Eastern Water Law & Policy Reporter

FEATURE ARTICLE

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WATER NEWS

Cross-Border U.S.-Mexico Sewage Pollution Claim Makes Its Way to Federal Court182

Proposed Project to Increase Hoover Dam Power Production via Solar and Wind Energy in Its Early Stages185

News from the West186

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions191

JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Federal:

EPA’s Section 316(B) NPDES Rule for Cooling Water Intake Structures Upheld by Second Circuit196

Cooling Water Structure Intake Coalition, et al., v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al, ___F.3d___, Case No. 14‐4645 (2nd Cir. July 23, 2018).

Seventh Circuit Finds Jurisdictional Determination Unsupported by Record Where Corps of Engineers Failed to Include Wetlands Inventory Map or Site-Specific Data198

Orchard Hill Building Co. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 893 F.3d 1017 (7th Cir. 2018).

Federal Circuit Affirms Government Was Required to Reimburse Oil Companies for Cleanup Costs Incurred from World War II Aviation Gas Production201

Shell Oil Co. v. United States, ___F.3d___, Case No. 2017-1695 (Fed Cir. July 18, 2018).