FEATURE ARTICLE
Nevada State Engineer Denies Southern Nevada Water Authority’s Groundwater Applications for Las Vegas Pipeline by Debbie Leonard, Esq., McDonald Carano, LLP, Reno, Nevada307
WESTERN WATER NEWS
Colorado’s State, County, and Local Water Officials Respond to Record Drought313
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Governor Brown Again Considering Legislation Aimed at
Curbing the State Water Board’s Authority over Water Rights Proceed-
ings315
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Federal Officials Direct Action on California Water Project Operations. .317
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions319
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
U.S. Supreme Court Petitioned to Address Fourth Circuit’s Decision Regarding the Clean Water Act and Groundwater Acting as a Conduit to Surface Waters323
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
District Court Requires EPA to Either Conduct Clean Water Act NPDES Permitting for Certain Stormwater Discharges or Prohibit Them325
Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. Pruitt, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 2:17-CV-03454-SVW-KS (C.D. Cal. Aug. 9, 2018).
District Court Finds Res Judicata Fails to Bar Claims Challenging Approval of State Water Qual-ity Standards after Remanded-Agency Proceed-
ings327
Wild Fish Conservancy v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 15-cv-1731 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 7, 2018).
State:
Arizona Supreme Court Finds State Department of Water Resources Need Not Consider Unquantified Federal Reserved Water Rights in Determination of Land Use Development329
Silver v. Pueblo Del Sol Water Company, CV-16-0294-PR (Az. Aug. 9, 2018).
Oregon Supreme Court Upholds Port of Coos Bay Marine Terminal Permit332
Coos Waterkeeper v. Port of Coos Bay Oregon, 363 Or. 354 (Or. 2018).
Utah Court of Appeals Affirms Decision to Bar Diligence Claim Filed 14 Years Following Publication of Proposed Determination333
Utah State Engineer v. Johnson, 2018 UT. App. 109 (Ut.App. 2018).
