California Water Law & Policy Reporter

WATER NEWS

Federal Government to Provide $250 Million in Funding to Local Agencies for Salton Sea Restoration Projects81

L.A. City Council Green Lights Investigation into Installation of Solar Canopies over The Los Angeles Aqueduct82

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

In a Major Regulatory Step, FERC Approves Removal of Four Dams on the Klamath River84

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Utilizes Hydrologic Scenarios to Predict Inflow at Lake Powell and Lake Mead86

State Water Project and Central Valley Project Prepare for Another Potentially Dry-Season87

California Coastal Commission Approves Substantial Desalination

Project89

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

Environmental Groups Sue the City of Bakersfield to Add Flows to the Kern River91

RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

Circuit Court of Appeals:

Georgia Municipal Immunity Does Not Shield Wastewater Treatment Utility from PFAS Liability94

Johnson v. 3M Company, ___F.4th___, Case No. 21-13663 (11th Cir. Dec. 21, 2022).

District Court:

District Court Finds Colorado Mine Violated the Clean Water Act94

Stone v. High Mountain Mining Company, LLC, et. al., ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 19-CV-1246 (D. Colo. 2022).

RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS

District Court of Appeal:

Third District Court Upholds Regional Water Board’s Cleanup Order that Directed Remediation of Hazardous Waste Associated with an Abandoned

Mine97

Atlantic Richfield Co. v. California Regional Water Quality Control Bd., 85 Cal.App.5th 338 (3rd Dist. 2022).

Superior Court:

Stanislaus County Superior Court Orders Water District to Vacate Approval of the Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir Project Pending Compliance with

CEQA99

Friant Water Supply Protection Association v. Del Puerto Water District, et al., Case No. CV-20-5164 (Stanislaus Super. Ct.); Sierra Club, et al. v. Del Puerto Water District, et al., Case No. CV-20-5193 (Stanislaus Super. Ct.).