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April 6, 2007) June 2007: News from the West March 2007: HR 6111:Tax Relief and Health Care Act Includes Funding for California-Nevada Border Reservoir February 2007: Congress Approves Bill for the Lining of the All-American Canal February 2007: News from the West October 2006: Emergency Injunction by Ninth Circuit Halts the Lining of the All American Canal Consejo de Desarrol, et al. v. United States, et al., ___F.3d___ 06-16345 (9th Cir. Aug. 25, 2006) June 2006: Lining the All-American Canal Faces Additional Legal Challenges Consejo de Desarrollo Economico de Mexicali, A.C. v. United States of America CV-S-05-0870-KJD-PAL, filed July 19, 2005 (D. Nev.) June 2006: News from the West Strawberry Water Users Association v. United States and Central Utah Water Conservancy District, ___F.Supp.2d___ 2:01-CV-0295BSJ (D. Ut. March 3, 2006); In re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River System and Source, 127 P.3d 882 (Ariz. 2006) (Gila VI); Canal developments in California May 2006: District Court Dismisses Seven of Eight Claims Challenging the All-American Canal Lining Project Consejo De Desarrollo Economico De Mexicali, AC v. United States, ___F.Supp.2d___ CV-S-05-0870 (D. Nev. Feb. 9, 2006) March 2006: By Unanimous Vote, the Board of Directors for the Imperial Irrigation District Cement Plans to Line the All-American Canal November 2005: Imperial Irrigation District Seeks to Intervene and Dismiss Lawsuit by Mexicali Farmers Challenging Plan to Line the All-American Canal October 2005: Mexicali Farmers Sue to Stop Lining of All-American Canal Consejo de Desarrollo Economico de Mexicali, A.C. v. United States of America, et al. CV-S-05-0870-KJD-PAL, filed July 19, 2005 (D. Nev.) Amador Canal May 2004: Water Agency’s EIR Found Invalid under CEQA for Failure to Include a Statement of Reasons Protect the Historic Amador Waterways v. Amador Water Agency 116 Cal.App.4th 1099 (3rd Dist. 2004). Amador Water Transmission Project October 2005: Lawsuit Seeks to Invalidate Amador Water Agency Resolution Related to Amador Water Transmission Project Evitt v. Amador Water Agency 05-CV-3903, filed July 28, 2005 (Amador Co. Super. Ct.) Anderson Ranch Dam and Reservoir October 2004: Snake River Basin Adjudication Court Rules that Irrigation Entities Have an Equitable Ownership Interest in Water Rights from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Facilities Snake River Basin Adjudication, Subcase 91-63 (SRBA Sept. 2, 2004) Araujo Dam Fish Passage and Water Quality Improvement Project February 2008: Phase I Completed on Araujo Dam Fish Passage and Water Quality Improvement Project Arkansas River Water Bank Pilot Program March 2006: Colorado: Groundwater Management, Conjunctive Use and Water Banking September 2002: COLORADO: Groundwater Management, Conjunctive Use and Water Banking Arrowrock Dam and Reservoir October 2004: Snake River Basin Adjudication Court Rules that Irrigation Entities Have an Equitable Ownership Interest in Water Rights from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Facilities Snake River Basin Adjudication, Subcase 91-63 (SRBA Sept. 2, 2004) Ashokan Reservoir January 2006: Preserving Water Supply through Land Conservation: Efforts by New York and New Jersey Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System October 2006: Fifth Circuit Upholds Corps of Engineers’ Decision on Louisiana’s Buffalo Cove Pilot Project Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association v. Rowan, ___F.3d___ 05-30956 (5th Cir. Aug. 29, 2006) Auburn Dam December 2008: State Water Resources Control Board Proposes Revoking Auburn Dam Water Rights June 2008: State Water Resources Control Board Proposes to Revoke Water Right Permits for Auburn Dam June 2006: Talk of Auburn Dam Returns to Washington and Sacramento Battle Creek Restoration Project June 2009: ARRA Stimulus Funds for California Water Projects Strike a Balance between Conservation and Industrial Use Bills and Proposed Legislation February 2009: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Requests Comments on San Luis Drainage Draft Legislation January 2006: Water Resources Development Act of 2006 Dies in Conference: Everglades Restoration, Gulf Coast Projects, and Much More Held Up Blue Ridge Reservoir May 2005: Arizona Blueridge Reservoir Acquired by Salt River Project Boise Project May 2007: News from the West Bonneville Dam December 2005: The Future of New Water Rights from the Columbia River in Oregon—Meeting the Mitigation Challenge December 2005: Idaho Senator Calls for Disbanding Fish Passage Center via Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Report Regarding Bonneville Power Adminsitration Brownlee Dam October 2006: Oregon District Court Invalidates 2005 Upper Snake River Biological Opinion but Stops Short of Requiring Single Biological Opinions for the Federal Columbia River Power System and Upper Snake River Project American Rivers v. NOAA Fisheries, ___F.Supp.2d___ 04-0061 (D. Or. May 23, 2006) April 2006: NOAA Fisheries Decides Not to Require Fish Passage During Hells Canyon Relicensing Buckman Water Diversion Project August 2008: U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Decision to Grant Rights of Way Across Public Lands for New Mexico Water Diversion Project Affirmed by Interior Board of Land Appeals Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety 175 IBLA 142 (July 10, 2008) Buffalo Cove Pilot Project October 2006: Fifth Circuit Upholds Corps of Engineers’ Decision on Louisiana’s Buffalo Cove Pilot Project Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association v. Rowan, ___F.3d___ 05-30956 (5th Cir. Aug. 29, 2006) Buford Dam August 2006: Mussels Muscle Water Away from Hydropower and Storage on the Chattahoochee: States Able to Agree on How Much January 2006: Eleventh Circuit Refuses to Enjoin U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from Taking Steps to Finalize Lake Lanier Water Supply Contracts State of Alabama v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 424 F.3d 1117 (11th Cir. 2005) November 2002: Eleventh Circuit Reverses District Court and Grants Intervention to Florida and Power Customers in Interstate Water Dispute Georgia v. United States Army Corps of Engineers ___F.3d___Case No. 0210135 (11th Cir. Aug. 21, 2002) Cachuma Project October 2007: State Board Proposes New Alternatives for Cachuma Project on Santa Ynez River to Protect Steelhead Fisheries January 2005: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Issues Record of Decision on Cachuma Project Cadiz Groundwater Storage and Dry-Year Supply Project November 2002: Metropolitan Water District Board of Southern California Scraps Cadiz Groundwater Project February 2001: Metropolitan Water District Considers Definitive Terms of Agreement for the Cadiz Groundwater Storage Project Cadiz Valley Dry Year Supply Project August 2009: Cadiz Valley Dry-Year Supply Project Getting a Second Look Amid Increasingly Dire Water Supply Projections in Drought-Stricken California Cal-Fed Bay-Delta Program July 2008: California Supreme Court Bay-Delta EIR Decision Upholds Limiting Project Alternatives Based on Project Objectives, Upholds General Water Supply Analysis, and Upholds Overall Programmatic Level of Impact Review October 2005: CALFED and the California Farm Bureau Settle Lawsuit over Environmental Review of the Environmental Water Account California Farm Bureau Federation v. Michael Chrisman, et al. 04CS00490 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.) August 2005: U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $73 Million for CALFED Bay-Delta Program March 2004: California Department of Water Resources Releases Draft of In-Delta Storage Program State Feasibility Study. March 2004: California: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply November 2003: Ninth Circuit Concludes that CalFed’s Programmatic Environmental Analysis Is Ripe for Review Laub v. U.S. Dept of the Interior ___F.3d___, Case No. 02-15104 (9th Cir. Sept. 8, 2003). 