WATER NEWS
News from the West25
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S Environmental Protection Agency Announces Clean Ports Program Funding31
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces $1 Billion for Cleanup Projects at Superfund Sites Including the Standard Chlorine of Delaware Superfund Site33
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions34
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Multiple Lawsuits Filed Challenging California Department of Water Resources’ Environmental Impact Report for the San Francisco Bay Delta Conveyance Project38
JUDICIAL DEVEVLOPMENTS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Court Affirms Dismissal of Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act Claims40
Kelly v. City of Poway, Unpub., Case No. 22-55920 (9th Cir. Dec. 19, 2023).
District Court:
District Court Rules on Motion for Summary Judgment Stemming from
Allegations that a Rock Dam Harms Upstream Migrating Fish in Violation of the Endangered Species Act41
Puyallup Tribe of Indians v Electron Hydro, LLC, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case 2:20-cv-01864-JCC (W.D. Wash).
