Index of Articles and Water Briefs

ABANDONMENT/FORFEITURE: (see also Forfeiture and Relinquishment)
Oregon Water Resources Department: Interview with Director Paul Cleary (TWR #1: March 15, 2004)
Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington by David E. Filippi (Portland, OR), Michael O’Connell (Seattle, WA) and Kevin Beaton (Boise, ID) (Stoel Rives LLP  (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)

ADJUDICATIONS and ADJUDICATED RIGHTS:
Water Rights Adjudication in Montana: Chief Judge C. Bruce Loble Interview (TWR #2: April 15, 2004)
Snake River Adjudication - Wild & Scenic Water Rights Settled (TWR #7, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2004)
Colorado McCarran Amendment Ruling by David C. Moon  (TWR #10: Dec. 15, 2004)
Montana Water Law Update by David C. Moon (TWR #11: Jan. 15, 2005)
Law of the Rio Grande (6th Annual Conference Report) by David Moon, Editor (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
Water, Property & Authority in New Mexico: Balancing Tribal and State Sovereign Interests by Stephen H. Greetham (TWR #14: April 15, 2005)
Rio Grande Water Regulation: "Active Water Resource Management" (AWRM) by David C. Moon (TWR #15: May 15, 2005)
Montana Adjudication Legislation: Fee Bill (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
The Colorado River - Has It Run Out of Water? by Lawrence J. MacDonnell (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Snake River Adjudication: The Nez Perce Agreement by Jerry R. Rigby (TWR #18: August 15, 2005)
Southwest Water Decisions: Arizona Water Settlements Act, Indian Reserved Rights, Adjudications by Mark A. McGinnis & Jason P. Alberts, Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, PLC (TWR #20: October 15, 2005)
Former Decree Precludes San Carlos Apache Tribe's Claims in Gila Adjudication in Arizona (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Aamodt Settlement in New Mexico Water Rights Adjudication (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Montana Supreme Court Rules on Groundwater Process: Basin Closures and Conjunctive Use by David C. Moon (TWR #28, June 15, 2006)
Klamath: The Forgotten Basin? by Glen Spain, Institute for Fisheries Resources (TWR #34: December 15, 2006)
Untapping Tribal Waters: Tribal Water Marketing Expanding by Clay J. Landry and Christina Quinn (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
Tribal Water Rights - Conference Covers Settlement, Commodification and Other Issues by Harold Shepherd (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
Colorado and Western Water Law: A Continuing Alchemy by Justice Greg Hobbs (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Santa Fe Water Resources and Policy: Evolving "Wet Growth Regulations" by Kyle Harwood (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Tribal Water Rights Decision: Unquantified Reserved Rights & State Regulation by David Moon (TWR #39: May 15, 2007)
Idaho Conjunctive Use: Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Conjunctive Water Rights Administration Rules by Jeff Fereday (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
Water Management Rules Upheld in New Mexico (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Interstate Water Allocation by Christopher H. Meyer, Givens Pursley LLP (Boise, Idaho) (TWR #42: August 15, 2007)
Western States Water Update: Western States Water Council Meets in Montana by David C. Moon (TWR #44, Oct. 15, 2007)
Klamath Settlement: Dams Removal Sought (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement: A Convergence of Opportunity by Paul Simmons (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)

AGENCY AUTHORITY:
Water Quality and Logging: California Water Agency Authority Upheld (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Colorado Whitewater Courses and Water Rights by Kenneth W. Knox (TWR #30: August 15, 2006)
Klamath: The Forgotten Basin? by Glen Spain, Institute for Fisheries Resources (TWR #34: December 15, 2006)
Transboundary Pollution - 9th Circuit Order Appealed (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Idaho Conjunctive Use: Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Conjunctive Water Rights Administration Rules by Jeff Fereday (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
Blackfeet Water Rights Compact: Montana Compact Commission Approval (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Idaho Conjunctive Use: Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Conjunctive Water Rights Administration Rules by Jeff Fereday (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
Water Management Rules Upheld in New Mexico (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Water Resources Cash Fund Created in Nebraska (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington by David E. Filippi (Portland, OR), Michael O’Connell (Seattle, WA) and Kevin Beaton (Boise, ID) (Stoel Rives LLP  (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
"Post-Appropriation" Water Management: Colorado's Water for the 21st Century Act by George Sibley (Gunnison, CO)(TWR #42, August 15, 2007)
Transboundary CERCLA Case: Supreme Court Requests Federal Brief (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Groundwater Regulations: Idaho DWR Orders Curtailment (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Water and Western Growth by Dan Tarlock and Sarah Bates Van de Wetering (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)
Tribal Groundwater Rights: Lummi Nation Settlement in Washington (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
Water Cabinet Created in New Mexico (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
Texas Water Law: An Update on Recent Legislation and Case Law by Deborah Clarke Trejo and Tina Alvarado Arnold (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)
Georgia Water Battle: Corps Authorization Decision (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)

AGENCY DEFERENCE:
Dams and Salmon: Judge Rejects BiOp by David C. Moon (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Montana Supreme Court Rules on Groundwater Process: Basin Closures and Conjunctive Use by David C. Moon (TWR #28, June 15, 2006)
Tribal Fish Consumption and Water Quality Standards by J.D. Williams (TWR #32: October 15, 2006)
Water Transfers and the Clean Water Act by Rick Glick (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Water Management Rules Upheld in New Mexico (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Supreme Court Limits ESA: National Homebuilders v. Defenders of Wildlife by Richard M. Glick and Lindsay Eyler, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (Portland, OR) (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
Coalbed Methane: Water Right Permits Required in Colorado (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT:
Urban & Rural Water Supplies: Colorado Research Pursues Win-Win Scenario by Bruce A. Lytle , Neil Hansen, Frank P. Jaeger and Jim Nikkel (TWR #48: February 15, 2008)
Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center Web Portal (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)

AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY:
Agricultural Drainage Water: $17.5 Million in Grants Awarded in California (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
NPDES Requirements & Pesticides: EPA's Final Rule Exempts Certain Applications by Beth S. Ginsberg (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
Dairy Water Quality: Management & Technology Publication (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)

ALLOCATION OF WATER:
Allocation of Water: Congressional Budget Office Report (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Groundwater in Texas: Marketability and Market Value by Bruce K. Darling, Ph.D. (Austin, TX) (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
Interstate Water Allocation by Christopher H. Meyer, Givens Pursley LLP (Boise, Idaho) (TWR #42: August 15, 2007)
"Post-Appropriation" Water Management: Colorado's Water for the 21st Century Act by George Sibley (Gunnison, CO)(TWR #42, August 15, 2007)
Tribal Groundwater Rights: Lummi Nation Settlement in Washington (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)

ANTIDEGRADATION STANDARD:
Water Quality Litigation: Oregon's "State-of-the-Art" Water Quality Standards Challenge by Richard M. Glick (TWR #24: February 15, 2006)
ESA & CWA: Endangered Species Act Influences on EPA's Clean Water Act Programs (The Washington State Example) by John Palmer (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Anti-Degradation Rule in New Mexico: Amendments for Restoration (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
Coalbed Methane: Montana's Anti-Degradation & Numeric Standards (TWR #45, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2007)

AQUATIC HERBICIDE:
State NPDES Programs & ESA Consultation: Federal District Court Rejects Argument that ESA Consultation is Required by J. Mark Morford and Beth S. Ginsberg (TWR #34: December 15, 2006)

AQUIFER STORAGE RECOVERY (ASR):
Aquifer Storage Recovery: Expanding Possibilities in the Western United States by Cat Shrier (TWR #8: Oct. 15, 2004)
Lower Rio Grande Regional Water Plan (TWR #9, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2004)
Law of the Rio Grande (Report from the 6th Annual Conference) by David Moon, Editor (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
Aquifer Storage Recovery: The Texas Perspective by Edmond R. McCarthy Jr., Sheridan L. Gilkerson and James C. Dwyer (TWR #19: September 15, 2005)
IDWR Aquifer Recharge Project in Idaho Awarded 2025 Grant (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Arizona Groundwater Law by L. William Staudenmaier (TWR #33: Nov. 15, 2006)
Aquifer Recharge: Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Assessments Funded (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
Interstate Water Allocation by Christopher H. Meyer, Givens Pursley LLP (Boise, Idaho) (TWR #42: August 15, 2007)

ARIZONA WATER LAW and WATER QUALITY:
Groundwater Contamination: PCE - Arizona DEQ Superfund Site (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004)
Arizona Water Settlement Approved by Congress (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Groundwater Contamination - Arizona Study of PG&E Plume (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Riparian Funding in Arizona (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
Water and the Environment - The Role of Ecosystem Restoration by Sharon B. Megdal (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Nonpoint Sources - Arizona Grants (TWR #18, Water Briefs: August 15, 2005)
State NPDES Authority: NPDES Program Vacated in Arizona (TWR #19, Water Briefs, September 15, 2005)
Southwest Water Decisions: Arizona Water Settlements Act, Indian Reserved Rights, Adjudications by Mark A. McGinnis & Jason P. Alberts, Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, PLC (TWR #20: October 15, 2005)
Groundwater Injury Allowed: “Reasonable Use" Limits Damages (Ninth Circuit Decision) (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
The ESA & CWA Delegation: Defenders of Wildlife V. EPA by David Light (TWR #25: March 15, 2006)
Golf Course Receives Conservation Fines in Arizona (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Phoenix Water Planning: Water Resources Plan - The 2005 Update by Tom Buschatzke (TWR #32: October 15, 2006)
Arizona Groundwater Law by L. William Staudenmaier (TWR #33: Nov. 15, 2006)
Untapping Tribal Waters: Tribal Water Marketing Expanding by Clay J. Landry and Christina Quinn (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
Water Conservation Initiatives - Western States Take Action by Craig Bell, Western States Water Council (TWR #38: April 15, 2007)
Mine Tailings Discharge Violation Issued in Arizona (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Supreme Court Limits ESA: National Homebuilders v. Defenders of Wildlife by Richard M. Glick and Lindsay Eyler, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (Portland, OR) (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
Water and Western Growth by Dan Tarlock and Sarah Bates Van de Wetering (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)
Effluent Water Auction in Arizona ($67 Million Sale) (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
Drinking Water Cleanup (Sulfate): Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
ADEQ Drinking Water Fine for TCE Contamination and Water Quality Violations (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund in Arizona: Wastewater Treatment Grant (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

