FEATURE ARTICLE
Where Does My Water Come from and Why Should I Care? Attitudes Aside, the Reality of Idaho Water Supply Means Curtailments Are Coming
by Andrew J. Waldera, Sawtooth Law Offices, PLLC, Boise, Idaho187
WESTERN WATER NEWS
Lower Basin States’ Short-Term Plan to Conserve the Colorado
River190
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Washington State Environmental Regulation and Permit-Exempt Stock Water Rights192
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
President Trump Signs into Law H.R. 972, the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act for 40-Mile Water Pipeline in Southern
Nevada194
Another Tax Limitation Measure Likely Headed to the November 2026
California Statewide Ballot: “Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13”195
EPA NEWS AND SANCTIONS
Recent EPA News, Investigations and Sanctions198
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Pending Before the California Supreme Court, Amicus Briefs in Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield, Its First Major Water Case in 25
Years202
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
Colorado Supreme Court Finds Water Enterprises in Colorado Now Hold the Power of Eminent
Domian204
Northern Integrated Supply Project Water Activity Enterprise v. VIMA Partners, 2026 CO 9 (Colo. 2026).
California Supreme Court Clarifies Coastal Commission’s Appellate Jurisdiction205
Shear Development Co., LLC v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.5th___, Case No. S284378 (April 23, 2026; modified, May 14, 2026).
Public Fishing, CEQA, and Drinking Water Protection: California Court of Appeal Clarifies Reservoir Access Obligations207
Dummer v. City and County of San Francisco et al., ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. A172588 (1st Dist. May 29, 2026).
