WESTERN WATER NEWS
Lower Colorado States Call for Improvements to Glen Canyon Dam137
Northern Colorado Water District and Save the Poudre Reach Landmark Settlement Over Northern Integrated Supply Project138
Tribes Sign Agreement to Share 50,000 Acre-Feet from Trinity Reser-
voir139
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
New Mexico Governor Grishman Signs into Law Several Bills Addressing Water Supply and Quality142
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
US Environmental Protection Agency Outlines Agency Plans to Address PFAS144
US Bureau of Reclamation Announces Increases in Central Valley Project Water Allocations and DWR Increases Water Allocation for State Water Project Contractors146
Groundwater Exemptions Further Limited by Washington State Department of Ecology147
PENALTIES, SANCTIONS AND EPA NEWS
Recent Penalties, Sanctions and EPA News149
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Federal Circuit Finds NMFS’ Requirement for Increased Water to Bypass Dam Diversion to Protect Species Didn’t Constitute a “Ripe” Taking152
United Water Conservation District v. United States, ___F.4th___, Case No. 2023-1602 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 2, 2025).
State:
California Court of Appeal Upholds Santa Clara Groundwater Charges under Proposition 26153
Great Oaks Water Company v. Santa Clara Valley Water District, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. H050939 (6th Dist. Feb. 28, 2025, published Mar. 28, 2025).