ARSENIC:
Arsenic Removal for Drinking Water - EPA (TWR #1, Water Briefs: March 15, 2004)
Arsenic Rule: Compliance Tools Available (TWR #23, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2006)

ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE: See Aquifer Storage Recover;y

ATTORNEY FEES:
Colorado Water Law Decision (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Texas Water Law: An Update on Recent Legislation and Case Law by Deborah Clarke Trejo and Tina Alvarado Arnold (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)

AUGMENTATION PLANS: (See also Groundwater)
Colorado Water Law Decision (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Federal Plan Violates Endangered Species Act: Snake River BiOp Plan Flawed (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
Groundwater Augmentation: Conjunctive Use Decision by Colorado Supreme Court (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
Colorado and Western Water Law: A Continuing Alchemy by Justice Greg Hobbs (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)

BALLAST WATER:
New Regulations for Ballast Water Ordered (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)

BASIN CLOSURES:
Montana Groundwater/Surface Water Conflicts: Management in Search of Science and Reason by Eloise Kendy, John Wilson and Laura Ziemer (TWR #19: September 15, 2005)
Montana Supreme Court Rules on Groundwater Process: Basin Closures and Conjunctive Use by David C. Moon (TWR #28, June 15, 2006)

BENEFICIAL USE:
Speculation in Water Rights: Transfer Decisions by the Colorado Supreme Court and Special Status for Municipalities by David C. Moon (TWR #20: October 15, 2005)
Municipal Water Rights: Retroactive Expansion Lawsuit (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Coalbed Methane: Water Right Permits Required in Colorado (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Anti-Speculation Doctrine: Water Supply Planning Decision in Colorado (TWR #45, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2007)
Effluent Water Auction in Arizona ($67 Million Sale) (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
Anti-Speculation and Water Law: Ghost-Busting, Trust-Busting, or Ensuring Beneficial Use? by Sandra Zellmer (TWR #50: April 15, 2008)

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (see also Stormwater):
Stormwater BMPs by Eric Strecker, Marcus Quigley, Ben Urbonas and Jonathon Jones (TWR #6: August 15, 2004)
Texas Conservation Report and Best Management Practices Guide (TWR #9, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2004)
Stormwater Violation and EPA Settlement (TWR #30, Water Briefs: August 15, 2006) 
Stormwater Violations: Developers Fined in Idaho (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Stormwater Settlement (Failure to Obtain and Failure to Follow Provisions (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Municipal Stormwater: An Overview of Current Regulation and Management by Misha Vakoc (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
International Stormwater BMP Database Update by Eric Strecker, Jane Clary, Marcus Quigley, and Jonathan Jones (TWR #45, Nov. 15, 2007)

BIOREMEDIATION:
Groundwater Cleanup in New Mexico - PCE Plume & Bioremediation Pilot Project (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Biological Treatment of Groundwater and Soil Contamination in California (TWR #44, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2007)
TMDL Challenges in Development and Implementation by David L. Clark, Jory Oppenheimer, and Michael Kasch (TWR #47: January 15, 2008)

BROWNFIELDS:
Citizen's Guide on Institutional Controls Released by EPA (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
EPA Announces Brownfields Rule: All Appropriate Inquiries (TWR #21, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2005)
Brownfields Program: $70 Million in Grants (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
Brownfields Incentives From Expanded Tax Relief (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Water Quality Grant to Inter-Tribal Environmental Council (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Brownfields Grants Announced by EPA: $74 Million (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Brownfield Project for Groundwater Cleanup: EPA Agreement (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: (See also Columbia River)
Bennett Raley, Assistant Secretary of the Interior - Interview by David Moon (TWR #7: Sept. 15, 2004)
Colorado River 2005 Operating Plan Released (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Bureau of Reclamation Decision Document for Columbia River (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Law of the Rio Grande (Report from the 6th Annual Conference) by David Moon, Editor (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
San Juan River Basin - Navajo Nation Settlement Approved (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
Water 2025 Grants - New State Program (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
Friant Dam and San Joaquin River Fisheries Restoration: Reasonable Remedies? by Christopher H. Calfee (TWR #17: July 15, 2005)
Water Shortage: Lake Powell and Lake Mead Management (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Water Supply: Declining Aquifer in Washington (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Reclaimed Water: Bureau of Reclamation FONSI in Arizona (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Reclamation Study: Potential Hydroelectric and Water Supply Projects in the Western United States (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
Purpose of Use Change in Bureau of Reclamation Project: Irrigation to Domestic Use in Colorado (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Pecos River Lawsuit Filed - ESA Violations Alleged Against Bureau of Reclamation and Corps of Engineers (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Shasta Lake Options Included in Reclamation's Scoping Report (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Navajo Reservoir FEIS Completed - Flow Recommendations and Authorized Purposes (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Growth Limits Based on Water Supply: Reclamation Exploratory Well (TWR #30, Water Briefs: August 15, 2006)
All-American Canal Lining Halted: 9th Circuit Injunction (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Reclamation Contract Awarded for Removal of Savage Rapids Dam (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
San Joaquin Settlement: Friant Dam Litigation by Harrison C. Dunning (TWR #33: Nov. 15, 2006)
The Colorado River: New Operational Guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead by Terrace J. Fulp, Nan M. Yoder and Douglas Blatchford (TWR #33: Nov. 15, 2006)
Colorado River Shortages: Reclamation Preferred Alternative (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
New Western Water Agenda: Opportunities for Action in an Era of Growth and Climate Change by Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Denise D. Fort (TWR #48: February 15, 2008)
Tribal Water Sale: Tribes, Reclamation & Washington Partnership (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement: A Convergence of Opportunity by Paul Simmons (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)
Georgia Water Battle: Corps Authorization Decision (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)

CAFOs (Confined Animal Feeding Operations):
EPA’s CAFO Rules: Second Circuit Holding (TWR #13, Water Briefs: March 15, 2005)
CAFO Ruling in 2nd Circuit (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
Nebraska CAFOs: Clean Water Act Penalty (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
CAFO Permits Deadline Extended (TWR #25, Water Briefs: March 15, 2006)
Federal CAFO Rules: Proposed NPDES Revisions by EPA (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
CAFO Compliance Extension for EPA Proposal (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
CAFO Compliance: EPA Deadlines Extended (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
CAFO Options Proposed by EPA (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)

CalFED:
CalFED Bill Signed: Funding and Restoration/Storage Projects (TWR #9, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2004)
CALFED Grants for Urban & Agriculture Efficiency (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008) 

CALIFORNIA WATER LAW/WATER QUALITY:
Groundwater Rights in Blended Basins: Storage, Ownership, Overdraft & Takings by Kevin O'Brien (TWR #3: May 15, 2004)
Public Drinking Water Contamination by Michael Axline and Duane Miller (TWR #5: July 15, 2004)
Water Purchases - California DWR Dry Year Program (TWR #7, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2004)
California DWR Water Use Efficiency (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Friant Dam and San Joaquin River Fisheries Restoration: Reasonable Remedies? by Christopher H. Calfee (TWR #17: July 15, 2005) 
Water Quality and Logging: California Water Agency Authority Upheld (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Final California Water Plan Update 2005 (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Mixing Zones - An Overview of Some Western States by Gregg Bryden (TWR #28, June 15, 2006)
Bay Area Water Rights: Water Quality & Minimum Flows in California (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
Desalinization Program Recommendations from California DWR (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
Stormwater Panel: Feasibility of Numeric Effluent Limits Applicable to Stormwater Discharges (TWR #30, Water Briefs: August 15, 2006)
California Drinking Water Standard: Perchlorate (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
San Joaquin Settlement: Friant Dam Litigation by Harrison C. Dunning (TWR #33: Nov. 15, 2006)
Endangered Species Act "Take" Alleged: Lawsuit Filed Against California DWR (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Water Privatization: Court Voids Stockton Contract (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
Untapping Tribal Waters: Tribal Water Marketing Expanding by Clay J. Landry and Christina Quinn (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
Water Use Efficiency - Reclamation Report for California (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Water Rights Fees Overturned in California Court Decision (TWR #36, Water Briefs: February 15, 2007)
Water Conservation Initiatives - Western States Take Action by Craig Bell, Western States Water Council (TWR #38: April 15, 2007)
California Water Rights Fees: Regulations Overturned by Kristin Castaños, Somach, Simmons & Dunn (TWR #38: April 15, 2007)
Colorado River Agreement & Southern California Water by William Hasencamp (TWR #39: May 15, 2007)
Oil Spill Settlement in California (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Instream Flow Reduction Approved for Drought Response (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Groundwater Decision in California: Oil Wastewater Pollution (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
Nutrient Numeric Endpoints: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time? by Jeremy N. Jungreis (Nossaman, Guthner, Knox and Elliott; Orange County, CA) and Scott Thomas (Stetson Engineers, Inc.; Diamondhead, MS) (TWR #42: August 15, 2007)
California 303(d) List: EPA Final Decision (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
Chinatown Revisited: Owens River Instream Flow Agreement (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
Water and Western Growth by Dan Tarlock and Sarah Bates Van de Wetering (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)
Response to “Nutrient Numeric Endpoints: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time?” (Jungreis & Thomas, TWR #42) by Dr. Jonathan Butcher and Cynthia Gorham-Test (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)
Toxic Discharges from Dams: Clean Water Act & Nuisance Lawsuits (Klamath River) (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
New Perchlorate Rule in California: Maximum Contaminant Level (TWR #44, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2007)
Stormwater and Wastewater Fines Levied on Boeing (California) (TWR #44, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2007)
Superfund Settlement: Groundwater Contamination in California (TWR #45, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2007)
California Water Market: Metropolitan Water District Authorizes Water Rights Purchases (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
Delta Smelt Order in California and Water Supply Impacts (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
Wetlands Restoration: Irrigation District Purchases Land for Delta Smelt and Other Species Recovery (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
California Water Plan Update 2009 Comments Sought (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
California Water Plan Workshops Scheduled (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)
California State Water Project Water Deliveries: Snowpack Normal But Deliveries Bottlenecked by Delta Smelt Order (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
California SWRCB Seeks Comments on Draft Baseline Enforcement Report (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
CALFED Grants for Urban & Agriculture Efficiency (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
Delta Smelt Endangered Species Act Ruling (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

CAUSAL ANALYSIS:
Stream Contamination Diagnostic Tool (EPA): Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)

CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT:
Arizona Water Settlement Approved by Congress (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Law of the Rio Grande (Report from the 6th Annual Conference) by David Moon, Editor (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
Southwest Water Decisions: Arizona Water Settlements Act, Indian Reserved Rights, Adjudications by Mark A. McGinnis & Jason P. Alberts, Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, PLC (TWR #20: October 15, 2005)
Reclaimed Water: Bureau of Reclamation FONSI in Arizona (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Phoenix Water Planning: Water Resources Plan - The 2005 Update by Tom Buschatzke (TWR #32: October 15, 2006)
Water and Western Growth by Dan Tarlock and Sarah Bates Van de Wetering (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)

CERCLA (see also Superfund):
Upper Columbia River Contamination: Transboundary Application of CERCLA by Richard A. Du Bey, Michelle Ulick Rosenthal and Leslie C. Clark (TWR #15: May 15, 2005)
2005 Sediments Conference by Laura Kennedy (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Superfund Lien: Past Cleanup Costs (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
Hazardous Waste - California CERCLA Settlement (TWR #21, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2005)
Hanford Superfund Site Update by Ken Niles, Assistant Director, Oregon Department of Energy (TWR #23, Jan. 15, 2006)
Mining Megasite Cleanup: CERCLA Remedies Adapt to Circumstances in Butte, Montana by Angela Frandsen, Camp, Dresser, and McKee (TWR #26: April 15, 2006)
Hanford Site Five-Year CERCLA Review (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
International Agreement with Canada: Transboundary CERCLA Settlement (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
CERCLA Test: "Substantial Continuity" and Successor Liability Ruling (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Superfund Cleanup Deadline: Stipulated Penalty of $358,000 (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Transboundary Pollution - 9th Circuit Order Appealed (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Superfund Liabilities and Liability Apportionment Decision by 9th Circuit (TWR #38, Water Briefs: April 15, 2007)
Wood Waste & Water: Washington State's New Wood Waste Cleanup Push by Steven J. Thiele, Douglas J. Steding & Christopher R. Hermann (TWR #39: May 15, 2007)
CERCLA Liability: Ninth Circuit Accepts "Divisible Harm" as a Defense by Brien J. Flanagan and Carson Bowler (TWR #39: May 15, 2007)
Transboundary CERCLA Case: Supreme Court Requests Federal Brief (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Good Samaritan Settlement Agreements: CERCLA Tool for Mine Cleanup (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Migrating Plume in Arizona: EPA Groundwater Order (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
US Held as Potentially Responsible Party under CERCLA on Tribal Trust Land (TWR #44, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2007)
Contaminated Sediments Update: Conference Links Law, Science & Public Policy by Heather Brunelle and Cindy Ryals (TWR #45, Nov. 15, 2007)
Superfund Success: Restoration Project in Montana (TWR #45, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2007)
Superfund Settlement: $187 Million River Cleanup (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)

CHANGES (see TRANSFERS)

CITIZEN SUITS:
Columbia River Discharges - Clean Water Act Citizen Suit (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004) 
Upper Columbia River Contamination: Transboundary Application of CERCLA by Richard A. Du Bey, Michelle Ulick Rosenthal and Leslie C. Clark (TWR #15: May 15, 2005)
Transboundary Pollution - 9th Circuit Order Appealed (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Transboundary CERCLA Case: Supreme Court Requests Federal Brief (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)

CLAIMS PRECLUSION:
Former Decree Precludes San Carlos Apache Tribe's Claims in Gila Adjudication in Arizona (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)

CLEAN WATER ACT (see also NPDES):
Waterway-To-Waterway Transference: NPDES Permit Requirements and the  Miccosukee Case by Rick Glick (TWR #2: April 15, 2004)
Oregon Water Quality Standards: National Model for Fisheries by Mary Lou Souscia (TWR #2: April 15, 2004)
Stormwater Penalty: EPA Enforcement (TWR #2, Water Briefs: April 15, 2004)
Gold Mine Water Pollution in Montana (TWR #2, Water Briefs: April 15, 2004)
Coalbed Methane Extraction: Newfound Impacts and Water Quality Mitigation by Tom Darin (TWR #3: May 15, 2004)
Stormwater Penality Issued Against Wal-Mart: $3.1 Million Fine  (TWR #4, Water Briefs: June 15, 2004)
Columbia River Discharges - Clean Water Act Citizen Suit (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004) 
Clean Water Act Settlement - Navajo Nation (San Juan River) TWR #6, Water Briefs
Groundwater Consent Decree - Contamination by US Army (TWR #7, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2004)
Montana Water Law Update by David C. Moon (TWR #11: Jan. 15, 2005)
Hydroelectric Relicensing and the Clean Water Act by David C. Moon (TWR #12: Feb. 15, 2005)
Endangered Species Act Update: Summary of the 12th Annual ESA Conference by Greg D. Corbin (TWR #12: Feb. 15, 2005)
Coalbed Methane General Permit Held Illegal in Wyoming (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Water Quality Database (EPA) (TWR #13, Water Briefs: March 15, 2005)
Clean Water Act Violation - Industrial Wastewater (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Clean Water Act Enforcement - NPDES Violations (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Clean Water Decision Regarding Costs of Compliance (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
CWA Public Notice: General Permits (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
CWA Penalty and Settlement: Oil Spill Response (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
Clean Water Act Fine - Wetlands Dumping (TWR #18, Water Briefs: August 15, 2005)
Nonpoint Sources - Arizona Grants (TWR #18, Water Briefs: August 15, 2005)
State NPDES Authority: NPDES Program Vacated in Arizona (TWR #19, Water Briefs, September 15, 2005)
Nebraska CAFOs: Clean Water Act Penalty (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Interstate Water Quality Battle: Oklahoma v. Poultry (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Clean Water Act Cases Accepted by US Supreme Court (TWR #21, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2005)
Clean Water Act Fine for Inaccurate Reporting (TWR #21, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2005)
Wetlands and the Clean Water Act: Rapanos, Carabell and the Limits of Federal Jurisdiction by Howard Bleichfeld, Sam Collinson, and Christopher S. Mills (TWR #24: February 15, 2006)
Water Quality and Temperature Trading: Regulatory Innovation in the Tualatin Basin by Bruce Cordon (TWR #24: February 15, 2006)
Water Quality Litigation: Oregon's "State-of-the-Art" Water Quality Standards Challenge by Richard M. Glick (TWR #24: February 15, 2006)
Tribal Clean Water Act Grants: EPA Guideline Published (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
CWA & ESA Intersections - Water Quality & ESA Section 7: Northwest Examples by Melanie J. Rowland (TWR #25: March 15, 2006)
The ESA & CWA Delegation: Defenders of Wildlife V. EPA by David Light (TWR #25: March 15, 2006)
Use Attainability Analysis: Friend or Foe? by John Spencer and Tom Dupuis, CH2M Hill (TWR #27: May 15, 2006)
Interstate Water Quality: Coalbed Methane Conflict Between Wyoming and Montana (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
NPDES Authority Challenged in Washington: Stormwater & Point Sources (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
State Authority & Hydropower: Supreme Court Affirms State Authority (S.D. Warren v. Maine) by Richard M. Glick (TWR #28, June 15, 2006)
Mixing Zones - An Overview of Some Western States by Gregg Bryden (TWR #28, June 15, 2006)
Clean Water Act Violations: Settlement Reached on Oil Spill on Warm Springs Reservation (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
Stormwater Settlement: Idaho Highway Construction Results in Clean Water Act Violations (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
Clean Water Act Wetlands Jurisdiction: US Supreme Court Rules on Rapanos & Carabell by Jennie Bricker (TWR #29: July 15, 2006)
Supreme Court Decides Wetlands Cases Rapanos & Carabell by Roderick Walston (TWR #30: August 15, 2006)
Wetlands Enforcement: Agriculture Exemption Limits (TWR #30, Water Briefs: August 15, 2006)
Mercury Contamination: A West Coast Perspective by Katherine Futornick, Gary Bigham, and Betsy Henry (TWR #31; September 15, 2006)
Hydroelectric Relicensing Decision: Skokomish Case Limits FERC Authority by David Moon (TWR #31; September 15, 2006)
Wetlands Case: 9th Circuit Issues Post-Rapanos Decision (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Nationwide Section 404 Permits (Clean Water Act): Corps of Engineers Proposal (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
New Regulations for Ballast Water Ordered (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Tribal Clean Water Act Authority: Water Quality Designation in California (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
State NPDES Programs & ESA Consultation: Federal District Court Rejects Argument that ESA Consultation is Required by J. Mark Morford and Beth S. Ginsberg (TWR #34: December 15, 2006)
National Forest Activities: Gold Mining Decision Has Wide Implications by David Moon (TWR #34: December 15, 2006)
Wetland Mitigation: Evaluating Clean Water Act Projects in California (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
Stormwater Pollution Order on Industrial Runoff in California (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
NPDES Permits & Water Transfers: Post-Miccosukee Court in Florida Finds NPDES Permit Necessary by Richard M. Glick (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
Clean Water Act Settlement: Wetlands Preservation & Enhancement (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Water Transfers and the Clean Water Act by Rick Glick (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Klamath Dams - Agency Fish Passage Mandates Finalized (TWR #36, Water Briefs: February 15, 2007)
ESA & CWA: Endangered Species Act Influences on EPA's Clean Water Act Programs (The Washington State Example) by John Palmer (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Corps Dredging Regulation: District Court Strikes Down Tulloch II Dredging Rule by Steve Richardson and Sam Kalen (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Clean Water Act Authority Approved for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Clean Water Act Violation: Negotiated Settlement in Alaska (TWR #38, Water Briefs: April 15, 2007)
Clean Water Act Mercury Listing - EPA Guidance (TWR #38, Water Briefs: April 15, 2007)
Wetlands Permits - Corps of Engineers Revises Nationwide Permits (TWR #38, Water Briefs: April 15, 2007)
Elwha River Dam Removal: CWA Permit Issued (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Municipal Stormwater: An Overview of Current Regulation and Management by Misha Vakoc (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
Oil Spill Settlement in California (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Supreme Court Limits ESA: National Homebuilders v. Defenders of Wildlife by Richard M. Glick and Lindsay Eyler, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (Portland, OR) (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
Nutrient Numeric Endpoints: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time? by Jeremy N. Jungreis (Nossaman, Guthner, Knox and Elliott; Orange County, CA) and Scott Thomas (Stetson Engineers, Inc.; Diamondhead, MS) (TWR #42: August 15, 2007)
Transboundary CERCLA Case: Supreme Court Requests Federal Brief (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
City/EPA Settlement for Wastewater Treatment Violations (CWA) (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
CAFO Compliance: EPA Deadlines Extended (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
Response to “Nutrient Numeric Endpoints: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time?” (Jungreis & Thomas, TWR #42) by Dr. Jonathan Butcher and Cynthia Gorham-Test (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007) Watershed-Based NPDES Permitting Technical Guidance Issued by EPA (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Pipeline Releases Ammonia: Criminal CWA Penalty of $1 Million (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Water Quality Trading Toolkit Released by EPA (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Utah Nonpoint Source Grant Program: Why Is It Needed? - How Will It Work? by Shelly Quick (TWR #44, Oct. 15, 2007)
Water Quality Standards & Hydropower Dams: Finding Concrete Solutions by Rebecca Sherman, Brett Swift and Rick Eichstaedt (TWR #45, Nov. 15, 2007)
Coalbed Methane: Montana's Anti-Degradation & Numeric Standards (TWR #45, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2007)
Discharges Ruling: NPDES Prohibition on Impaired Waterways (TWR #45, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2007)
Wastewater Treatment - Benefits of Moving Beyond Minimum Requirements: King County Washington's Brightwater Project by Stan Hummel (TWR #46: December 15, 2007)
Impaired Waters and Permitting: Implications of the Pinto Creek Decision by Jeremy N. Jungreis (TWR #46: December 15, 2007)
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction: Army Corps Jurisdictional Wetlands Determinations by Douglas W. MacDougal (TWR #47: January 15, 2008)
TMDL Challenges in Development and Implementation by David L. Clark, Jory Oppenheimer, and Michael Kasch (TWR #47: January 15, 2008)
Home Depot Settles Stormwater Case for $1.3 Million (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)
Forest Service Legacy Roads: New Remediation Initiative Renews Focus by Mary Scurlock and Gina Ottoboni (TWR #50: April 15, 2008)
Water Quality Section 401 Certification: Avista Dams and FERC Relicensing (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Effluent Discharges From Refinery: Clean Water Act $1.2 Million Penalty in Texas (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
EPA Reversal on 303(d) Listing: Klamath River Decision (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Multi-Use Reservoir Analysis: Rio Grande Reservoir by Matthew Bliss (TWR #51: May 15, 2008)
Cooling Water Intake Rule - Supreme Court to Review (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
Ski Area Oil Spill: EPA Penalty Settlement in Washington (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
Wetlands Enforcement: Clean Water Act Settlement in Idaho (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

