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California Water Law & Policy Reporter

June 2022

Volume 32, Number 9 June 2022

WATER NEWS

California Water Suppliers Ramp up Water Conservation Requirements as the State is About to Enter the Tough Summer Months207

Utah Governor Issues Drought Declaration208

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

Proposed California Bill Aims to Support Farmworkers Impacted by Drou-

ght210

California Senate Bill Revives Efforts to Reduce Urban Water Use Objectives for Indoor Residential Water Use211

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to Provide $100 Million for B.F. Sisk

Dam213

California State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Emergency Drought Regulations Pursuant to Executive Order214

California State Water Resources Control Board Proposes Emergency Regulations for Russian River Watershed216

California State Water Resources Control Board Conducts Public Workshop on Potential Impacts of Forthcoming Efficiency Standards on Local Wastewater Management218

California Department of Water Resources Releases Draft Update Central Valley Flood Protection Plan219

RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

Circuit Court of Appeals:

Ninth Circuit Rules Clean Water Act Water Quality Objectives Are Not Directly Applicable to Nonpoint Source Dischargers222

Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center v. Stanislaus National Forest, 30 F.4th 929 (9th Cir. 2022).

Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standard for Aesthetic Injury under the Clean Water Act223

Glynn Environmental Coalition, Inc., et al. v. Sea Island Acquisition, LLC, 26 F.4th1235 (11th Cir. 2022).

RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS

Court of Appeal:

Third District Court Holds Responsible Agency Must Make CEQA Findings for Significant Effects Before Issuing Wastewater Permit225

We Advocate Through Environmental Review v. City of Mt. Shasta, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. C091012 (3rd Dist. May 11, 2022).