean Water Act Violations64
U.S. and State of Texas v. City of Corpus Christi, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 2:20-cv-00235 (S.D. Tex. Sept. 25, 2020).