CLIMATE CHANGE (see also Global Warming):
Climate Change and Washington Water Law by David C. Moon (TWR #18: August 15, 2005)
New Mexico Climate Change Report Issued: Water Availability & Demand (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Allocation of Water: Congressional Budget Office Report (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Western States Water Update: Western States Water Council Meets in Montana by David C. Moon (TWR #44, Oct. 15, 2007)
Global Warming & Environmental Law: Climate Change and the ESA by Melanie J. Rowland (TWR #45, Nov. 15, 2007)
Climate Change: Final IPCC Report Released (Summary to Policymakers) (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
Water Cabinet Created in New Mexico (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
New Western Water Agenda: Opportunities for Action in an Era of Growth and Climate Change by Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Denise D. Fort (TWR #48: February 15, 2008)
National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change - EPA Seeks Comment to Draft (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)

COALBED METHANE:
Coalbed Methane Extraction: Newfound Impacts and Water Quality Mitigation by Tom Darin (TWR #3: May 15, 2004)
Coalbed Methane General Permit Held Illegal in Wyoming (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Coalbed Methane Interstate Dispute Between Montana and Wyoming (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Interstate Water Quality: Coalbed Methane Conflict Between Wyoming and Montana (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Coalbed Methane: Water Right Permits Required in Colorado (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Western States Water Update: Western States Water Council Meets in Montana by David C. Moon (TWR #44, Oct. 15, 2007)
Coalbed Methane: Montana's Anti-Degradation & Numeric Standards (TWR #45, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2007)
State Coalbed Methane Standards: EPA Approves Montana Standards - Interstate Dispute Affected by David C. Moon (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)

COLORADO RIVER:
Bennett Raley, Assistant Secretary of the Interior - Interview by David Moon (TWR #7: Sept. 15, 2004)
Aquifer Storage Recovery: Expanding Possibilities in the Western United States by Cat Shrier (TWR #8: Oct. 15, 2004)
Arizona Water Settlement Approved by Congress (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Colorado River 2005 Operating Plan Released (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Law of the Rio Grande (Report from the 6th Annual Conference) by David Moon, Editor (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
The Colorado River - Has It Run Out of Water? by Lawrence J. MacDonnell (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Interstate Water Banking: Evolving Colorado River System Agreement by James H. Davenport (TWR #17: July 15, 2005)
Water Shortage: Lake Powell and Lake Mead Management (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Colorado River USGS Report: Management Impacts of Glen Canyon Dam Operations (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
Colorado River Program: "Intentionally Created Surplus" (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
All-American Canal Lining Halted: 9th Circuit Injunction (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Phoenix Water Planning: Water Resources Plan - The 2005 Update by Tom Buschatzke (TWR #32: October 15, 2006)
The Colorado River: New Operational Guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead by Terrace J. Fulp, Nan M. Yoder and Douglas Blatchford (TWR #33: Nov. 15, 2006)
New Reservoir Approved for Colorado River Water (Bureau of Reclamation) (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Colorado and Western Water Law: A Continuing Alchemy by Justice Greg Hobbs (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Laws of the Rivers: Compendium for Major Interstate Rivers (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Colorado River Agreement & Southern California Water by William Hasencamp (TWR #39: May 15, 2007)
Colorado River Basin Agreement (Editor's Addendum) (TWR #39: May 15, 2007)
Interstate Water Allocation by Christopher H. Meyer, Givens Pursley LLP (Boise, Idaho) (TWR #42: August 15, 2007)
"Post-Appropriation" Water Management: Colorado's Water for the 21st Century Act by George Sibley (Gunnison, CO)(TWR #42, August 15, 2007)
Colorado River Shortages: Reclamation Preferred Alternative (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
New Perchlorate Rule in California: Maximum Contaminant Level (TWR #44, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2007)
Colorado River Record of Decision Signed - Agreement on Shortage Criteria and Innovative Strategies (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
Anti-Speculation and Water Law: Ghost-Busting, Trust-Busting, or Ensuring Beneficial Use? by Sandra Zellmer (TWR #50: April 15, 2008)

COLORADO WATER LAW:
Colorado Groundwater by David Harrison (TWR #6: August 15, 2004)
Colorado McCarran Amendment Ruling by David C. Moon  (TWR #10: Dec. 15, 2004)
Water Supply Initiative in Colorado (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Colorado Water Law Decision (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Colorado Recreational In-Channel Diversions by David C. Moon (TWR #14: April 15, 2005)
Speculation in Water Rights: Transfer Decisions by the Colorado Supreme Court and Special Status for Municipalities by David C. Moon (TWR #20: October 15, 2005)
Instream Flows in Colorado: Transfers and Injury - Protections for Junior Rights (TWR #23, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2006)
Groundwater Augmentation: Conjunctive Use Decision by Colorado Supreme Court (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
Colorado Whitewater Courses and Water Rights by Kenneth W. Knox (TWR #30: August 15, 2006)
Colorado and Western Water Law: A Continuing Alchemy by Justice Greg Hobbs (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Ground Water and Surface Water Regulation: Colorado Decision (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Colorado and Western Water Law: A Continuing Alchemy by Justice Greg Hobbs (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Transfer of Water Rights Standard: "No Injury Rule" and Water Quality Impacts (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
"Post-Appropriation" Water Management: Colorado's Water for the 21st Century Act by George Sibley (Gunnison, CO)(TWR #42, August 15, 2007)
Water Storage Purchase by State of Colorado for Fishing & Recreation (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Water and Western Growth by Dan Tarlock and Sarah Bates Van de Wetering (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)
Coalbed Methane: Water Right Permits Required in Colorado (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Anti-Speculation Doctrine: Water Supply Planning Decision in Colorado (TWR #45, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2007)
Anti-Speculation and Water Law: Ghost-Busting, Trust-Busting, or Ensuring Beneficial Use? by Sandra Zellmer (TWR #50: April 15, 2008)
Healthy Rivers Act: Instream Flows in Colorado (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN:
Oregon Water Resources Department: Interview with Director Paul Cleary (TWR #1: March 15, 2004)
Columbia Basin Spills: Tribes Threaten Lawsuit Over BPA Proposal (TWR #3, Water Briefs: May 15, 2004)
Columbia River Discharges - Clean Water Act Citizen Suit (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004) 
BPA Summer Spill Decision - Tribes Prepare Litigation Contesting (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004)
Dredging Lawsuit - Columbia River Deepening by Corps of Engineers  (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004)  
BPA Spill Controversy - 9th Circuit Compels Spill for Fishery (TWR #6, Water Briefs: Aug. 15, 2004)
NOAA Columbia-Snake Draft Strategy (TWR #7, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2004)
Water Quality Standards: 9th Circuit Holding on Dam Operations TWR #8 , Water Briefs)
Columbia River Initiative - Washington Program for New Rights and Mitigation (TWR #9, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2004)
NOAA BiOp - Columbia and Snake Rivers (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Colville Tribes of Washington Sign Water Agreement (TWR #11, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2005)
Columbia River Mainstem Program Announced by Washington Governor (TWR #11, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2005)
Bureau of Reclamation Decision Document for Columbia River (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Upper Columbia River Contamination: Transboundary Application of CERCLA by Richard A. Du Bey, Michelle Ulick Rosenthal and Leslie C. Clark (TWR #15: May 15, 2005)
Dams and Salmon: Judge Rejects BiOp by David C. Moon (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Columbia River BiOps Order and Upper Snake Case (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Columbia River Water Management Plan: Emphasizing Water Storage and Conservation by David C. Moon (TWR #25: March 15, 2006)
Federal Plan Violates Endangered Species Act: Snake River BiOp Plan Flawed (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
International Agreement with Canada: Transboundary CERCLA Settlement (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
BPA Closing of Fish Passage Center Rejected by 9th Circuit (TWR #36, Water Briefs: February 15, 2007)
Laws of the Rivers: Compendium for Major Interstate Rivers (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Transboundary Pollution - 9th Circuit Order Appealed (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Columbia River Hydrosystem BiOp: 9th Circuit Upholds Rejection of 2004 BiOp by Mark L. Stermitz (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
Supreme Court Limits ESA: National Homebuilders v. Defenders of Wildlife by Richard M. Glick and Lindsay Eyler, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (Portland, OR) (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
Global Warming: Columbia Basin Impacts (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Transboundary CERCLA Case: Supreme Court Requests Federal Brief (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Hydropower and Fish - Northwest Challenge: Keeping Fish and Clean Hydro by F. Lorraine Bodi and Dulcy Mahar (TWR #47: January 15, 2008)
Columbia River Power System Draft BiOp: Judge Expresses Doubts (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
Transboundary Water Quality: Supreme Court Denies Canadian Petition (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Reclamation Study: Groundwater Use Substitution With Surface Water (Columbia Basin Project) (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Columbia Basin Fish Accords Signed (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

