CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Imperial Irrigation District and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Execute Significant Conservation Agreement for Colorado River Water27
Madera County to Take Steps to Curb Groundwater Use through Participation in State Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program28
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
New EPA Rule Requires Water Systems to Replace Lead Water Service Lines within Ten Years30
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources Modify Fall Delta Outflow Operations31
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
State Gets Involved in Kern River Flow Dispute for Fish33
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
District Court:
U.S. District Court Rejects Winemakers’ Well Permit Challenge as
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Double Vee Properties, LLC, et al. v. County of Napa, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No 23-cv-04546-AGT (N.D. Cal. Sept. 11, 2024).
U.S. District Court Enjoins Groundwater Ordinance Due to Potential Discrimination37
Ger Chong Ze Chang, et al, v. County of Siskiyou, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 2:22-cv-01378-KJM-AC (E.D. Cal. Oct. 25, 2024).
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Orange County Water District Wins Case Affirming Authority to Manage Groundwater in the Orange County Basin39
Irvine Ranch Water District v. Orange County Water District et al., Unpub., Case No. B32989 (2nd Dist. Oct 7, 2024).
Sixth District Court Finds Water Management District’s Water Supply Charge Did Not Constitute a “Special Assessment” under Prop. 21840
Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers’ Association, Inc. v. Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Unpub., Case No. H051128 (6th Dist. Oct. 2, 2024).
First District Court Upholds Use of CEQA Categorical Exemption for Conversion of Oil Well to Injection Well42
Sunflower Alliance v. California Department of Conservation, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. A167698 (1st Dist. Sept. 6, 2024).
