ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Congressional Members, Including Those from Idaho, Seek Clarification of Apparent Columbia River System Operations Settlement Terms59
Addressing Drought, California Governor Newsom Utilizes New Infrastructure Streamlining Law to Certify Judicial Streamlining of the Sites Reservoir Project60
Beneath the Surface: A Look into the High Desert Water Bank62
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Governor Newsom Signs Major Climate Change Disclosure Laws for Corporate Accountability64
California Senate Bill 659 Aims to Improve Groundwater Recharge
Efforts65
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Publishes Final Rule on PFAS Reporting under TSCA68
Petition before the Washington State Department of Ecology for Declaratory Order to Reconsider the Development and Use of a Water Bank
Denied69
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions72
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Fifth Circuit Tosses Army Corps’ Derelict Environmental Assessment under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act77
O’Reilly v. All State Fin. Co., ___F.4th___, Case No. 22-30608 (5th Cir. Oct. 12, 2023).
District Court:
District Court Holds Subject Matter Jurisdiction Under the Clean Water Act Is Independent of the Merits of the Claim97
Inland Empire Waterkeeper v. Corona Clay Company, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No 10-26-2023 (C.D. Cal 2023).
District Court Allows Claims to Proceed Against Wisconsin Prison for Eighth Amendment and Safe Drinking Water Act Violations81
Trais Fernandez Haire v. Warden Randall Hepp, et al., ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 23-C-1073 (E.D. Wis. Oct. 26, 2023).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
California Court of Appeal Reverses Gratn of Writ Challenging Desalination Project—Finds Support for Statement of Overriding Conditions83
Marina Coast Water District v. County of Monterey, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case Nos. H049416 & H049170 (6th Dist. Sept. 8, 2023).
