WATER NEWS
News from the West3
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Hydroelectric Power and Endangered Species: Congressman Joins Sponsorship of the “DAMN Act” Regarding Settlement in the Columbia River
System Operations Litigation8
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
A Look at PFAS Suits for Manufacturers as EPA Begins More Active Attention10
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions12
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
SF Baykeeper Files Suit Against the Fish and Wildlife Service Seeking ESA Listing of the Longfin Smelt15
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Tenth Circuit Reverses $500,000 Clean Water Act Penalty After Incomplete Application of Maui Factors by the District Court17
Pamela Stone et al. v. High Mountain Mining Co. LLC et al., ___F.4th___, Case No. 22-1340 (10th Cir. Jan. 3 2024).
District Court Rules U.S. Could Allocate Zero Acre-Feet to Drainage District and District Breached Federal Contract by Diverting Water under State Permit19
United States of America v. Klamath Drainage District, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 1:22-cv-00962-CL (D. Or. Sept. 11, 2023).