1 September 2003: California: Issues Facing the State’s Rivers and Streams xxx xxx August/September 2003: The CALFED Program: Transforming Ideals Into Action 1 July 2003: California's Senators Introduce CALFED Funding Bill in Congress April 2003: Meeting California's Water Supply Needs: Whatever Happened to Storage? March 2003: CALIFORNIA: Meeting Water Needs in the Face of Diminished Supply - The Role of Water Conservation and Reuse March 2003: Coalition Formed to Promote Water Storage in California March 2001: Water Management in California 2001: A Different Kind of Odyssey March 2001: Governor's Drought Panel Recommends Critical Water Shortage Contingency Plan March 2001: SWRCB Issues Draft Stay Order for Phase 8 of the Bay-Delta Water Rights Hearings in Order to Facilitate Potential Settlement Agreement California Delta October 2009: 2009 Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Water Committee Scrambles, Yet without Passage of Controversial Bills to Fix the Delta January 2008: State Water Board Adopts Resolutions Regarding Delta Protection California State Water Project February 2010: Colorado River ‘Quantification Settlement Agreement’ Invalidated as Unconstitutional February 2010: News from the West February 2010: Second District Upholds Environmental Review for Castaic Lake Water Agency Water Transfer Planning and Conservation League v. Castaic Lake Water Agency, ___Cal.App.4th___ B200673 (2nd Dist. Dec. 17, 2009) January 2010: Opposition to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s ‘2-Gates Project’ Ramps Up January 2010: District Court Holds U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Required to Perform NEPA Review for Implementation of Delta Smelt Biological Opinion San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority v. Salazar (Delta Smelt Consolidated Cases) 1:09-cv-407 OWW DLB (E.D. Cal. 2009) October 2009: Sacramento Superior Court Issues Tentative Decision in State Water Project Hyatt-Thermalito Litigation Alameda County Flood Control et al. v. State of California, et al 05AS01775, tentative decision, (Sacramento Cty Super. Ct. Aug 21, 2009) August 2009: Water Users File Suit over New Salmon Biological Opinion Adding Further Uncertainty to California’s Water Supply August 2009: State Water Resources Control Board Holds Hearing on Modification to Cease and Desist Order against DWR and the Bureau Regarding State and Federal Delta Projects June 2009: State Board Considers Petition Filed by DWR to Consolidate Places of Use for the State Water Project and Federal CVP June 2009: Central Delta Water Agency and South Delta Water Agency Sue to Stop Delta Conveyance Facility May 2009: State Water Contractors Challenge Department of Fish and Game’s Longfin Smelt Take Permit for State Water Project April 2009: Climate Change and Water in California January 2009: District Court Upholds Some CVP Contracts Despite Reliance on Invalidated Bi-Op—Orders Supplemental Evidence of Water Rights before Ruling on Other Contracts Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne, ___F.Supp.2d___ 1:05-CV-01207 OWW TAG (E.D. Cal. Nov. 19, 2008) January 2009: Environmental Groups’ Suit for Public Trust Violations in the Delta Is the Basis for the Latest Challenge to Federal and State Pumping California Water Impact Network, et al. v. California Department of Water Resources, et al. 2008-00027894, filed Dec. 1, 2008 (Sac Cnty Sup Ct) November 2008: District Court Extends Deadline for Fish and Wildlife to Complete Revised Delta Smelt Biological Opinion— Holds Hearing on Motions for Summary Judgment NRDC v. Kempthorne 1:05-cv-1207 OWW, order issued, Sept. 2008 (E.D. Cal) October 2008: First District Court Upholds County Order to Remove Recreational Club’s Long-Standing Illegal Structures Golden Gate Water Ski Club v. County of Contra Costa 165 Cal.App.4th 249 (1st Dist. 2008) July 2008: Increased Pumping Efficiency at Edmonston Plant Helps State Water Project Reduce Carbon Footprint June 2008: Parties Battle over Revenues from Power Plant as Sacramento Superior Court Denies Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment and Case Moves to Trial Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7, et al. v. California Department of Water Resources, et al. 05ASO1775, ruling on motions, May 8, 2008 (Sacramento County Superior Court) May 2008: Sportfishing Alliance and C-WIN Petition SWRCB Invoking Public Trust Doctrine, Challenging Diversions and Use of Delta Water Supplies May 2008: With Snowpack Near Average, California DWR Sets State Water Project Allocations for 2008 at 35 Percent May 2008: Federal Judge Partially Invalidates Salmonid BiOp for Inconsistent Conclusions and Failure to Address Climate Change Impacting California’s Water Projects Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations v. Gutierrez 1:06-cv-00245-OWW-GSA, order, April 16, 2008 (E.D. Cal.) March 2008: U.S. District Court Rules on Motions to Dismiss Second Supplemental Complaint in Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne 05-CV-01207 (E.D. Cal 2008) January 2008: DWR Announces 25 Percent Initial Allocation for 2008 State Water Project Deliveries December 2007: DWR’s Long-Awaited ‘Monterey Plus’ Draft EIR Is Released for Public Comment October 2007: District Court Issues Decision on Interim Remedies Regarding Long-Term Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations Criteria and Plan Natural Resources Defense Council, et al v. Kempthorne, et al. 05 CV 01207 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 31, 2007) August 2007: CVP/SWP Litigation Update: Project Operations amidst State and Federal Court Litigation Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne et al. 05-CV-01207 (E.D. Cal) July 2007: District Court Strikes Down Biological Opinion for CVP/SWP Operations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta—DWR Curtails SWP Pumping Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne, ___F.Supp.2d___ 05-CV-01207 (E.D. Cal. May 25, 2007) June 2007: Superior Court’s Order Barring Pumping from Banks Plant in Delta Stayed Pending Appeal Watershed Enforcers v. Department of Water Resources RG06292124, slip op. Apr. 17, 2007 (Alameda County Superior Court) December 2006: Fishing Alliance Sues California Department of Water Resources over Delta Pumping Water Enforcers v. Cal. Dept. of Water Resources RG06292124, filed October 4, 2006 (Alameda Superior Court) May 2006: Oroville Dam Relicensing Settlement Agreement Reached May 2006: The Robie Decision and the Future of California Water Law May 2006: Court Uphold’s Castaic Lake Water Agency’s Groundwater Banking Plan California Water Network v. Castaic Lake Water Agency Case No. B177978 (Ventura County Super. Ct. March 23, 2006) April 2006: State Water Resources Control Board Orders Agencies to Comply with Water Quality Objective for Salinity in the Delta SWRCB Order WR 2006-0006 April 2006: Third District Court of Appeal Rules on the Validity of SWRCB’s Decision D-1641 State Water Resources Control Board Cases, ___Cal.App.4th___ C044714, (3rd Dist. Feb. 9, 2006) April 2006: District Court Temporarily Halts Intertie Project to Link Delta Canals Planning and Conservation League v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation C 05-3527 CW (N.D. Cal. Feb. 15, 2006) March 2006: Court Rules that Revised EIR Adequately Disclosed Water Supply Uncertainty and Perchlorate Impact in SCOPE Case Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment v. County of Los Angeles (Newhall Land and Farming Co.) 1043805 (Santa Barbara Co. Super. Ct. Jan. 6, 2006) February 2006: California Department of Water Resources Increases 2006 Water Allocation to SWP Contractors February 2006: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Addresses Rising Salinity Levels in California’s Central Valley Water Supplies January 2006: District Court in California Dismisses Developer’s Claims Challenging State Agency Cleanup of Landfill Gas at Former Air Force Base Shea Homes Limited Partnership v. United States, ___F.Supp.2d___ C04 – 0092 TEH (N.D. Cal. Nov. 10, 2005) January 2006: News from the West In re Bay-Delta Programmatic Environmental Impact Report Coordinated Proceedings 133 Cal.App.4th 154 (3rd Dist. 2005) December 2005: 2005 Land use Legislation Wrap Up October 2005: Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Delta Biological Opinion Affecting the Central Valley and State Water Projects Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations, et al. v. Gutierrez et al. C05-03232, filed Aug. 9, 2005 (N.D. Cal.) August 2005: Court Provisionally Approves Stipulation to End Eight-Year Santa Maria Basin Adjudication July 2005: State of California to Pay $45 Million to Individuals Damaged by 1997 Levee Failure along Feather River June 2005: State Water Project Contractors File Suit against the Department of Water Resources Alleging Improper Billing Practices Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Zone 7 v. California Department of Water Resources 05AS61775, filed April 25, 2005 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.) May 2005: Environmental Groups File Petitions to Prevent Transfers of Water to Castaic Lake Water Agency Planning and Conservation League v. Castaic Lake Water Agency, Case No. 231588, Jan. 25, 2005 (Ventura Co. Super. Ct.); California Water Impact Network v. Castaic Lake Water Agency 231606, Jan. 24, 2005 (Ventura Co. Super. Ct.) April 2005: Environmental Groups File Legal Challenge to Biological Opinion Finding that the Joint Operation of the CVP and SWP Will Not Adversely Affect Delta Smelt Natural Resources Defense Council v. Norton, et al. C-05-0690 EMC, filed Feb. 15, 2005 (N.D. Cal) April 2005: Senator Kuehl Unveils New Water Bill Proposal March 2005: California Department of Water Resources Files for Relicensing of Oroville Facilities February 2005: Federal Government Settles with Central Valley Farmers for $16.7 Million in Water Rights Dispute. