Eastern Water Law & Policy Reporter

FEATURE ARTICLE

U.S. Supreme Court to Decidee Whether Discharges of Pollutants to Groundwater Hydrologically Connected to Surface Waters Require a Clean Water Act Permit by Nicole E. Granquist, Esq. and Meghan Quinn, Esq., Downey Brand, LLP, California143

WATER NEWS

Trump Administration Alters the Metrics for Measuring Global Warm-

ing149

U.S. Drought Monitor Briefly Reports No Significant Drought Conditions Nationwide, First Time in Twenty Years150

Colorado River Basin States Agree to Action Plan to Protect Dwindling Water Supply in Drought151

News from the West153

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions156

RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

Circuit Court of Appeals:

Ninth Circuit Holds RCRA’s Citizen Suit Provisions Vest District Courts with Broad Jurisdictional Authority to Issue Injunctive Relief against Federal Agencies161

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Forest Service, 925 F.3d 1041 (9th Cir. 2019).

District Court:

Water Supply Officials in the United States Face Increased Scrutiny and Exposure to Liability163

Burgess v. United States, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 2:17-cv-10291-LVP-RSW (E.D. Mich. Apr. 18, 2019); Berry v City of Chicago, 2019 IL App 180871(1st District May 22, 2019).

District Court Dismisses Clean Water Act Claims Against City of Seattle—Allows Other Counterclaims to Move Forward in PCB Contamination Case164

City of Seattle v. Monsanto Co., ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 2:16-CV-107-RSL (W.D. Wash. May 3, 2019).

RECENT STATE DECISIONS

Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies Clean Water Act Antidegradation Policy for Nonpoint Sources166

City of Guyton v. Barrow, Case No. S18G0944 (Ga. May 20, 2019).