COMPACTS (see also Tribal Water Rights):
Montana - Wyoming Water Fight Brewing? (TWR #4, Water Briefs: June 15, 2004)
Montana - Wyoming Talk Continue: Yellowstone Compact Discussions (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004)
Montana/Wyoming Update: Yellowstone River Compact (TWR #6, Water Briefs: Aug. 15, 2004)
Border States Meeting - Texas and New Mexico Dialogue (TWR #7, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2004)
Law of the Rio Grande (Report from the 6th Annual Conference) by David Moon, Editor (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
The Colorado River - Has It Run Out of Water? by Lawrence J. MacDonnell (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Klamath FERC: Dam Removal and Irrigators' Power Rates (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Rio Grande Annual Operating Plan Released (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Conservation Easements: Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Nebraska (TWR #30, Water Briefs: August 15, 2006)
Strategic Water Reserve: First Acquisition in New Mexico (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Interstate Compacts: Draft Model Compact Available (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
Interstate Compact Lawsuit: Montana v. Wyoming (TWR #36, Water Briefs: February 15, 2007)
Blackfeet Water Rights Compact: Montana Compact Commission Approval (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Water Resources Cash Fund Created in Nebraska (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Interstate Water Allocation by Christopher H. Meyer, Givens Pursley LLP (Boise, Idaho) (TWR #42: August 15, 2007)
"Post-Appropriation" Water Management: Colorado's Water for the 21st Century Act by George Sibley (Gunnison, CO)(TWR #42, August 15, 2007)
Colorado River Shortages: Reclamation Preferred Alternative (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
Colorado River Record of Decision Signed - Agreement on Shortage Criteria and Innovative Strategies (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
Interstate Compact Lawsuit: US Brief Filed in Montana and Wyoming Water Right Conflict (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Republican River Litigation Expected by Kansas Attorney General (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)
New Mexico Legislation Provides Flexibility to Purchase and Sever Water Rights from Land (Pecos Compact) (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)
Rio Grande Settlement Reached - Historic Agreement Between New Mexican and Texan Irrigation Districts: Dispute Over Interstate Surface and Groundwater Resolved by David C. Moon (TWR #50: April 15, 2008)
Multi-Use Reservoir Analysis: Rio Grande Reservoir by Matthew Bliss (TWR #51: May 15, 2008)

CONDEMNATION (see also Eminent Domain):
Condemnation Proposed: Municipal Water Rights in Washington (TWR #25, Water Briefs: March 15, 2006)
Condemnation Case in Washington Settled - Water Rights Transfer (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE:
Allocation of Water: Congressional Budget Office Report (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)

CONJUNCTIVE USE (SURFACE WATER/GROUNDWATER):
Wastewater Fines: Surface Water and Groundwater Connection (TWR #2, Water Briefs: April 15, 2004)
Conjunctive Administration on the Eastern Snake River Plain by Phillip J. Rassier (TWR #10: Dec. 15, 2004)
Ground Water Right Transfers in the Snake River Plain, Idaho by Gary S. Johnson, Robert L. Harris, Bryce Contor and Donna M. Cosgrove (TWR #10: Dec. 15, 2004)
Colorado Water Law Decision (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Law of the Rio Grande (Report from the 6th Annual Conference) by David Moon, Editor (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
Groundwater Holding: Nebraska Conjunctive Use (TWR #13, Water Briefs: March 15, 2005)
Idaho Conjunctive Use Order by David C. Moon (TWR #15: May 15, 2005)
Groundwater Rules Invalid: Deschutes Mitigation (TWR #16, Water Briefs: June 15, 2005)
Montana Groundwater/Surface Water Conflicts: Management in Search of Science and Reason by Eloise Kendy, John Wilson and Laura Ziemer (TWR #19: September 15, 2005)
Conjunctive Use - Utah Reports (TWR #19, Water Briefs, September 15, 2005)
Southwest Water Decisions: Arizona Water Settlements Act, Indian Reserved Rights, Adjudications by Mark A. McGinnis & Jason P. Alberts, Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, PLC (TWR #20: October 15, 2005)
Nebraska Water Law Changing: Dramatic Developments - The Spear T Ranch Case by LeRoy W. Sievers and Jocelyn Walsh Golden (TWR #21: Nov. 15, 2005)
Washington Water Regulation: New Department of Ecology Director Jay Manning, Interview by David C. Moon, Editor (TWR #23, Jan. 15, 2006)
Montana Supreme Court Rules on Groundwater Process: Basin Closures and Conjunctive Use by David C. Moon (TWR #28, June 15, 2006)
New Mexico Water Markets: Buying, Selling and Leasing Water Rights by John W. Shomaker and F. Lee Brown (TWR #29: July 15, 2006)
Groundwater Augmentation: Conjunctive Use Decision by Colorado Supreme Court (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
Ground Water and Surface Water Regulation: Colorado Decision (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Santa Fe Water Resources and Policy: Evolving "Wet Growth Regulations" by Kyle Harwood (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Groundwater Report: Conjunctive Use in the West (TWR #38, Water Briefs: April 15, 2007)
Idaho Conjunctive Use: Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Conjunctive Water Rights Administration Rules by Jeff Fereday (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
Groundwater Regulations: Idaho DWR Orders Curtailment (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Conjunctive Use - Idaho Decision on "Call" of Water (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)

CONSERVATION:
Challenge Grant Program - Dept. of Interior (TWR #1, Water Briefs: March 15, 2004)
Lower Rio Grande Regional Water Plan (TWR #9, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2004)
Texas Conservation Report and Best Management Practices Guide (TWR #9, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2004)
California DWR Water Use Efficiency (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Canal Easement - Federal Lawsuit in Oregon (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Law of the Rio Grande (Report from the 6th Annual Conference) by David Moon, Editor (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
Water Resource Management in El Paso: Conservation, Reclaimed Water and Desalinization by Edmund G. Archuleta and Karol Parker (TWR #15: May 15, 2005)
Utah Water Conservation: Irrigation District Conservation by Nancy Hardman (TWR #22: Dec. 15, 2005)
Commissioner’s Water Conservation Award (Reclamation) to Idaho Irrigation District (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Water Conservation: Reclamation Awards Grant to Kansas for Republican River (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Columbia River Water Management Plan: Emphasizing Water Storage and Conservation by David C. Moon (TWR #25: March 15, 2006)
Beyond Privatization: Lessons for Restructuring Water Systems to Improve Performance by Gary Wolff, P.E., Ph.D., and Eric Hallstein, The Pacific Institute (TWR #27: May 15, 2006)
Long-Range Water Planning: Comprehensive Process in Central Oregon's Deschutes Basin by Bruce Aylward and David Newton (TWR #29: July 15, 2006)
Municipal Water Conservation: Cost Benefit Analysis and Comparison by Val L. Little and Rebecca Gallup (TWR #30: August 15, 2006)
All-American Canal Lining Halted: 9th Circuit Injunction (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Golf Course Receives Conservation Fines in Arizona (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Phoenix Water Planning: Water Resources Plan - The 2005 Update by Tom Buschatzke (TWR #32: October 15, 2006)
The Colorado River: New Operational Guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead by Terrace J. Fulp, Nan M. Yoder and Douglas Blatchford (TWR #33: Nov. 15, 2006)
Water Efficiency: Landscape Irrigation - EPA Certification (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Conservation Grants USFWS Funding for Planning & Habitat Acquisition (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
Water Use Efficiency - Reclamation Report for California (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Santa Fe Water Resources and Policy: Evolving "Wet Growth Regulations" by Kyle Harwood (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Water Conservation: Bush's 2% Solution (TWR #36, Water Briefs: February 15, 2007)
Irrigation 2005 Grant for Water Conservation (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Water Conservation Initiatives - Western States Take Action by Craig Bell, Western States Water Council (TWR #38: April 15, 2007)
Texas Groundwater - Rule of Capture and Groundwater Management in Texas: Part I by Bruce K. Darling, Ph.D., P.G.LBG-Guyton Associates (TWR #38: April 15, 2007)
Water Management Conservation Award to Deschutes River Conservancy (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Interstate Water Allocation by Christopher H. Meyer, Givens Pursley LLP (Boise, Idaho) (TWR #42: August 15, 2007)
Instream Flow Restoration: Cooperative, Free-Market Solutions in Oregon by Fritz Paulus (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)
Municipal Water Law: Washington's Landmark Law Faces Challenges by Jeff B. Kray (TWR #44, Oct. 15, 2007)
Western States Water Update: Western States Water Council Meets in Montana by David C. Moon (TWR #44, Oct. 15, 2007)
Errata - TWR #38 "Water Conservation Initiatives" (TWR #44, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2007)
Colorado River Record of Decision Signed - Agreement on Shortage Criteria and Innovative Strategies (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
New Western Water Agenda: Opportunities for Action in an Era of Growth and Climate Change by Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Denise D. Fort (TWR #48: February 15, 2008)
Groundwater Conservation Guide Released (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Texas Water Law: An Update on Recent Legislation and Case Law by Deborah Clarke Trejo and Tina Alvarado Arnold (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)
Healthy Rivers Act: Instream Flows in Colorado (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
CALFED Grants for Urban & Agriculture Efficiency (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

CONSERVATION EASEMENTS:
Conservation Easements: Handbook Released (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
Instream Water Rights Settlement: Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and Seattle (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Conservation Easements: Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Nebraska (TWR #30, Water Briefs: August 15, 2006)
Wetlands Initiative: New USDA Conservation Reserve Program (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)

