FEATURE ARTICLE
U.S. Senators from Arizona Introduce ‘Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2012’—But Is This Still Viable? by Lee A. Storey, Esq., Ballard Spahr, LLP, Phoenix, Arizona287
WESTERN WATER NEWS
National Flood Insurance Program Finally Reauthorized291
Update on Kirtland Air Force Base Jet Fuel Spill in Albuquerque, New Mexico Area Aquifer292
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Joint State and Federal Recommendations Seek a New Direction for California’s Bay Delta Conservation Plan294
Idaho Department of Water Resources Denies Bear River Dam Applica-
tion296
Oregon’s Final Integrated Water Resources Strategy: A Thorough Roadmap for the Future298
Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board Applies New Standards for Water Rights Permit Extensions300
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Two Ninth Circuit Decisions on Clean Water Act303
Texas Water Supply Agency Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Strike Down Oklahoma Laws Restricting Out-Of-State Water Exports—Supreme Court Asks Solicitor General’s Office to Comment305
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Ninth Circuit Upholds Environmental Appeals Board Decision to Decline Review of NPDES Permit Reissuance Was Appropriate308
Native Village of Kivalina Ira, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 11-70776 (9th Cir. July 14, 2012).
Ninth Circuit Defers to Army Corps’ Interpretation and Application of Its Regulations and Permitting Process in Dam Reconstruction Case310
Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ___F.3d___, Case No. 11-35459 (9th Cir. June 26, 2012).
State:
California Appellate Court Finds Gated Community Wins Battle for Exclusive Access to San Joaquin River312
Summer Hill Homeowners’ Association v. Rio Mesa Holdings, LLC, ___Cal.App.th___, Case No. F058617 (5th Dist. 2012).
Public Recreational Easement in Waters of the State of Utah Further Confirmed by State District
Court313
Utah Stream Access Coalition v. ATC Realty Sixteen, Inc., Case No. 100500558 (4th Dist, Wasatch County 2012).
