Western Water Law & Policy Reporter

FEATURE ARTICLE

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WESTERN WATER NEWS

State of Idaho and Idaho Water Users Oppose NOAA Fisheries’ Suggested Salmon Reintroduction above Hells Canyon Dam Complex136

SandRidge Energy Withdraws Request to Frack for Oil in New Mexico after Local Jurisdiction which Relies on Groundwater, Ponders Zoning Change Application138

Pursuit of Water Rights In Nevada to Support Mining and Milling Operations Being Undertaken by Canadian Based Company141

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

U.S. Senator Feinstein Introduces Revised Drought Relief Bill in Con-

gress143

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

U.S. Forest Service Issues New Directive Regarding Ski Area Water Rights on Public Land145

California State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Extended Emergency Water Conservation Regulation147

California State Water Resources Control Board Considers Adopting the ‘Human Right to Water’ as a ‘Core Value’ in its Activities148

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

Environmental Groups Bring ESA Challenges against Bureau of Reclamation, Irrigation Districts over Impacts to Oregon Spotted Frog150

JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Federal:

Sixth Circuit Finds Clean Water Act Does Not Permit Suits against Regulators for Violating the Act’s Procedural Requirements152

Askins v. Ohio Department of Agriculture, ___F.3d___, Case No. 15-3417 (6th Cir. Jan. 6, 2016).

District Court Limits Damages San Diego May Recover in Groundwater Contamination Case154

California v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 07-cv-1883 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 2, 2016).

State:

Washington Supreme Court Jettisons Local Ballot Initiative on ‘Rights of Nature’ for the Spokane River155

Spokane Entrepreneurial Center, et al. v. Spokane Moves to Amend the Constitution, et al., ___Wn.2d___, Supreme Court Case No. 91551-2 (Wash. Feb. 4, 2016).