CONSTRUCTION:
EPA Guidance: Compliance for Development (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington by David E. Filippi, Michael O’Connell and Kevin Beaton (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
Stormwater Plan: EPA Guide for Construction Sites (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)

CONTAMINATION (see also Groundwater and Sediments):
Public Drinking Water Contamination by Michael Axline and Duane Miller (TWR #5: July 15, 2004)
Contaminant Data - EPA Forensic Tool for Evaluating Contamination (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004)
Groundwater Contamination - Arizona Study of PG&E Plume (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Upper Columbia River Contamination: Transboundary Application of CERCLA by Richard A. Du Bey, Michelle Ulick Rosenthal and Leslie C. Clark (TWR #15: May 15, 2005)
2005 Sediments Conference by Laura Kennedy (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Interstate Water Quality Battle: Oklahoma v. Poultry (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Northwest Regional Sediment Evaluation: Development Project Overview & Update by Taku Fuji and Howard L. Cumberland (TWR #21: Nov. 15, 2005)
Stream Contamination Diagnostic Tool (EPA): Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Contaminated Sediment Remediation Guidance Issued (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Groundwater Pollution: Manufacturers Liability Verdict in California (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
Groundwater and Surface Water Contamination - Settlement Reached (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Transboundary Pollution - 9th Circuit Order Appealed (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Groundwater Cleanup in New Mexico - PCE Plume & Bioremediation Pilot Project (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Water Contaminants: Safe Drinking Water List - EPA's Preliminary Determinations (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Water Resources Supply: Groundwater Decision Support System Development by David Jordan, Cynthia Ardito and Van Kelley (TWR #48: February 15, 2008)
Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List Comments Sought (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)

CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS:
Takings and Water Rights: Constitutional & Contractual Remedies for Government Takings by Roger J. Marzulla (TWR #21: Nov. 15, 2005)
Water and Western Growth by Dan Tarlock and Sarah Bates Van de Wetering (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)

CORPS OF ENGINEERS:
Water and the Environment - The Role of Ecosystem Restoration by Sharon B. Megdal (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Final EIS: Missouri River Master Manual (TWR #1, Water Briefs: March 15, 2004)
Montana Amicus Brief Seeks Supreme Court Review (TWR #2, Water Briefs: April 15, 2004)
River Management & the Endangered Species Act: Missouri River Litigation (Navigation Versus Fish & Wildlife) by David Hayes, Janice Schneider and Casandra Sturkie (TWR #4: June 15, 2004)
Missouri River Operating Plan: Spring Pulse Delay (TWR #25, Water Briefs: March 15, 2006)
Pecos River Lawsuit Filed - ESA Violations Alleged Against Bureau of Reclamation and Corps of Engineers (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Wetlands Restoration and Preservation Rule Proposed by EPA and Corps (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Missouri River 2006 Spring Pulse: Storage Releases by Corps of Engineers from Upstream Reservoirs (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
Clean Water Act Wetlands Jurisdiction: US Supreme Court Rules on Rapanos & Carabell by Jennie Bricker (TWR #29: July 15, 2006)
Supreme Court Decides Wetlands Cases Rapanos & Carabell by Roderick Walston (TWR #30: August 15, 2006)
Clean Water Act Settlement: Wetlands Preservation & Enhancement (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Corps Dredging Regulation: District Court Strikes Down Tulloch II Dredging Rule by Steve Richardson and Sam Kalen (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Wetlands Permits - Corps of Engineers Revises Nationwide Permits (TWR #38, Water Briefs: April 15, 2007)
US Army Corps Dam Safety Report Issued for Wolf Creek Dam (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction: Army Corps Jurisdictional Wetlands Determinations by Douglas W. MacDougal (TWR #47: January 15, 2008)
Columbia River Power System Draft BiOp: Judge Expresses Doubts (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
Wetlands Compensatory Mitigation Rule Released by Corps of Engineers (Unavoidable Impacts) (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Columbia Basin Fish Accords Signed (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
Wetlands Enforcement: Clean Water Act Settlement in Idaho (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

CORRELATIVE RIGHTS:
Water and Western Growth by Dan Tarlock and Sarah Bates Van de Wetering (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)

COSTS OF COMPLIANCE:
Clean Water Decision Regarding Costs of Compliance (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
Contaminated Sediments Update: Conference Links Law, Science & Public Policy by Heather Brunelle and Cindy Ryals (TWR #45, Nov. 15, 2007)
Cooling Water Intake Rule - Supreme Court to Review (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

CRIMINAL PROSECUTION:
Clean Water Act Violation - Industrial Wastewater (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Criminal Sentence in Hazardous Waste Case (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
Stormwater Discharge Vioaltions by Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
Safe Drinking Water Violations: $1 Million Penalty for Refinery (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Pipeline Releases Ammonia: Criminal CWA Penalty of $1 Million (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Toxic Discharges Criminal Fine by EPA in Texas (TWR #44, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2007)

CRITICAL HABITAT:
Critical Habitat Exclusions Considered (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Bull Trout Lawsuit Filed Over Critical Habitat Designations (TWR #11, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2005)
Santa Ana Sucker Critical Habitat Revised in California (TWR #11, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2005)
Endangered Species Act Update: Summary of the 12th Annual ESA Conference by Greg D. Corbin (TWR #12: Feb. 15, 2005)
Critical Habitat Public Comment Extension: Salmon & Steelhead (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Law of the Rio Grande (Report from the 6th Annual Conference) by David Moon, Editor (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
Critical Habitat, Bull Trout and Politics by Arlene Montgomery (TWR #14: April 15, 2005)
Critical Habitat: NOAA Cuts by 80% (NW & California) (TWR #19, Water Briefs, September 15, 2005)
Critical Habitat for Bull Trout - Final Rule (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Critical Habitat Designation (Bull Trout) - Lawsuit Challenges Agency Determination (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Navajo Reservoir FEIS Completed - Flow Recommendations and Authorized Purposes (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)

DAMAGE ASSESSMENT:
Lavaca Bay Settlement: Alcoa Agreement in Texas (TWR #11, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2005)
Nebraska Water Law Changing: Dramatic Developments - The Spear T Ranch Case by LeRoy W. Sievers and Jocelyn Walsh Golden (TWR #21: Nov. 15, 2005)
Groundwater Injury Allowed: “Reasonable Use" Limits Damages (Ninth Circuit Decision) (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Groundwater Pollution: Manufacturers Liability Verdict in California (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
CERCLA Liability: Ninth Circuit Accepts "Divisible Harm" as a Defense by Brien J. Flanagan and Carson Bowler (TWR #39: May 15, 2007)
Idaho Conjunctive Use: Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Conjunctive Water Rights Administration Rules by Jeff Fereday (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington by David E. Filippi (Portland, OR), Michael O’Connell (Seattle, WA) and Kevin Beaton (Boise, ID) (Stoel Rives LLP  (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
Interstate Water Allocation by Christopher H. Meyer, Givens Pursley LLP (Boise, Idaho) (TWR #42: August 15, 2007)
Groundwater Decision in California: Oil Wastewater Pollution (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
Toxic Discharges from Dams: Clean Water Act & Nuisance Lawsuits (Klamath River) (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Rio Grande Settlement Reached - Historic Agreement Between New Mexican and Texan Irrigation Districts: Dispute Over Interstate Surface and Groundwater Resolved by David C. Moon (TWR #50: April 15, 2008)
Indian Water Rights: The Era of Settlements by Jeanne S. Whiteing (TWR #51: May 15, 2008)

DAMS AND DAM REMOVAL (see also Hydropower):
Matilija River Task Force Recommends Removal (TWR #2, Water Briefs: April 15, 2004)
Dam Removal Grant (TWR #6, Water Briefs: Aug. 15, 2004)
Water and the Environment - The Role of Ecosystem Restoration by Sharon B. Megdal (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Dams and Salmon: Judge Rejects BiOp by David C. Moon (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Dam Removal Grants - Open Rivers Initiative by NOAA (TWR #19, Water Briefs, September 15, 2005)
Klamath FERC: Dam Removal and Irrigators' Power Rates (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Federal Plan Violates Endangered Species Act: Snake River BiOp Plan Flawed (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
Reclamation Contract Awarded for Removal of Savage Rapids Dam (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Klamath Hydroelectric Relicensing: Fish Passage and FERC (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Chiloquin Dam Removal Agreement in the Klamath Basin (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Klamath: The Forgotten Basin? by Glen Spain, Institute for Fisheries Resources (TWR #34: December 15, 2006)
Tribal Water Rights - Conference Covers Settlement, Commodification and Other Issues by Harold Shepherd (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
New Reservoir Approved for Colorado River Water (Bureau of Reclamation) (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Klamath Dams - Agency Fish Passage Mandates Finalized (TWR #36, Water Briefs: February 15, 2007)
Aging Dams and Mitigation Credits: Converting Fixed Liabilities Into Liquid Assets by James G. Workman (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Elwha River Dam Removal: CWA Permit Issued (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Columbia River Hydrosystem BiOp: 9th Circuit Upholds Rejection of 2004 BiOp by Mark L. Stermitz (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
US Army Corps Dam Safety Report Issued for Wolf Creek Dam (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Transboundary CERCLA Case: Supreme Court Requests Federal Brief (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
New Dam Study for Off-Channel Storage by Ecology & Reclamation (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Toxic Discharges from Dams: Clean Water Act & Nuisance Lawsuits (Klamath River) (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Open Rivers Initiative: NOAA Funding Available (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Water Quality Standards & Hydropower Dams: Finding Concrete Solutions by Rebecca Sherman, Brett Swift and Rick Eichstaedt (TWR #45, Nov. 15, 2007)
Klamath River Basin: National Research Council Report Released (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
Hydropower and Fish - Northwest Challenge: Keeping Fish and Clean Hydro by F. Lorraine Bodi and Dulcy Mahar (TWR #47: January 15, 2008)
Columbia River Power System Draft BiOp: Judge Expresses Doubts (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
Klamath Settlement: Dams Removal Sought (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement: A Convergence of Opportunity by Paul Simmons (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)
Reservoir Permits in Washington: Inventory of Small Dams and Dam Safety Compliance (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Water Quality Section 401 Certification: Avista Dams and FERC Relicensing (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Multi-Use Reservoir Analysis: Rio Grande Reservoir by Matthew Bliss (TWR #51: May 15, 2008)
Mine Restoration & Dam Removal in Montana (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