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District, et. al. v. United States Case No. 98-101L (Fed. Cl. Ct.). November 2004: Newly-Enacted Legislation Requires Delta Water Quality Plan before DWR Can Increase the Amount of Water Pumped from the Delta November 2004: Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations and Criteria Plan Receiving Increased Scrutiny July 2004: Area-of-Origin Water Rights: A Promise Kept? June 2004: Partial  Statement of Decision  Issued in Santa  Maria Valley Groundwater Litigation Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District, et al. v. City of Santa Maria, et al. Case No:1-97-CV-770214 (Santa Clara Sup. Ct., Order May 5, 2004). March 2004: Newhall County Water District Rejects Water Availability Estimates for Santa Clarita Valley. March 2004: California: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply February 2004: Senator Machado Introduces Bill that Would Require Implementation of CalFed Goals before Delta Exports Can Be Increased February 2004: Mojave Water Agency and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Agree to Exchange State Water Project Supplies October 2003: “Napa Proposal” Contemplates New Integration of State Water Project and Central Valley Project Operations August/September 2003: California’s Metropolitan Water District Plans Underground Water Storage in Chino Basin and Orange County July 2003: Superior Court: Court Issues Final Ruling for All Residual Contested Matters Pending in CALFED Coordinated Proceedings Bay-Delta Programmatic Environmental Impact Report Coordinated Proceedings Case No. JC04152 (Superior Court, County of Sacramento May 5, 2003). June 2003: State Water Contractors Plan to Form Joint Powers Authority April 2003: Mojave Water Agency Approves Water Banking Plan to Curtail Groundwater Overdraft April 2003: Meeting California's Water Supply Needs: Whatever Happened to Storage? April 2003: "Area of Origin" Water Rights Applications Dismissed by Cities of Fairfield, Benecia and Vacaville Pursuant to Settlement with Department of Water Resouces State Water Resources Control Board Application Nos. 30680, 30681, 30682. February 2003: Ninth Circuit Upholds FERC Issuance of Annual License Absent State Water Quality Certification California Trout, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ___F.3d___, Case No. 01-70787 (9th Cir. Dec. 16, 2002) January 2003: California Department of Water Resources Helps Agencies Augment Water Supplies again in 2003 December 2002: Rice Farmers Demand Water Temperature Issues Be Addressed During Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Re-Licensing Process November 2001: El Dorado County Water Agency and El Dorado Irrigation District Challenge the State Water Resource Control Board's Imposition of Term 91 on Area of Origin Water Rights. Case Nos. 01CS01321 and 01CS01319, filed August 16, 2001 (Sacramento County Superior Court). October 2001: Department of Water Resources' Dry-year Water Purchase Program Provides over 138,000 Acre-feet of Water October 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Numerous Orders Approving Temporary Water Transfers June 2001: Federal Claims Court Finds that the Fish & Wildlife Services' Restrictions on Water Outflows to Protect the Delta Smelt and Chinook Salmon under the ESA Constitutes a Fifth Amendment "Taking" Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District v. United States, ___F.3d___, Case No. 98-101 (Fed. Cl. April 30, 2001). June 2001: Federal Claims Court Finds that the Fish & Wildlife Services' Restrictions on Water Outflows to Protect the Delta Smelt and Chinook Salmon under the ESA Constitutes a Fifth Amendment "Taking" Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District v. United States, ___F.3d___, Case No. 98-101 (Fed. Cl. April 30, 2001). April 2001: California: Water Supplies for 2001 — Current Forecasts for Central Valley Project and State Water Project Deliveries and Potential Impacts on Power Supplies Carbonate-Rock Acquifer System December 2002: Nevada State Engineer Grants Applications to Change Groundwater Rights in the Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System in Southern Nevada Carlsbad Desalination Project July 2009: San Diego Superior Court Decision Paves Way for Construction of Carlsbad Desalination Project Surfrider Foundation v. California Coastal Commission 37-2008-00075727 (San Diego Super. Ct. May 7, 2009) Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project June 2003: Proposition 218 Vote in Salinas Valley Reveals Widespread Support for Project to Control Seawater Intrusion and Enhance Water Supply Central and Southern Florida Project for Flood Control and Other Purposes June 2009: Eleventh Circuit Affirms U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion on Corps’ Everglades Operations—Rejects Habitat-Based Incidental Take Statement Miccosukee Tribe v. United States, ___F.3d___ 08-10799 (May 5, 2009) Central Arizona Project November 2009: Central Arizona Project Seeks Input from All Stakeholders—Plans to Cooperate with Users Outside Its Service Area to Develop New Water Supplies April 2009: Climate Change and Water in Arizona March 2009: News from the West March 2006: Arizona: Groundwater Management, Conjunctive Use and Water Banking May 2005: Arizona Approves Legislation to Fund 50-year Multispecies Conservation Program for the Lower Colorado River March 2005: ARIZONA: Interstate and International Water Issues February 2005: Court of Federal Claims Decides that Dedication of Property for Wetlands Mitigation Is Not A Taking under the Fifth Amendment Norman v. United States, ___Fed.Cl.___, Case No. 95-667L (Fed. Cl. Ct. Dec. 10, 2004). February 2005: Arizona and Nevada Reach New Water Banking Agreement. November 2004: Arizona Water Settlements Act a Few Steps Closer to Reality October 2004: Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Water Conservation Requirements Arizona Water Company v. Arizona Department of Water Resources 91 P.3d 990 (Ariz. June 14, 2004) June 2004: Lower Colorado River Negotiations Continue between Arizona and New Mexico. May 2004: Analyzing Colorado River Shortage Criteria: Potential Impacts on Arizona April 2004: Arizona Supreme Court Accepts Arizona Water Company v. ADWR for Review; Special Master Denies Summary Judgment in Arizona v. California Arizona Water Company v. ADWR; Arizona v. California, Case No. CV-03- 0321-PR, review granted (Az.); 530 US 392 (2003) on remand to Special Master. September 2003: Arizona: Issues Facing the State’s Rivers and Streams May 2003: Indian Water Rights Settlements: The Arizona Landscape April 2003: Navajo Nation Sues U.S. Department of the Interior for Breach of Trust on Colorado River Water Rights The Navajo Nation v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al. Case No. CIV'03 0507 PCT PGR (D. Ariz., filed March 14, 2003). December 2002: Bill Introduced to Settle Arizona's Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Claims July 2001: Arizona: State Court of Appeals Declares Streambeds May Be Used to Convey Water over Landowners' Objections West Maricopa Combine, Inc. V. Arizona Department Of Water Resources, Et Al. Cv 99-08176 Order (Az. App. May 6, 2001) Central Utah Project October 2009: Tenth Circuit Clarifies Private Party’s Right to Develop Hydro-Power on Reclamation Project Facilities and the Bureau’s Role in,Change Applications Strawberry Water Users Assoc. v. Salazar, ___F.3d___ 07-4172 (10th Cir. Aug. 12, 2009) June 2006: News from the West Strawberry Water Users Association v. United States and Central Utah Water Conservancy District, ___F.Supp.2d___ 2:01-CV-0295BSJ (D. Ut. March 3, 2006); In re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River System and Source, 127 P.3d 882 (Ariz. 2006) (Gila VI); Canal developments in California April 2006: District Court Addresses Federal Ownership and Control of Reclamation Project Water Strawberry Water Users Association v. United States and Central Utah Water Conservancy District, ___ F.Supp.2d___ 2:01-CV-0295BSJ (D. Ut. March 3, 2006) March 2005: UTAH: Interstate and International Water Issues September 2003: Utah: Issues Facing the State’s Rivers and Streams Central Valley Project February 2010: Colorado River ‘Quantification Settlement Agreement’ Invalidated as Unconstitutional January 2010: Opposition to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s ‘2-Gates Project’ Ramps Up January 2010: District Court Holds U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Required to Perform NEPA Review for Implementation of Delta Smelt Biological Opinion San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority v. Salazar (Delta Smelt Consolidated Cases) 1:09-cv-407 OWW DLB (E.D. Cal. 2009) November 2009: David Wins a Battle with Goliath—Federal Circuit Holds U.S. Failed to Prove Excuse for Non-Performance of Central Valley Project Water Supply Contracts August 2009: Water Users File Suit over New Salmon Biological Opinion Adding Further Uncertainty to California’s Water Supply August 2009: State Water Resources Control Board Holds Hearing on Modification to Cease and Desist Order against DWR and the Bureau Regarding State and Federal Delta Projects July 2009: District Court