WESTERN WATER NEWS
Surface and Groundwater Users on the Eastern Snake River Plain Enter into New Settlement Agreement and Mitigation Plan29
Efforts to Fulfill the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative Continue30
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Recommended Aquatic Life Criteria and Benchmarks for PFAS32
Federal Government Announces More Funding for Western Infrastructure Projects33
Oregon Water Resources Commission Adopts Historic Update to Groundwater Allocation Rules35
Utah Division of Water Resources Releases Water Conditions Update36
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions38
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
State:
Colorado Supreme Court Addresses Issues of Presumptions of Accuracy and Burdens of Proof in Nontributary Groundwater Litigation41
City of Sterling v. Lazy D Grazing Association, 2024 CO 63 (Sept. 30, 2024).
Colorado Supreme Court Decides Groundwater Withdrawal Case: Sipping Slowly from the Denver Basin Aquifers43
Parker Water and Sanitation District v. Rein, 2024CO71 (Nov. 4, 2024).
