FEATURE ARTICLE
Defining ‘Waters of the United States’ and ‘Waters of the State’—
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WESTERN WATER NEWS
Proposed Utah-Colorado Water Transfer Pipeline Project Revived under New Terms133
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Idaho Governor Signs House Bill 1 Into Law, Furthering Boise River Basin Storage Water Settlement135
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Releases Biological Assessment for California Water Operations137
Nevada State Engineer Issues Order to Conjunctively Manage Surface Water and Groundwater within Sizeable Area of Southern Nevada139
Oregon Water Resources Department Announces Five-Year Strategic
Plan141
Washington State Departments of Ecology and Health Publish the ‘Purple Book’ Helping Define Implementation of the Recycled Water Rule143
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
D.C. Circuit Finds States Waive Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification Leverage when They Contractually Agree to Delay Certification for More than One Year145
Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 913 F.3d 1099, (D.C. Cir. 2019).
Ninth Circuit Rejects Tribe’s Efforts to Utilize Sovereign Immunity Anticipatory Defense in Washington State Salmon Habitat Matter147
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians v. State of Washington, 913 F.3d 1116 (9th Cir. 2019).
State:
California Superior Court Upholds Environmental Review for Poseidon Desalination Project149
California Coastkeeper et al v. California State Lands Commission, Case No. 34-2017-80002736 (Sac. Super. Ct. 2019).
