Eastern Water Law & Policy Reporter

WATER NEWS

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Forecasts Reduced Inflows to Lake Mead, Exacerbating Shortage Conditions on the Colorado River201

Population Growth, Climate Change, and Water Rights Administration on the Boise River202

News from the West204

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

Biden Administration Begins Process of Reversing Trump-Era Amendments to NEPA Regulations—CEQ Releases Proposed Rule209

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions211

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Mississippi v. Tennessee—The Court Could Set Precedent for Interstate Groundwater Disputes Across the United States214

JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Federal:

Ninth Circuit Decision Broadens Scope of RCRA Liability, Under Endangerment Provision, to Transporters217

California River Watch v. City of Vacaville, ___F.4th___, Case No. 20-16605 (9th Cir. Sept. 29, 2021).

Ninth Circuit Vacates Judgement Requiring Clean Water Act Citizen Suit to Prove Ongoing Discharge in Case Alleging Monitoring Violations218

Inland Empire Waterkeeper and Orange County Coastkeeper v. Corona Clay Co., 13 F.4th 917 (9th Cir. 2021).

District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Seeking to Bar the Bureau of Reclamation from Continuing Voluntary Groundwater Pumping Pro-

gram220

Aqualliance, et al, v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, et al, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 2:21-cv-01533 WBS DMC (E.D. Cal. Sept. 14, 2021).

District Court Denies All but One Motion in Review of Activities Requiring a General Permit Under the Federal Clean Water Act222

Eden Environmental. Citizen’s Group v. California Cascade Building Materials, Inc. et. al, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 2:19-cv-01936 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 20, 2021).