finds Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act Does Not Apply to Renewal of Sacramento River Settlement Contracts Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne, ___F. Supp.2d___ 1:05-CV-01207 (E.D. Cal. April 27, 2009) July 2009: Pacific Legal Foundation Files Constitutional Challenge to Delta Smelt Pumping Restrictions a Day Before a Hearing in Another Action by Water Users on Water Restrictions Stewart & Jasper Orchards, et. al. v. Salazar 1:2009-CV-00892 (E.D. Cal) June 2009: State Board Considers Petition Filed by DWR to Consolidate Places of Use for the State Water Project and Federal CVP June 2009: Central Delta Water Agency and South Delta Water Agency Sue to Stop Delta Conveyance Facility April 2009: Climate Change and Water in California January 2009: District Court Upholds Some CVP Contracts Despite Reliance on Invalidated Bi-Op—Orders Supplemental Evidence of Water Rights before Ruling on Other Contracts Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne, ___F.Supp.2d___ 1:05-CV-01207 OWW TAG (E.D. Cal. Nov. 19, 2008) January 2009: Environmental Groups’ Suit for Public Trust Violations in the Delta Is the Basis for the Latest Challenge to Federal and State Pumping California Water Impact Network, et al. v. California Department of Water Resources, et al. 2008-00027894, filed Dec. 1, 2008 (Sac Cnty Sup Ct) November 2008: District Court Extends Deadline for Fish and Wildlife to Complete Revised Delta Smelt Biological Opinion— Holds Hearing on Motions for Summary Judgment NRDC v. Kempthorne 1:05-cv-1207 OWW, order issued, Sept. 2008 (E.D. Cal) May 2008: Sportfishing Alliance and C-WIN Petition SWRCB Invoking Public Trust Doctrine, Challenging Diversions and Use of Delta Water Supplies May 2008: Federal Judge Partially Invalidates Salmonid BiOp for Inconsistent Conclusions and Failure to Address Climate Change Impacting California’s Water Projects Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations v. Gutierrez 1:06-cv-00245-OWW-GSA, order, April 16, 2008 (E.D. Cal.) October 2007: District Court Issues Decision on Interim Remedies Regarding Long-Term Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations Criteria and Plan Natural Resources Defense Council, et al v. Kempthorne, et al. 05 CV 01207 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 31, 2007) August 2007: CVP/SWP Litigation Update: Project Operations amidst State and Federal Court Litigation Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne et al. 05-CV-01207 (E.D. Cal) July 2007: District Court Strikes Down Biological Opinion for CVP/SWP Operations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta—DWR Curtails SWP Pumping Natural Resources Defense Council v. Kempthorne, ___F.Supp.2d___ 05-CV-01207 (E.D. Cal. May 25, 2007) June 2007: Fifth District Finds Late Filed Request for CEQA Hearing Does Not Cure Failure to Meet Deadline—Even if Filed Prior to Motion to Dismiss Fiorentino v. City of Fresno ___Cal.App.4th___ (5th Dist. May 4, 2007) March 2007: The California State Water Resources Control Board’s Funding Dilemma— Court of Appeal Overturns the Board’s Water Right Fee Regulations February 2007: DWR Finds First Snow Survey of 2007 Shows Snowpack Levels Below Normal January 2007: Reclamation of Reclamation Develops Central Valley Project Water Banking Guidelines. November 2006: The Friant Settlement: Compromise to Restore the San Joaquin River August 2006: Parties Reach Settlement in Friant Dam/Salmon Recovery Conflict August 2006: Central Valley Project in Compliance with Salinity Standards: The Bureau of Reclamation May Deviate from Scientific Models When Statutory Violation Is Anticipated Central Delta Water Agency v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, __F.3d__ 04-16632 (9th Cir. May 22, 2006) August 2006: Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment In Favor of the Bureau of Reclamation in Its Execution of Plan under the Central Valley Project Central Delta Water Agency v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, ____ F.3d. ____ 04-16632, (9th Cir. May 22, 2006) May 2006: The Robie Decision and the Future of California Water Law April 2006: State Water Resources Control Board Orders Agencies to Comply with Water Quality Objective for Salinity in the Delta SWRCB Order WR 2006-0006 April 2006: Third District Court of Appeal Rules on the Validity of SWRCB’s Decision D-1641 State Water Resources Control Board Cases, ___Cal.App.4th___ C044714, (3rd Dist. Feb. 9, 2006) April 2006: District Court Temporarily Halts Intertie Project to Link Delta Canals Planning and Conservation League v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation C 05-3527 CW (N.D. Cal. Feb. 15, 2006) October 2005: Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Delta Biological Opinion Affecting the Central Valley and State Water Projects Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations, et al. v. Gutierrez et al. C05-03232, filed Aug. 9, 2005 (N.D. Cal.) August 2005: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Federal Government’s Sovereign Immunity in Farmers’ Suit for Breach of Water Contract Orff v. United States, 545 U.S.___ 03-1566 (U.S. June 23, 2005) June 2005: Superior courts Upholds California’s New Annual Water Right Fees as Valid Regulatory Fees Northern California Water Association et al. v. State Water Resources Control Board, et al 03CS01776 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct. April 26, 2005) April 2005: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Nears Completion on Renewal of Central Valley Project Contracts April 2005: Oral Arguments Heard by California Supreme Court in Central Valley Project Water Users’ Case against the United States Orff, et al. v. United States, et al. 03-1566, oral argument Feb. 23, 2005 (U.S. S. Ct) April 2005: Environmental Groups File Legal Challenge to Biological Opinion Finding that the Joint Operation of the CVP and SWP Will Not Adversely Affect Delta Smelt Natural Resources Defense Council v. Norton, et al. C-05-0690 EMC, filed Feb. 15, 2005 (N.D. Cal) February 2005: Federal Government Settles with Central Valley Farmers for $16.7 Million in Water Rights Dispute. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District, et. al. v. United States Case No. 98-101L (Fed. Cl. Ct.). December 2004: Sacramento County Water Authority Secures Water to Supply Growth through its Water Transfer Agreement with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District November 2004: Newly-Enacted Legislation Requires Delta Water Quality Plan before DWR Can Increase the Amount of Water Pumped from the Delta November 2004: Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations and Criteria Plan Receiving Increased Scrutiny October 2004: Ninth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Decision on Trinity River Flows Westlands Water District v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Hoopa Valley Tribe, et al. 376 F.3d 853 (9th Cir. 2004) August 2004: San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Transfer Program Draft EIS/EIR Available for Public Review. July 2004: House Resources Committee Approves H.R.2828: The Water Supply, Reliability, and Environment Act. July 2004: Area-of-Origin Water Rights: A Promise Kept? June 2004: San Joaquin Water Districts File Claim Against Federal Goverenment for Taking Their Water April 2004: California Farm Bureau Federation, Others, Challenge State Water Resources Control Board’s Water Rights Fees In Re the Petition of the California Farm Bureau Federation, et al., Re State Water Resources Control Board Resolution 2003-0077. April 2004: Ninth Circuit Upholds Federal Government’s Sovereign Immunity in Suit Challenging Reduction of Central Valley Project Water Orff, et al., v. United States, et al ___F.3d___, Case No. 0016922P (9th Cir. Feb. 18, 2004). February 2004: Senator Machado Introduces Bill that Would Require Implementation of CalFed Goals before Delta Exports Can Be Increased February 2004: State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Emergency Regulations Establishing Water Right and Water Quality Certification Fees Schedules; Lawsuit Filed SWRCB Resolution No. 2003-0077. January 2004: California Set to Adopt Emergency Regulations Establishing Increased Fees for Petitions and Setting Annual Water Rights Fees October 2003: Ninth Circuit Holds that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Should Deliver Central Valley Project Water According to Water Rights Set by California Law Westlands Water District., et al. v. United States, et al. 337 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2003). October 2003: “Napa Proposal” Contemplates New Integration of State Water Project and Central Valley Project Operations 1 September 2003: California: Issues Facing the State’s Rivers and Streams xxx xxx August/September 2003: California’s Metropolitan Water District Plans Underground Water Storage in Chino Basin and Orange County August/September 2003: Ninth Circuit Issues Memorandum of Decision— District Court Judge Responds Regarding Department of Interior Discretion to