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Western Water Law & Policy Reporter

August/September 2018

Volume 22, Number 10 August/September 2018

FEATURE ARTICLE

Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board Affirms the Department of Ecology’s Use of Substantive SEPA Authority to Deny Water Quality Certification by Sarah Mack, Esq., Tupper Mack Wells, PLLC, Seattle, Washing-

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WESTERN WATER NEWS

Proposed Project to Increase Hoover Dam Power Production via Solar and Wind Energy in Its Early Stages279

Local Groundwater Market Allocation and Trading System Takes Root in California’s Ventura County280

Water Users Wary of State Agency Rulemaking Seeking Amendment to Idaho’s Recreational Water Quality Standards282

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions285

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

Cross-Border U.S.-Mexico Sewage Pollution Claim Makes Its Way to Federal Court290

Gold King Mine Spill, Impacting Colorado and New Mexico—Fifth Federal Lawsuit Filed against EPA by Navajo Farmers and Ranchers292

RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

EPA’s Section 316(B) NPDES Rule for Cooling Water Intake Structures Upheld by Second Cir-

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Cooling Water Structure Intake Coalition, et al., v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al, ___F.3d___, Case No. 14‐4645 (2nd Cir. July 23, 2018).

District Court Rejects Challenge to Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project Operations on the Deschutes River297

Deschutes River Alliance v. Portland General Electric Company, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 3:16-cv-1644 (D. Or. Aug. 3, 2018).

RECENT STATE DECISIONS

Colorado Supreme Court Rules Right to Reuse Return Flows Not Included in Augmentation Plan-

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Coors Brewing Co. v. City of Golden, 2018 CO 63 (Colo. 2018)

Nevada Supreme Court Accepts Certified Question from the Ninth Circuit Regarding Application of Public Trust Doctrine to Adjudicated Water Right-

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Mono County, et al. v. Walker River Irr. Dist., et al., 890 F.3d 1174 (9th Cir. 2018) (certifying question to Nevada Supreme Court); Mineral County, et al. v. Lyon County, et al., Nevada Supreme Court Case No. 75917 (July 18, 2018) (accepting certified question and directing briefing).