FEATURE ARTICLE
Washington Supreme Court Affirms Groundwater Permit Exemption for Stock Watering by Sarah Mack, Tupper | Mack | Wells, Seattle, Washington99
FLOOD CONTROL DEVELOPMENTS
California Department of Water Resources Releases Draft Central Valley Flood Protection Plan104
Burgeoning California Coalition Explores a New Agricultural Flood Hazard Area
under the National Flood Insurance Program106
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
President Obama Signs into Law Appropriations Bill Containing Language by U.S. Senator Feinstein Lifting Prior Ban on CVP Water Transfers108
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Idaho Couple’s Clean Water Act Arguments Seemingly Well Received by U.S. Supreme Court in Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency110
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
District Court Finds EPA Is Responsible for Approving Section 303 Lists of Impaired Bodies of Water under the Clean Water Act114
Barnum Timber Co. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No, C 08-01988 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 16, 2011).
District Court Denies Request for Injunction Where Conservation Groups Fail to Show Water Pumping Irreparably Harmed Protected Species116
Wild Equity Institute v. City and County of San Francisco, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. C 11-00958 SI (N.D. Cal. 2011).
State:
California Supreme Court Ruling Requires Dissolution of State Redevelopment Agencies117
California Redevelopment Association v. Matosantos, ___Cal.4th___, Case No. S194861 (Dec. 29, 2011).
New Mexico Court of Appeals Rules County Water Utility Authority Must File Formal Application to Appropriate Native Rio Grande Water for Drinking Water Project119
Carangelo et al. v. Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, Case No. 26,757 (N.M.App. 2011).
Texas Flooding and Altered Water Course Results in Flood Liability for Damage to Structures, but Not for Alleged Diminution in Property Value122
Contreras v. Bennett, Case No. 08-09-00321-CV (Tex.App. Dec. 22, 2011).