Determine Purposes for CVPIA Water Releases Bay Institute of San Francisco v. United States Case No. 02-16041, unpublished memorandum of decision (9th Cir. June 3, 2003). July 2003: California Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Increase Water Supply Allocations for Water Year 2003 June 2003: Friant Dam Settlement Negotiations Falter, Stalling Efforts to Breed Salmon Out of a Dry San Joaquin River June 2003: Water Shortage Allocation in the Federal Solano Project - Local Entities' "Drought Measures Agreement" Eases Contract Renewals April 2003: Meeting California's Water Supply Needs: Whatever Happened to Storage? April 2003: "Area of Origin" Water Rights Applications Dismissed by Cities of Fairfield, Benecia and Vacaville Pursuant to Settlement with Department of Water Resouces State Water Resources Control Board Application Nos. 30680, 30681, 30682. March 2003: Central Valley Cities React to Federal Water Contract Metering Requirements. February 2003: Federal Government Agrees to Pay Farmers to Fallow Farm Land in Lieu of Providing Drainage to Salt-Contaminated Fields February 2003: U.S. Department of Interior Proposes Rule to Shift More Water to California's Farmers January 2003: California Department of Water Resources Helps Agencies Augment Water Supplies again in 2003 January 2003: Federal Decisions: Federal Judge Determines Trinity River Environmental Impact Statement Failed to Analyze Sufficient Alternatives to Fishery Restoration Westlands Water Dist. et al. v. United States Dep’t of the November 2002: Ninth Circuit Finds the Threat of Environmental Harm May Confer Standing if the Harm Is "Sufficiently Concrete" Central Delta Water Agency v. United States ___F.3d___, Case No. 01-16172 (9th Cir. Sept. 26, 2002). October 2002: Sacramento Superior Court Affirms CEQA Review for East Bay Municipal Utility District’s Amendatory CVP Contract State Water Contractors, et al. v. East Bay Municipal Utility District, Sacramento Superior Court Case No.01CS01076 [Consolidated with Case No.01CS01077] final order pending, (Sacramento Super.Ct. Aug. 15, 2002). June 2002: Trinity River Dispute Continues: Motions for Summary Judgment to Be Considered in July Westlands Water District, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, et a., Case No. CIV F00-7124 OWW DBL (E.D. Cal.) December 2001: Sacramento River Water Rights Settlement Contractors Sue United States over Contract Renewal Issues Glenn-Colusa Irr. Dist. v. United States Case No. CIV-S-01-1816 GEB JFM. (E.D. Cal. filed Sept. 25, 2001). December 2001: District Court Issues Summary Judgment Order in CVPIA § 3406 (B)(2) Litigation over "Environmental Water" In re CVPIA §3406(b)(2) Litigation ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 97-6140 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 19, 2001). November 2001: El Dorado County Water Agency and El Dorado Irrigation District Challenge the State Water Resource Control Board's Imposition of Term 91 on Area of Origin Water Rights. Case Nos. 01CS01321 and 01CS01319, filed August 16, 2001 (Sacramento County Superior Court). October 2001: Bureau of Reclamation Holds Public Session to Update Central Valley Project Community on Contract Renewal October 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Issues Numerous Orders Approving Temporary Water Transfers June 2001: Federal Claims Court Finds that the Fish & Wildlife Services' Restrictions on Water Outflows to Protect the Delta Smelt and Chinook Salmon under the ESA Constitutes a Fifth Amendment "Taking" Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District v. United States, ___F.3d___, Case No. 98-101 (Fed. Cl. April 30, 2001). June 2001: Judge Slows Implementation of Last-Minute Clinton Administration ROD for Increased Trinity River Flows Westlands Water District, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, et al. ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No.Civ.F 00-7124 OWW DLB,order(E. D. Cal. March 22, 2001). June 2001: Federal Claims Court Finds that the Fish & Wildlife Services' Restrictions on Water Outflows to Protect the Delta Smelt and Chinook Salmon under the ESA Constitutes a Fifth Amendment "Taking" Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District v. United States, ___F.3d___, Case No. 98-101 (Fed. Cl. April 30, 2001). May 2001: Delta Wetlands Project Sued After Approval from State Water Resources Control Board May 2001: State Water Resources Control Board Accepts Half of Westlands Water District's Request for San Joaquin River Water May 2001: California: Water Supplies for 2001 — Current Forecasts For Central Valley Project and State Water Project Deliveries and Potential Impacts on Power Supplies April 2001: Friant Unit Water Districts Renew Central Valley Project Contracts April 2001: New Developments in Impacts of the Endangered Species Act on California's Water Supplies April 2001: California: Water Supplies for 2001 — Current Forecasts for Central Valley Project and State Water Project Deliveries and Potential Impacts on Power Supplies March 2001: Water Management in California 2001: A Different Kind of Odyssey March 2001: Former Secretary of the Interior Babbitt's Trinity River Decision under Attack February 2001: Westlands Water District Sues to Reverse Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt's Decision on Trinity River Flows January 2001: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Puts Dozens of Central Valley Project Contracts out for Comment Chesapeake Bay Program February 2010: U.S. Senator Cardin Sponsors Aggressive Chesapeake Bay Restoration Bill October 2009: Federal Agencies Release Draft Reports under Chesapeake Bay Executive Order June 2009: President Obama Signs Chesapeake Bay Executive Order March 2009: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Sues U.S. EPA over Clean Water Act Alleged Violations in the Bay Recovery Chesapeake Bay Foundation, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1:09-cv-00005-CKK (D. D.C.) December 2008: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Threatens Suit against U.S. EPA Seeking More Aggressive Cleanup Measures in the Bay January 2006: Barriers to Bay Cleanup: The Role of Agriculture in Restoring the Chesapeake Bay January 2006: U.S. EPA, U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspectors General Voice Skepticism over Chesapeake Bay Cleanup January 2006: Government Accountability Office Issues Report Critical of Chesapeake Bay Program Chicago Area Waterway System June 2009: Chicago Area Waterway Rulemaking Continues Without an End in Sight Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal Dispersal Barrier June 2006: Great Lakes Restoration Bills Introduced in U.S. Senate and House; $20 Billion to Restore Nation’s Largest Source of Freshwater Coachella Valley Canal July 2005: Embracing Flexibility: The Recommendations of the Yuma Desalting Plant/Cienega de Santa Clara Workgroup Coastal Water Project March 2007: Suit Filed Against Approval of Pilot Desalination Plant on Monterey County Riley v. County of Monterey GNM82583, filed Jan. 11, 2007, Monterey County Superior Court February 2007: Coastal Water Project in Monterey Moves Forward Colorado River March 2005: ARIZONA: Interstate and International Water Issues January 2003: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Prepares to Ratchet Back California's Use of Colorado River Water March 2001: Water Management in California 2001: A Different Kind of Odyssey Colorado River System August 2007: A New Climate of Cooperation along the Colorado River February 2007: Imperial County Farm Bureau Calls for Class Action Regarding the Quantification Settlement Agreement Columbia River Power System August 2008: Columbia and Snake River Basin Salmon Litigation Likely to Begin Anew July 2008: News from the West June 2007: The Endangered Species Act and Agency ‘Discretion’: The Courts and Agencies Take Different Directions June 2007: News from the West December 2006: News from the West—Protecting Salmon Salmon Spawning & Recovery Alliance v. Gutierrez, ___F.Supp.2d___ C05-1877RSM (W.D. Wash. Sept. 12, 2006) November 2006: Federal District Judge Implicates Idaho Stored Water Supplies in Sharply Worded Remand Order Overseeing Salmon Recovery Efforts American Rivers v. NOAA Fisheries, et al., ___ F.Supp.2d___ CV 04-00061-RE (D. Or. Sept. 26, 2006) October 2006: Oregon District Court Invalidates 2005 Upper Snake River Biological Opinion but Stops Short of Requiring Single Biological Opinions for the Federal Columbia River Power System and Upper Snake River Project American Rivers v. NOAA Fisheries, ___F.Supp.2d___ 04-0061 (D. Or. May 23, 2006) August 2005: District Court in Oregon Addresses Endangered Species Act Consultations Regarding Hydroelectric Power Reservoirs National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service, ___F.Supp.2d___ CV 01-640-RE (D. Or. 2005) November 2004: Ninth Circuit Holds that Army Corps’ Record of Consultation and Statement of Decision for Dam Operation Is Not in Violation of the Administrative Procedures Act National Wildlife Federation