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Western Water Law & Policy Reporter

June 2024

Volume 28, Number 8 June 2024

FEATURE ARTICLE

181

WESTERN WATER NEWS

Tribes and Tribal Organizations in Nevada and Other Western States Receive Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects188

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

Utah Representative John Curtis Proposes Colorado River Salinity Fix

Act190

California Flood Flows—New Legislative Attempts to Capture Precipitation under New Water Code 1242 After Another Wet Water Year191

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Designation of PFAS under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act194

Colorado First State to Fill Wetlands Regulatory Gap Left by Sackett Decision196

Oregon Department of Water Resources Gets Closer to Modifying Groundwater Rights Rules197

Washington State Department of Ecology Issues Second Draft Municipal Water Law Interpretative and Policy Statement199

PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions201

JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Federal:

Ninth Circuit Rejects Appeal by Environmental Groups Challenging Federal Management Plan for Glen Canyon Dam204

Save the Colorado v. U.S. Dept of the Interior, Unpub., Case No. 23-15247 (9th Cir. Apr. 24, 2024).