DESALINIZATION:
Desalinization Workshops (California) TWR #6, Water Briefs
Texas Promotes Desalinization (TWR #7, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2004)
Lower Rio Grande Regional Water Plan (TWR #9, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2004)
Water Resource Management in El Paso: Conservation, Reclaimed Water and Desalinization by Edmund G. Archuleta and Karol Parker (TWR #15: May 15, 2005)
Desalinization Program Recommendations from California DWR (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
Desalinization and Water Purification Roadmap: Sandia National Laboratories (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)

DEVELOPMENT:
EPA Guidance: Compliance for Development (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
"Post-Appropriation" Water Management: Colorado's Water for the 21st Century Act by George Sibley (Gunnison, CO)(TWR #42, August 15, 2007)
Municipal Water Law: Washington's Landmark Law Faces Challenges by Jeff B. Kray (TWR #44, Oct. 15, 2007)
New Western Water Agenda: Opportunities for Action in an Era of Growth and Climate Change by Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Denise D. Fort (TWR #48: February 15, 2008)

DIVERSION REQUIREMENT and CHANGES:
Colorado Whitewater Courses and Water Rights by Kenneth W. Knox (TWR #30: August 15, 2006)
Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington by David E. Filippi (Portland, OR), Michael O’Connell (Seattle, WA) and Kevin Beaton (Boise, ID) (Stoel Rives LLP  (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
Instream Flow Restoration: Cooperative, Free-Market Solutions in Oregon by Fritz Paulus (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)
Texas Water Law: An Update on Recent Legislation and Case Law by Deborah Clarke Trejo and Tina Alvarado Arnold (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)

DREDGING/NAVIGATION:
Columbia River Dredging Opposed (TWR #2, Water Briefs: April 15, 2004)
Dredging Lawsuit - Columbia River Deepening by Corps of Engineers  (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004) 
Colorado Whitewater Courses and Water Rights by Kenneth W. Knox (TWR #30: August 15, 2006)  
Corps Dredging Regulation: District Court Strikes Down Tulloch II Dredging Rule by Steve Richardson and Sam Kalen (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Wood Waste & Water: Washington State's New Wood Waste Cleanup Push by Steven J. Thiele, Douglas J. Steding & Christopher R. Hermann (TWR #39: May 15, 2007)

DRINKING WATER:
Public Drinking Water Contamination by Michael Axline and Duane Miller (TWR #5: July 15, 2004)
Perchlorate - EPA Reference Dose (TWR #13, Water Briefs: March 15, 2005)
Drinking Water Rules Update by Scott Shine (TWR #14: April 15, 2005)
Lead in Drinking Water - EPA Strengthens Protection (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Groundwater Rule: Safe Drinking Water Rule Delayed (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
Wind River Settlement and Penalties (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
Safe Drinking Water: $277 Billion Investment Required (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
Interstate Water Quality Battle: Oklahoma v. Poultry (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Safe Drinking Water Act and Oil Spill Prevention Violations: Facility on the Navajo Nation (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
Drinking Water Rules: New EPA Rules Proposed for Open Reservoirs (TWR #23, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2006)
Arsenic Rule: Compliance Tools Available (TWR #23, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2006)
Small Drinking Water Systems: EPA Releases Water Tools and Variances (TWR #25, Water Briefs: March 15, 2006)
Volatile Organic Compounds in Groundwater & Drinking Water Wells (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Groundwater Contamination - EPA Settlement Reached in Nebraska (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Underground Injection Control Fine Proposed (Safe Drinking Water Act Permit) (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Aquifer Protection Permit: ADEQ & Phelps Dodge Consent Order (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
Lead in Drinking Water: EPA Lead and Copper Rule Proposal (TWR #30, Water Briefs: August 15, 2006)
California Drinking Water Standard: Perchlorate (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Yakima USGS Groundwater Study (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Drinking Water Underground Source Risks: EPA Rule Issued (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Perchlorate Legislation Introduced (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Drinking Water: Unregulated Contaminants Monitored for Study (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Water Contaminants: Safe Drinking Water List - EPA's Preliminary Determinations (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Safe Drinking Water Violations: $1 Million Penalty for Refinery (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Municipal Water Law: Washington's Landmark Law Faces Challenges by Jeff B. Kray (TWR #44, Oct. 15, 2007)
Water Resources Supply: Groundwater Decision Support System Development by David Jordan, Cynthia Ardito and Van Kelley (TWR #48: February 15, 2008)
Drinking Water Cleanup (Sulfate): Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
ADEQ Drinking Water Fine for TCE Contamination and Water Quality Violations (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Small Water Systems: EPA Management Tool (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

DROUGHT:
Washington Drought Emergency Declared (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Leasing Water - Yakima Basin Drought Response (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
The Colorado River - Has It Run Out of Water? by Lawrence J. MacDonnell (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Drought Relief: Reservoir Storage in New Mexico (TWR #16, Water Briefs: June 15, 2005)
Water Shortage: Lake Powell and Lake Mead Management (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
US Water Monitor Website (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
The Colorado River: New Operational Guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead by Terrace J. Fulp, Nan M. Yoder and Douglas Blatchford (TWR #33: Nov. 15, 2006)
Climate & Water Pricing: Climate Effects on Water Transaction Prices by B. G. Colby, J. Pullen, K. Pittenger, and L. Jones (TWR #34: December 15, 2006)
Instream Flow Reduction Approved for Drought Response (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List Comments Sought (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)

EASEMENTS (see also Conservation Easements):
Bypass Flow Upheld/Fishery (TU, et al v. US Dept. of  Agriculture, et al) (TWR #4, Water Briefs: June 15, 2004)
Easements On and Over Federal Lands by Daniel H. Israel (TWR #8: Oct. 15, 2004)
Canal Easement - Federal Lawsuit in Oregon (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Bypass Flows - USFS Policy Change in Colorado (TWR #13, Water Briefs: March 15, 2005)
Rights-of-Way Across Federal Lands: Easement Decision by 9th Circuit by David C. Moon (TWR #30: August 15, 2006)
Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington by David E. Filippi (Portland, OR), Michael O’Connell (Seattle, WA) and Kevin Beaton (Boise, ID) (Stoel Rives LLP  (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)

ECONOMICS and ECONOMIC FACTORS:
Water Reuse: Lessons From the California Perspective by Craig Lichty (TWR #4: June 15, 2004)
Ecosystem Economics by Daniel D. Heagerty and Gillian C. Ockner (TWR #5: July 15, 2004)
US Water Services Privatization: Key Issues and Experiences by Charles W. Howe and Jeffrey W. Jacobs (TWR #12: Feb. 15, 2005)
Endangered Species Act Update: Summary of the 12th Annual ESA Conference by Greg D. Corbin (TWR #12: Feb. 15, 2005)
Clean Water Decision Regarding Costs of Compliance (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
Salmon Fishing Case Appealed to 9th Circuit (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Hydroelectric Relicensing Decision: Skokomish Case Limits FERC Authority by David Moon (TWR #31; September 15, 2006)
Klamath Hydroelectric Relicensing: Fish Passage and FERC (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Allocation of Water: Congressional Budget Office Report (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Klamath: The Forgotten Basin? by Glen Spain, Institute for Fisheries Resources (TWR #34: December 15, 2006)
Aging Dams and Mitigation Credits: Converting Fixed Liabilities Into Liquid Assets by James G. Workman (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Water and Western Growth by Dan Tarlock and Sarah Bates Van de Wetering (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)
Instream Flow Restoration: Cooperative, Free-Market Solutions in Oregon by Fritz Paulus (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)
New Western Water Agenda: Opportunities for Action in an Era of Growth and Climate Change by Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Denise D. Fort (TWR #48: February 15, 2008)
Water Resources Supply: Groundwater Decision Support System Development by David Jordan, Cynthia Ardito and Van Kelley (TWR #48: February 15, 2008)
Urban & Rural Water Supplies: Colorado Research Pursues Win-Win Scenario by Bruce A. Lytle , Neil Hansen, Frank P. Jaeger and Jim Nikkel (TWR #48: February 15, 2008)
Willamette River Basin Fish Restoration - “Stepping Stones”: Supporting Prioritized Restoration and Investment in Multiple Ecosystem Services by David W. Hulse and Stanley V. Gregory (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)

ECOSYSTEM MARKETING:
Willamette River Basin Fish Restoration - “Stepping Stones”: Supporting Prioritized Restoration and Investment in Multiple Ecosystem Services by David W. Hulse and Stanley V. Gregory (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)

EFFLUENT WATER (see also Reuse of Water and Wastewater Treatment):
Water Auction: Effluent Water Sale in Arizona (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Santa Fe Water Resources and Policy: Evolving "Wet Growth Regulations" by Kyle Harwood (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Wastewater Treatment - Benefits of Moving Beyond Minimum Requirements: King County Washington's Brightwater Project by Stan Hummel (TWR #46: December 15, 2007)
Effluent Water Auction in Arizona ($67 Million Sale) (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
Effluent Discharges From Refinery: Clean Water Act $1.2 Million Penalty in Texas (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Water Reuse Planning - Graphical Tools to Clarify Decisions: A Water Reuse Case Study by John Scott Thomas, Ph.D. (TWR #51: May 15, 2008)