v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ___F.3d___ 0335235p (9th Cir. Oct. 4, 2004) Contra Costa Canal June 2009: ARRA Stimulus Funds for California Water Projects Strike a Balance between Conservation and Industrial Use Corpus Christi Desalination Project August 2005: Seawater Desalination Gaining Momentum in Texas Cresta Dam October 2004: River Plan for the Relicensing of Hydroelectric Facilities Meets Opposition from Lake Almanor Community Cushman Hydroelectric Project November 2006: Did the D.C. Circuit Strike a Knockout Punch to the Hydroelectric Power Industry? City of Tacoma v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ___F.3d___ 05-1054 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 22, 2006) May 2005: The 75-Year Litigation over the Cushman Hydroelectric Project: Ninth Circuit Dismisses Skokomish Tribe’s Damages Claims against the United States and City of Tacoma Skokomish Indian Tribe v. United States, ___F.3d___ 01-35028 (9th Cir. March 9, 2005) Delta Wetlands July 2002: Delta Wetlands Project Prevails in Water Rights Litigation Central Delta Water Agency, et al. v. State Water Resources Control Board, et al. Case No. 01CS00345 (Sacramento County Superior Court April 25, 2002) March 2001: Delta Wetlands Project Gets First Nod of Approval from State Water Resources Control Board Delta-Mendota Canal/California Aqueduct Intertie February 2010: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Issues Record of Decision on the Delta-Mendota Canal/California Aqueduct Intertie April 2006: District Court Temporarily Halts Intertie Project to Link Delta Canals Planning and Conservation League v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation C 05-3527 CW (N.D. Cal. Feb. 15, 2006) DeSabla-Centerville Project July 2005: Endangered Species Act Suit Challenges FERC Operation of Hydropower Project on Feather River System California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 05-73064, filed May 18, 2005 (9th Cir.) Drop 2 Storage Reservoir and Canal Project October 2008: Building a Reservoir to Conserve Water Lost to Mexico Edwards Aquifer March 2006: Texas: Groundwater Management, Conjunctive Use and Water Banking Feather River Setback Levee July 2008: Construction Begins on California’s Largest Setback Levee Project Fish Creek Dam and Reservoir April 2004: Idaho Department of Water Resources Issues Order Regarding Fish Creek Dam and Reservoir Flooding July 2004: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Levee Break Reveals Fragile Nature of Central Valley Levee System. Folsom Dam June 2009: ARRA Stimulus Funds for California Water Projects Strike a Balance between Conservation and Industrial Use Fort Halifax Project February 2006: D.C. Circuit Court Denies Petition for Review Resulting in Partial Removal of Project Dam Save Our Sebasticook v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ___F.3d.___ 04-1221, (D.C. Cir. Dec. 9, 2005) Freeport Regional Diversion Project March 2004: Freeport Regional Water Project Dispute Resolved State Water Contractors, et al. v. East Bay Muni. Water Dist.; Kern County Water Agency et al., v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, et al., Case No. CO42652 (Cal. App. 3rd Dist.); and Case No. CIV-F-03-5175 REC SMS (E.D. Cal.) March 2001: The Water Transfer Workgroup: Is It Really Happening in California? Freeport Regional Water Project July 2004: Freeport Regional Water Authority Certifies Environmental Impact Report for Freeport Regional Water Project. Freeport Texas Desalination Project August 2005: Seawater Desalination Gaining Momentum in Texas Friant Dam May 2009: President Obama Signs into Law San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act as Part of Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 April 2007: Legislative Analyst Recommends Delays In the Allocation of State Funds to Restore San Joaquin River December 2006: News from the West—Protecting Salmon Salmon Spawning & Recovery Alliance v. Gutierrez, ___F.Supp.2d___ C05-1877RSM (W.D. Wash. Sept. 12, 2006) November 2006: The Friant Settlement: Compromise to Restore the San Joaquin River August 2006: Parties Reach Settlement in Friant Dam/Salmon Recovery Conflict October 2005: Federal District Court Invalidates Biological Opinions for Friant Dam Water Service Contract Renewals Natural Resources Defense Council v. Rodgers, ___ F.Supp. 2d___ S88-1658LKK (E.D. Cal.) October 2004: District Court Holds that Bureau Violated California Law by Failing to Maintain Historic Fish Populations in the San Joaquin River Natural Resources Defense Council v. Patterson, ___F.Supp.2d___ Civ. S-88-1658 LKK (E.D. Cal. Aug. 27, 2004) Fryingpan Arkansas Project November 2009: Colorado City, Water District, and U.S. Agree to Stay of Litigation to Pursue Federal Legislation to Legitimize Its Use of Arkansas River Water Funding July 2008: California Department of Water Resources Announces Its Delta Knowledge Improvement Funding Program April 2007: Legislative Analyst Recommends Delays In the Allocation of State Funds to Restore San Joaquin River February 2005: President Bush Signs Budget Bill Appropriating Millions of Dollars for Orange County Water Projects. General June 2002: California Supreme Court Declines to Visit Castaic Lake Decision which Struck Down EIR for Water Transfer Friends fo the Santa Clara River v. Castaic Lake Water Glen Canyon Dam August 2009: District Court Overturns Fish and Wildlife Service Glen Canyon Dam BiOp but Upholds US Bureau of Reclamations’s Environmental Assessment Grand Canyon Trust v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, et. al., ___F.Supp.2d___ CV-07-8164-PHX-DGC (D. Ariz. May 26, 2009) April 2008: aaa aaaa aaa October 2006: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Settles Claims by Environmental Groups Regarding Impacts of Colorado River’s Glen Canyon Dam Operations on Native Fish Species CIV 06-494, settlement agreement reached Aug. 25, 2006 (D. Ariz.) Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Groundwater Recharge Reuse Projects October 2002: Department of Health Services Prepares Draft Regulations Governing Recharge of Groundwater with Recycled Water October 2002: San Francisco Water Supply Bond to Proceed without Support of Environmental Groups Guadalupe River Project March 2002: Final Record of Decision and Withdrawal of Citizen's Suit Marks Resolution of a 15-Year Flood Control Dispute in San Jose. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex April 2009: Eye of the Storm Surge—U.S. Army Corps in Dispute over Flood Protection in Louisiana Hells Canyon Dam August 2009: U.S. EPA Actively Injecting Itself into High Profile Idaho Water Matters April 2006: NOAA Fisheries Decides Not to Require Fish Passage During Hells Canyon Relicensing Hetch Hetchy Reservoir February 2005: San Francisco and Daly City Reach Landmark Agreement for Cooperative Use of Groundwater and Hetch Hetchy Water. November 2004: Study by Environmental Defense Revitalizes Debate over O’Shaughnessy Dam and Restoration of Hetch Hetchy Valley Hyatt Thermalito Project October 2009: Sacramento Superior Court Issues Tentative Decision in State Water Project Hyatt-Thermalito Litigation Alameda County Flood Control et al. v. State of California, et al 05AS01775, tentative decision, (Sacramento Cty Super. Ct. Aug 21, 2009) International Wastewater Treatment Plant March 2005: CALIFORNIA: Interstate and International Water Issues Intertie Project June 2006: News from the West Strawberry Water Users Association v. United States and Central Utah Water Conservancy District, ___F.Supp.2d___ 2:01-CV-0295BSJ (D. Ut. March 3, 2006); In re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River System and Source, 127 P.3d 882 (Ariz. 2006) (Gila VI); Canal developments in California King William Reservoir December 2009: Newport News Pulls Plug on Proposed King William Reservoir—After 22 Years, Abandons Plans to Build Reservoir January 2009: Virginia Court of Appeals finds Standing For Chesapeake Bay Foundation to Challenge Wetlands Permit Extension for King William Reservoir Chesapeake Bay Foundation v. Commonwealth of Virginia 2545-07-02 (VA.App. Nov. 4, 2008) December 2006: Proposed King William Reservoir Suffers Setback from Virginia Water Board October 2006: New Court Challenge Filed over Virginia’s King William Reservoir Challenging the Corps’ Issuance of a Clean Water Act Dredge and Fill Permit Alliance to Save the Mattaponi, et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 06-1337, filed July 17, 2006, District of the District of Columbia January 2006: Virginia Supreme Court Deals with Pre-National Indian Treaty Rights Alliance to Save the Mattaponi v. Commonwealth of Virginia, ___S.E.2d___ 042196, 042198, 042826 (Va. Nov. 4, 2005) Klamath Project February 2010: Oregon Supreme Court to Address Water Users’ Property Interest in Water Received from the Bureau of Reclamation in the Klamath River Basin Klamath Irrigation District v. U.S 345 Or. 638, 202 P.3d 159 (Or. 2009) May 2008: Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement: An Attempt to Realize