CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS
Seven States at an Impasse on Colorado River Water Supplies71
Delta Watermaster Extends Deadline for Alternative Delta Water Right
Reporting72
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Biological Opinion for Long Term
Operations74
State Water Project Allocations Started At 5 Percent, Then Jump to 15 Percent After Late November Atmospheric Rivers Marking a Wetter Year Than Initially Forecasted75
Delta Stewardship Council Releases Draft Climate Adaptation Plan for the Delta76
Bay Conservation and Development Commission Publishes Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan Implementation78
Kern Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies Submit Revised Groundwater Sustainability Plan to Avoid Potential Probation79
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority Petitions California Supreme Court for Review of Trial Phasing Order in Comprehensive Groundwater Adjudication82
RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS
District Court of Appeal:
Fourth District Court Rejects Motions Challenging Court-Created Agency’s Budget Adoption for CEQA First-Tier Review Lead Agency84
Chino Basin Municipal Water District v. City of Ontario, Unpub., Case No. E080533 (4th Dist. Nov. 12, 2024).
