FEATURE ARTICLE
Florida and Others File Suit to Block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Final Rule Setting Numeric Nutrient Limits under the Clean Water Act by John Fortuna and Lewis B. Jones, King 3
EASTERN WATER NEWS
Texas Water Development Board Issues December Report on the Progress of State Seawater Desalinization7
News from the West8
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions11
REGULATORY DEVELOPMEMTS
EPA Calls for Identification of Coastal Waters Impacted by Acidification, but Stops Short of Supporting Use of Clean Water Act to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions13
Delaware River Basin Commission Releases Proposed Rules on Gas
Drilling15
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Same Pot of Soup—But for How Long? U.S. Supreme Court’s Denial of Miccosukee Water Transfer Case Leaves Unitary Waters Issue in Flux17
District Court Throws Cold Water on State Request for Asian Carp Injunction20
Residential Homebuilder Settles Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in 21 States21
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
District Court Gives U.S. Army Corps Approval for Deepening the Delaware River; Appeal by Environmental Groups Expected23
Delaware v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 09-821-SLR (D. Del. Nov. 16, 2010).
District Court Holds Dam Operator Not Liable for Alleged Impact to Endangered Species Act Protected Dwarf Wedge Mussel25
Elliott v. City of New York, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 06-CV-296 (S.D. N.Y. Nov. 15, 2010).
