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CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Federal Criminal Trial Against Former Water District General Manager for Alleged Water Heist on Pause Pending Hearing to Change Plea205
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Flood Flows—New Legislative Attempts to Capture Precipitation under New Water Code 1242 After Another Wet Water Year207
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Designation of PFAS under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act210
Department of Energy Issues Final Rule Coordinating Permitting for Energy Transmission Projects212
Colorado First State to Fill Wetlands Regulatory Gap Left by Sackett
Decision213
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Regional Water Board Sue San Francisco over Discharges in the Bay215
Lawsuit Filed in State Court Seeks to Require Administrative Steps Before Modifying Delta Conveyance Project Rights.216
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Rejects Appeal by Environmental Groups Challenging Federal Management Plan for Glen Canyon Dam219
Save the Colorado v. U.S. Dept of the Interior, Unpub., Case No. 23-15247 (9th Cir. Apr. 24, 2024).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
Third District Court Affirms Decision Denying Class Certification in Matter Alleging City’s Water Treatment Plant Failed to Maintain Proper Pipe Corrosion Control Measures222
Malmquist, et al., v. City of Folsom, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. C099011 (3rd Dist. Apr. 17, 2024).
