Eastern Water Law & Policy Reporter

FEATURE ARTICLE

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WATER NEWS

Lower Colorado River Basin Water Agencies Reach Agreement on 500+ Plan as Drought Response Efforts Continue266

News from the West267

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

$1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Legislation Provides Funding and NEPA Streamlining for Key Environmental and Infrastructure Projects272

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions276

JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Federal:

District Court Grants Civil Penalties, Fees, and Costs Against Discharger of Pesticides in Violation of Its NPDES Permit278

Cooper v. Toledo Area Sanitary Dist., ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 3:16-cv-1698 (N.D. Oh. Nov. 22, 2021).

District Court Rejects Tribal Challenge to Existing Licensed Hydroelectric Project279

Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v City of Seattle and Seattle City Light, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 2:21-cv-1014 (W.D. Wash. Dec. 2, 2021).

District Court Admits Evidence Over Objection in Clean Water Act Criminal Prosecution281

United States v. Sanft, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. CR 19-00258 RAJ (W.D. Wash. Nov. 12, Nov. 16, 2021).