the Goals of the Fifty-Year-Old Klamath River Compact June 2006: Proposed Federal Legislation Offers Emergency Assistance for Economic Losses Caused by Declining Klamath River Salmon May 2006: Klamath River Project Litigation Demonstrates Endangered Species Act Effects on Agency Decisions Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association, et al. v. United States Bureau of Reclamation et al., 426 F.3d 1082 (9th Cir. 2005) on remand CV-02-02006-SBA (N.D. Cal. March 27, 2006) December 2005: Ninth Circuit Rejects Klamath Irrigation Plan as Insufficient to Protect Salmon Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, ___F.3d___ 03-16718 (9th Cir. Oct. 18, 2005) October 2005: Court of Federal Claims Holds that Klamath Project Interests Are Not Compensable Property Rights under the Fifth Amendment Klamath Irrigation District v. United States 01-591 L (Fed.Cl. Aug. 31, 2005) June 2005: Judge Says Statute of Limitations Bars Tribe’s Claims for Compensation for Alleged Damages Sustained to Tribal Fishing Rights Klamath Tribes of Oregon v. PacifiCorp, ___F.Supp.2d___ 04 – 644 – CO (D. Or. April 21, 2005) March 2005: CALIFORNIA: Interstate and International Water Issues December 2003: National Research Council Report Calls for New Water Management Emphasis in Klamath Basin November 2002: Managing Water Shortages in a Changing West July 2002: Klamath's Next Chapter Written: Book Not Complete October 2001: FEDERAL/OREGON: Irrigation Districts Move to Intervene in Suit Brought by Environmental Groups Requesting that Bald Eagles Be Given Priority to Klamath Project Water Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Keys Case No. 01-6250-AA, motion filed Sept. 5, 2001 (D. Or.). October 2001: Oregon Irrigation Districts Move to Intervene in Suit Brought by Environmental Groups Requesting that Bald Eagles Be Given Priority to Klamath Project Water Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Keys Case No. 01-6250-AA, motion filed Sept. 5, 2001 (D.Or.). Klamath River Restoration June 2009: ARRA Stimulus Funds for California Water Projects Strike a Balance between Conservation and Industrial Use Lake Champlain Basin Program February 2006: Nature Conservancy and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sign MOU to Improve Northeastern Water Resources and Riparian Habitat Lake Livingston October 2005: Hurricane Rita Leads Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to Relax Water Rules and Regulations—Lake Livingston Dam Suffers Damage Lake Nacimiento Water Project March 2004: San Luis Obispo County Approves Environmental Impact Report for Nacimiento Water Project Lake Powell July 2005: Secretary of Interior Affirms Lake Powell Release Schedule June 2005: Secretary Norton Will Not Reduce Water Releases from Lake Powel Long Draw Reservoir June 2006: Tenth Circuit Holds that Trout Unlimited’s Remand Order Is Not a Final Appealable Judgment Trout Unlimited v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, ___F.3d___ 04-1317, 04-1346 (10th Cir. March 28, 2006) Los Vasqueros Reservoir May 2009: Draft EIS/EIR Issued for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion April 2004: Contra Costa County Voters Approve Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project in “Measure N” Advisory Vote Lower Butte Creek Project June 2003: Lower Butte Creek Project Aims to Improve Fish Migration and Water Management Lower Owens River Project January 2007: Owens River Restoration—Los Angeles Takes First Steps towards Restoring Portions of the Lower Owens River November 2006: Appellate Court Affirms Superior Court Ruling Enjoining Los Angeles from Exporting Owens Valley Water Sierra Club v. City of Los Angeles, Unpub. Op., E039140, 4th Dist., Sept. 27, 2006 October 2005: Judge orders Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to Restore Section of the Lower Owens River Sierra Club et al. v. City of Los Angeles SICVCV-01-29768 (Inyo Co. Super. Ct. July 25, 2005) August 2005: Superior Court Finds Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in Violation of Stipulated Orders regarding Lower Owens River Sierra Club et al. v. City of Los Angeles SICVCV-01-29768 (Inyo Co. Superior Ct. June 24, 2005) February 2004: City of Los Angeles Agrees to Additional Owens River Restoration Lower Rio Grande Valley Project August 2005: Seawater Desalination Gaining Momentum in Texas Lucky Peak Dam and Reservoir October 2005: Treasure Valley Irrigation Districts in Idaho Secure Water Delivery Contract Renewal and Conversion after Nearly a Decade of Negotiations October 2004: Snake River Basin Adjudication Court Rules that Irrigation Entities Have an Equitable Ownership Interest in Water Rights from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Facilities Snake River Basin Adjudication, Subcase 91-63 (SRBA Sept. 2, 2004) Matilija Dam February 2005: Project to Remove Matilija Dam in Ventura County Moves Forward. October 2004: Matilija Dam Removal Project Prompts Opposition from Local Water District Middle Fork American River Project May 2006: Middle Fork Project Finance Authority Issued Bond for Middle Fork American River Project Middle Rio Grande Project October 2005: New Mexico District Court Rules that the United States Owns Property in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District—District Appeals Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys, ___F.Supp.2d___ 99-1320 (D. N.M. July 25, 2005), appeal filed, Sept. 9, 2005 (10th Cir.) February 2004: Tenth Circuit Dismisses Appeals as Moot and Vacates Opinion in Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Litigation Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys ___F.3d___, Case Nos. 02-2254, 2255, 2267, 2295, 2304 (10th Cir. Jan. 6, 2004). Mid-Valley Pipeline July 2007: Coachella Valley Water District Begins Construction on Mid-Valley Pipeline Missouri River Basin Project July 2009: Montana Supreme Court Allows Expansion of Water District Boundaries Despite Protest from Appropriator of Shared Water Supply In Re: Formation of East Bench Irrigation District 209 MT 135 (MT. 2009) Moscow Pullman Aquifer March 2005: IDAHO: Interstate and International Water Issues Natomas Levee Improvement Program May 2009: Sacramento Citizens’ Group Files Lawsuit Challenging Natomas Levee Project New Melones Reservoir August 2004: Threats Loom to New Melones Water Supplies Newlands Project October 2007: Nevada State Engineer Grants Change Application for In-Stream Flow Rights on Truckee River March 2004: Nevada: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply Newlands Reclamation Project March 2004: Ninth Circuit Rejects Reclassification Entitling Land to Great Water Duty United States v. Clifford Matley Family Trust ___F.3d___, Case No. 01-15813 (9th Cir. Jan 20, 2004). Ocean Action Plan December 2006: Federal Oceans Policy and Water Quality: An Oxymoron or a New Wave? Orange County Groundwater Replenishment Project February 2008: Purified Wastewater Augments Orange County’s Diminishing Water Supplies February 2005: President Bush Signs Budget Bill Appropriating Millions of Dollars for Orange County Water Projects. Oroville Dam October 2009: Sacramento Superior Court Issues Tentative Decision in State Water Project Hyatt-Thermalito Litigation Alameda County Flood Control et al. v. State of California, et al 05AS01775, tentative decision, (Sacramento Cty Super. Ct. Aug 21, 2009) May 2006: Oroville Dam Relicensing Settlement Agreement Reached March 2005: California Department of Water Resources Files for Relicensing of Oroville Facilities July 2004: Relicensing Oroville Dam—The Next 50 Years. Owens River Restoration Project April 2004: Owens River Restoration Project Moves Forward with Settlement Agreement Oxbow Dam April 2006: NOAA Fisheries Decides Not to Require Fish Passage During Hells Canyon Relicensing Pajaro River Levee Project August 2002: State and County Governments Held Liable in Inverse Condemnation for Negligent Maintenance of the Pajaro River Levee and Negligent Construction of Highway 1 Arreola v. Monterey County, ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. H02133 (6th Dist. June 25, 2002). 