FEATURE ARTICLE
The California State Water Resources Control Board Approves Emergency Regulations for Water Right Curtailment Orders in Scott and Shasta Rivers
by Austin C. Cho, Esq., Downey Brand, LLP, Sacramento, California281
CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
California State Water Project’s Lake Oroville Plummets to Lowest Level in Decades285
Marin Municipal Water District Adopts Ban on Potable Water Use for Landscaping in New Developments286
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
New California Law Increases Fines for Water Theft287
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
State Water Resources Control Board Implements Emergency Water Reporting and Curtailment Regulations in Light of Historic Drought289
California Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Petition the State Water Board to Exchange Stored Water to Meet Demand in the Central Valley Project Service Area290
Administrative Hearings Office of the State Water Board Ends on First Phase of Revocation Proceeding for Kings River Full Appropriation Declara-
tion291
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
California Coastkeeper Files Petition for Writ of Mandate Seeking to Compel Sonoma County to Consider Public Trust Resources in Issuing Well Per-
mits294
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
First Circuit Upholds Massachusetts’ State Law
Enforcement as Barring Clean Water Act Citizen Suit but Requires NPDES Permits296
Blackstone Headwaters Coalition, Inc. v. Gallo Builders, Inc., 995 F.3d 274 (1st Cir. 2021).
Fourth Circuit Finds State Agency Did Not Waive Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification298
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 3 F.4th 655 (4th Cir., 2021).
District Court:
District Court Applies the Clean Water Act
‘Functional Equivalent’ Standard Set Forth by the U.S. Supreme Court300
Hawai’i Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 12-00198 (D. HI July 26, 2021).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Fourth District Court Finds Coastal Development Permit Applications for Mobile Home Remodels Were ‘Deemed Approved’ under the Permit Streamlining Act302
Linovitz Capo Shores LLC v. California Coastal Commission, 65 Cal.App.5th 1106 (4th Dist. 2021).