2002). Pardee Dam August 2009: East Bay Municipal Utility District Considers Raising Dam in Sierra Foothills Peripheral Canal June 2009: Central Delta Water Agency and South Delta Water Agency Sue to Stop Delta Conveyance Facility June 2009: Delta Water Agencies File Action Challenging Potential Delta Conveyance System January 2008: Assemblymember Wolk Questions State’s Authority to Construct ‘Peripheral Canal’ November 2007: Delta Plan Reignites Peripheral Canal Debate August 2007: Peripheral Canal Proposal Resurfaces amid Mounting Debate over Delta Water Quality and Fish Populations August 2007: California Governor’s Endorsement of Conveyance Facility around Bay- Delta Gives ‘Peripheral Canal’ New Momentum June 2006: Developments in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Senate Bill 1612: The Peripheral Canal Resurfaces June 2006: News from the West Strawberry Water Users Association v. United States and Central Utah Water Conservancy District, ___F.Supp.2d___ 2:01-CV-0295BSJ (D. Ut. March 3, 2006); In re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River System and Source, 127 P.3d 882 (Ariz. 2006) (Gila VI); Canal developments in California February 2005: Recent Developments in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Reevaluating the Peripheral Canal. Pinelands National Preserve January 2006: Preserving Water Supply through Land Conservation: Efforts by New York and New Jersey Prairie Waters Project December 2008: News from the West Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer March 2005: IDAHO: Interstate and International Water Issues March 2005: WASHINGTON: Interstate and International Water Issues November 2002: Moratorium Sought on Further Development from Idaho Aquifer Red Bluff Diversion Dam June 2009: ARRA Stimulus Funds for California Water Projects Strike a Balance between Conservation and Industrial Use Rio Grande Project March 2005: NEW MEXICO: Interstate and International Water Issues Rock Creek Dam October 2004: River Plan for the Relicensing of Hydroelectric Facilities Meets Opposition from Lake Almanor Community Sacramento River Flood Control Project April 2004: Will New Flood Case Mean a Flood of Damages Paid to a Flood of Plaintiffs? Supreme Court Denies Review of Paterno Decision Salinas Valley Water Project June 2003: Proposition 218 Vote in Salinas Valley Reveals Widespread Support for Project to Control Seawater Intrusion and Enhance Water Supply Salt River Project February 2009: White Mountain Apache Tribe Settles Arizona Salt River Water Claims May 2008: A Wet Winter Surprise for Arizona—Snowpack Well Above Normal December 2004: Arizona Instream Water Use Permits Challenged April 2004: Arizona Supreme Court Accepts Arizona Water Company v. ADWR for Review; Special Master Denies Summary Judgment in Arizona v. California Arizona Water Company v. ADWR; Arizona v. California, Case No. CV-03- 0321-PR, review granted (Az.); 530 US 392 (2003) on remand to Special Master. March 2004: Arizona: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply Salton Sea February 2010: Colorado River ‘Quantification Settlement Agreement’ Invalidated as Unconstitutional February 2009: Regulators Consider Public/Private Partnership to Address Long Standing Salton Sea Preservation Dilemma June 2007: Salton Sea Restoration: New Proposed Draft Design and Legislative First Steps January 2007: Salton Sea Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report: Battle to Save the Salton Sea December 2006: Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Program Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report Released for Public Review and Comment San Antonio Water System July 2004: Major Aquifer Storage and Retrieval Facility Opens Near San Antonio. San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta July 2008: California Department of Water Resources Announces Its Delta Knowledge Improvement Funding Program San Joaquin River Restoration Project August 2009: Draft Environmental Assessment Released for San Joaquin River Restoration Program Interim Flows Project April 2007: Legislative Analyst Recommends Delays In the Allocation of State Funds to Restore San Joaquin River San Juan-Chama Project June 2007: The Endangered Species Act and Agency ‘Discretion’: The Courts and Agencies Take Different Directions August 2006: Long-Standing Silvery Minnow-Middle Rio Grande Litigation Scheduled for Briefing before the Tenth Circuit Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys, United States District Court, New Mexico CIV 99-1320 February 2004: Tenth Circuit Dismisses Appeals as Moot and Vacates Opinion in Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Litigation Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys ___F.3d___, Case Nos. 02-2254, 2255, 2267, 2295, 2304 (10th Cir. Jan. 6, 2004). December 2003: Congress Seeks to Prohibit Federal Government from Using Stored San Juan–Chama Water for Endangered Species Act Purposes Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys 333 F.3d 1109 (10th Cir. 2003). San Luis Drainage Project February 2009: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Requests Comments on San Luis Drainage Draft Legislation Santa Ana River Flood Control Project February 2005: President Bush Signs Budget Bill Appropriating Millions of Dollars for Orange County Water Projects. Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use Project February 2006: U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill Authorizing Santa Margarita Conjunctive Use Project March 2005: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Offers Compromise Solution to Increase Fallbrook, Camp Pendleton Water Supplies through Conjunctive Use Seaside Basin Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project November 2007: Monterey Peninsula Water Suppliers Reach Accord with Wildlife Agencies on Groundwater Injection Shasta Dam January 2005: Congress Authorizes Feasibility Study for Expansion of Shasta Dam Sierra Nevada Mountains Meadows Restoration Project July 2009: Congressional Foundation Proposes Extensive Restoration of Sierra Meadows as Cost-Effective Water Storage Strategy Solano Project June 2003: Water Shortage Allocation in the Federal Solano Project - Local Entities' "Drought Measures Agreement" Eases Contract Renewals South Delta Improvements Program January 2006: California Department of Water Resources Releases South Delta Improvements Program Environmental Impact Report Strawberry Valley Project October 2009: Tenth Circuit Clarifies Private Party’s Right to Develop Hydro-Power on Reclamation Project Facilities and the Bureau’s Role in,Change Applications Strawberry Water Users Assoc. v. Salazar, ___F.3d___ 07-4172 (10th Cir. Aug. 12, 2009) April 2006: District Court Addresses Federal Ownership and Control of Reclamation Project Water Strawberry Water Users Association v. United States and Central Utah Water Conservancy District, ___ F.Supp.2d___ 2:01-CV-0295BSJ (D. Ut. March 3, 2006) November 2005: Utah Supreme Court Addresses Federal/State Jurisdictional Issues, Offers Clarification on Who May File Change Applications, and Offers Views on the Right to Recapture Return Flows from Imported Water Strawberry Water Users Association v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, ___P.3d___ 2005 UT 64 (Utah Sept. 27, 2005) Tampa Bay Water Desalination Plant March 2006: Southwest Florida Water Management District and Tampa Bay Water Reach Accord on Desalination Plant Operations and Payment Schedule Trinity Reservoir October 2004: Ninth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Decision on Trinity River Flows Westlands Water District v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Hoopa Valley Tribe, et al. 376 F.3d 853 (9th Cir. 2004) Trinity River Restoration June 2009: ARRA Stimulus Funds for California Water Projects Strike a Balance between Conservation and Industrial Use January 2003: Federal Decisions: Federal Judge Determines Trinity River Environmental Impact Statement Failed to Analyze Sufficient Alternatives to Fishery Restoration Westlands Water Dist. et al. v. United States Dep’t of the March 2001: Former Secretary of the Interior Babbitt's Trinity River Decision under Attack Truckee River System November 2008: Truckee River Operating Agreement Settles Decades of Water Rights Dispute Tuscan Project February 2009: Butte County’s Approval of Negative Declaration on Tuscan Aquifer Project Challenged in Butte County Superior Court Butte Environmental Council v. Butte County, et al. 144968 (Butte Co. Super. Ct) Twin Oaks Aquifer Storage and Recovery System July 2004: Major Aquifer Storage and Retrieval Facility Opens Near San Antonio. Uintah Basin Replacement Project May 2007: Utah State Engineer Fires a Warning Shot—Mere Development of Well Capacity Does Not Equate to Beneficial Use of Water Umatilla Basin Aquifer Recovery Project January 2010: Full Steam Ahead for the Umatilla Basin Aquifer Restoration Project May 2008: Oregon Governor Signs Water Bill to Address Critical Water Shortages Union Park Reservoir December 2006: Colorado Supreme Court Expands on the ‘Can and Will’ Doctrine in Canceling Major Storage Conditional Water Rights Ventura River Project May 2007: Court of Federal Claims Rules Irrigation District’s Water Losses from ESA Stream-Flow Diversion Restrictions Must Be Evaluated as a ‘Taking’ Casitas Municipal Water District v. U.S., ___Fed.Cl.___ 05-168L (Fed.Cl. March 29, 2007) Walla Walla Basin March 2005: WASHINGTON: Interstate and International Water Issues Washoe Reclamation Project March 2004: Nevada: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply Yakima Project August 2004: Curtailing Water Use in Washington—Is it time for a Domestic Use Preference? Yazoo Pumps Project October 2008: EPA Exercises Veto Authority under the Clean Water Act: Kills Controversial ‘Yazoo Pumps Project’ in the Mississippi Delta Yuma Desalting Plant March 2007: Yuma Desalting Plant Set to Begin Test Run in March, 2007

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