EMINENT DOMAIN:
Condemnation Proposed: Municipal Water Rights in Washington (TWR #25, Water Briefs: March 15, 2006)
Condemnation Case in Washington Settled - Water Rights Transfer (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT:
Endangered Species Act, Salmon & Western Water Law by Glenn Spain (TWR #1: March 15, 2004)
ESA Listing Decision: Green Sturgeon (TWR #1, Water Briefs: March 15, 2004)
ESA Listing Challenged: Steelhead (TWR #1, Water Briefs: March 15, 2004)
GAO Report on Consultation Process (TWR #2, Water Briefs: April 15, 2004)
Platte River Ecosystem Restoration - Environmental Perspective by Dan Luecke (TWR #3: May 15, 2004)
USFWS Bull Trout Review - Censored Analysis Criticized (TWR #3, Water Briefs: May 15, 2004)
River Management & the Endangered Species Act: Missouri River Litigation (Navigation Versus Fish & Wildlife) by David Hayes, Janice Schneider and Casandra Sturkie (TWR #4: June 15, 2004)
Pesticides Rulings and Stream Buffers by Laurie Beale (TWR #4: June 15, 2004)
Washington Water Law by David C. Moon (TWR #4: June 15, 2004)
Bypass Flow Upheld/Fishery (TU, et al v. US Dept. of  Agriculture, et al) (TWR #4, Water Briefs: June 15, 2004)
Klamath Tribes Sue PacifiCorp: $1 Billion + Lawsuit Over Fishery Loss (TWR #4, Water Briefs: June 15, 2004)
Hatchery Fish/ Wild Fish Update: New Hatchery Policy Released (TWR #4, Water Briefs: June 15, 2004)
FERC and Forest Service Sued in Hydropower License Dispute (TWR #4, Water Briefs: June 15, 2004) 
Pesticide Buffers (No Spray Stream Buffers) - 9th Circuit Appeal  (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004)
BPA Summer Spill Decision - Tribes Prepare Litigation Contesting (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004)
NOAA Dam Settlement With Rancher - ESA Violations (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004)  
Missouri River Ruling Announced - River Flows & ESA (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004)
Missouri River Appeal - Consolidated Case: Flows and ESA (TWR #6, Water Briefs: Aug. 15, 2004)
Trinity River 9th Circuit Decision: NEPA and ESA (TWR #6, Water Briefs: Aug. 15, 2004)
BPA Spill Controversy - 9th Circuit Compels Spill for Fishery (TWR #6, Water Briefs: Aug. 15, 2004)
EPA Pesticide Policy and ESA Consultations - New Rules (TWR #6, Water Briefs: Aug. 15, 2004)
Hatchery Reform - Northwest Power and Conservation Council (TWR #6, Water Briefs: Aug. 15, 2004)
NOAA Columbia-Snake Draft Strategy (TWR #7, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2004)
Klamath Update: Water Purchases, Storage Initiative, ESA Five-Year Review, FY 2005 Budget and BOR "Water Bank" (TWR #7, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2004)
Delisting Criteria: NOAA Draft for Coho Salmon (TWR #8, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2004)
Easements On and Over Federal Lands by Daniel H. Israel (TWR #8: Oct. 15, 2004)
Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation (TWR #8, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2004)
The Role of Science in the ESA: Balancing the Needs of Protected Species by Michael G. Thabault (TWR #9: Nov. 15, 2004)
NOAA Fisheries Draft Strategic Plan 2005-2010 (TWR #9, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2004)
Western Salmonids Draft EA (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
NOAA BiOp - Columbia and Snake Rivers (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Critical Habitat Exclusions Considered (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Klamath Fishery Science: Controversy in the Klamath River Basin by Dave Vogel (Hardy Response) (TWR #11: Jan. 15, 2005)
Klamath Basin Water Resource Issues by Dr. Thomas B. Hardy (Vogel Response) (TWR #11: Jan. 15, 2005)
The ESA and Water "Takings:" $16.7 Million Settlement Shakes Up Water World (Interview with Attorney Roger Marzulla) by David C. Moon (TWR #11: Jan. 15, 2005)
USFWS New Regulations on Incidental Take Permits (TWR #11, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2005)
Bull Trout Lawsuit Filed Over Critical Habitat Designations (TWR #11, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2005)
Santa Ana Sucker Critical Habitat Revised in California (TWR #11, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2005)
Pesticide Assessments Completed by EPA - (ESA Impact) (TWR #11, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2005)
Endangered Species Act Update: Summary of the 12th Annual ESA Conference by Greg D. Corbin (TWR #12: Feb. 15, 2005)
EPA, the ESA and Pesticides by Patti Goldman (TWR #12: Feb. 15, 2005)
ESA Recovery Plan Submitted by Washington (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Reservoir Expansion on the Yampa and Instream Flows (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Hatchery Fish/Wild Fish Ruling: Remand to NMFS (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Critical Habitat Public Comment Extension: Salmon & Steelhead (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Law of the Rio Grande (Report from the 6th Annual Conference) by David Moon, Editor (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
Streamlining Federal Permits (Portland/Federal Agencies Coordination) by Mike Reed (TWR #13: March 15, 2005)
Critical Habitat, Bull Trout and Politics by Arlene Montgomery (TWR #14: April 15, 2005)
ESA Permits - NOAA Online Guide (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
ESA Grants for $70 Million - USFWS (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Green Sturgeon - ESA Proposed LIsting (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
Water and the Environment - The Role of Ecosystem Restoration by Sharon B. Megdal (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Dams and Salmon: Judge Rejects BiOp by David C. Moon (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
Friant Dam and San Joaquin River Fisheries Restoration: Reasonable Remedies? by Christopher H. Calfee (TWR #17: July 15, 2005)
Pesticide Use: 9th Circuit Upholds Buffers Decision (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
NOAA Hatchery Policy and Listing Determinations (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
Salmon Recovery Plan (Puget Sound) (TWR #18, Water Briefs: August 15, 2005)
Salmon Spill Order Upheld by 9th Circuit (TWR #18, Water Briefs: August 15, 2005)
ESA Recovery Program Report Online (TWR #18, Water Briefs: August 15, 2005)
Critical Habitat: NOAA Cuts by 80% (NW & California) (TWR #19, Water Briefs, September 15, 2005)
Pesticides Decision from 9th Circuit (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Critical Habitat for Bull Trout - Final Rule (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Columbia River BiOps Order and Upper Snake Case (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Salmon Fishing Case Appealed to 9th Circuit (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Pesticides Information Court Order (TWR #21, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2005)
Klamath Coho Salmon Plan Rejected by the 9th Circuit (TWR #21, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2005)
ESA Update - A Review of 2005 by Cherise Oram (TWR #22: Dec. 15, 2005)
Klamath Decisions: Court Rulings on "Takings" and BiOp/RPA Sufficiency by Richard M. Glick (TWR #22: Dec. 15, 2005)
ESA Proposed Policy: Delineating Species (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
EPA ESA Program on Pesticidees: Field Implementation (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
NOAA Recovery Plan: Central California Coho Salmon (TWR #23, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2006
Water Quality Litigation: Oregon's "State-of-the-Art" Water Quality Standards Challenge by Richard M. Glick (TWR #24: February 15, 2006)
Orca Endangered Species Act Listing Challenged by Building Industry (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Pesticide Buffers Remain - US Supreme Court Denies Cert (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Critical Habitat Designation (Bull Trout) - Lawsuit Challenges Agency Determination (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
CWA & ESA Intersections - Water Quality & ESA Section 7: Northwest Examples by Melanie J. Rowland (TWR #25: March 15, 2006)
The ESA & CWA Delegation: Defenders of Wildlife V. EPA by David Light (TWR #25: March 15, 2006)
Missouri River Operating Plan: Spring Pulse Delay (TWR #25, Water Briefs: March 15, 2006)
Pecos River Lawsuit Filed - ESA Violations Alleged Against Bureau of Reclamation and Corps of Engineers (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Pesticide Buffers Order - Partial Removal of Buffers Due to Oregon Coast Coho Decision (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Silvery Minnow ESA Sanctuary Construction Underway in New Mexico (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Fish Passage Prescribed in Klamath Hydro Relicensing Proceeding (NOAA Fisheries and Dept. of Interior) (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
NPDES Authority Challenged in Washington: Stormwater & Point Sources (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Groundwater Contamination - EPA Settlement Reached in Nebraska (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Hydropower Relicensing: Fish Passage Proposal by PacifiCorp (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Federal Plan Violates Endangered Species Act: Snake River BiOp Plan Flawed (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
Missouri River 2006 Spring Pulse: Storage Releases by Corps of Engineers from Upstream Reservoirs (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
Clean Water Act Violations: Settlement Reached on Oil Spill on Warm Springs Reservation (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
Rights-of-Way Across Federal Lands: Easement Decision by 9th Circuit by David C. Moon (TWR #30: August 15, 2006)
San Joaquin Settlement: Friant Dam Litigation by Harrison C. Dunning (TWR #33: Nov. 15, 2006)
Platte River Program - Endangered Species Act Interior Agreement (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Endangered Species Act "Take" Alleged: Lawsuit Filed Against California DWR (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Chiloquin Dam Removal Agreement in the Klamath Basin (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Klamath: The Forgotten Basin? by Glen Spain, Institute for Fisheries Resources (TWR #34: December 15, 2006)
State NPDES Programs & ESA Consultation: Federal District Court Rejects Argument that ESA Consultation is Required by J. Mark Morford and Beth S. Ginsberg (TWR #34: December 15, 2006)
Fish Recovery Multi-Agency Cooperation (San Juan River Basin) (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
Conservation Grants USFWS Funding for Planning & Habitat Acquisition (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
Tribal Water Rights - Conference Covers Settlement, Commodification and Other Issues by Harold Shepherd (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
ESA & CWA: Endangered Species Act Influences on EPA's Clean Water Act Programs (The Washington State Example) by John Palmer (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
ESA Incidental Take Statements by Matt Love and Sam Kalen (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Water Conservation Initiatives - Western States Take Action by Craig Bell, Western States Water Council (TWR #38: April 15, 2007)
ESA "Takings" Case: Water Required for Fish Ladder in California (TWR #38, Water Briefs: April 15, 2007)
Klamath Basin "Takings" Decision, Minimum Flows Decision & USGS Groundwater Report (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Columbia River Hydrosystem BiOp: 9th Circuit Upholds Rejection of 2004 BiOp by Mark L. Stermitz (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
Oil Spill Settlement in California (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Supreme Court Limits ESA: National Homebuilders v. Defenders of Wildlife by Richard M. Glick and Lindsay Eyler, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (Portland, OR) (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington by David E. Filippi, Michael O’Connell and Kevin Beaton (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)
Hatchery Fish/Wild Fish Ruling: ESA Listings Valid (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Global Warming & Environmental Law: Climate Change and the ESA by Melanie J. Rowland (TWR #45, Nov. 15, 2007)
Wastewater Treatment - Benefits of Moving Beyond Minimum Requirements: King County Washington's Brightwater Project by Stan Hummel (TWR #46: December 15, 2007)
Klamath River Basin: National Research Council Report Released (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
Hydropower and Fish - Northwest Challenge: Keeping Fish and Clean Hydro by F. Lorraine Bodi and Dulcy Mahar (TWR #47: January 15, 2008)
Delta Smelt Order in California and Water Supply Impacts (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
Wetlands Restoration: Irrigation District Purchases Land for Delta Smelt and Other Species Recovery (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
Columbia River Power System Draft BiOp: Judge Expresses Doubts (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
Klamath Settlement: Dams Removal Sought (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Lower Platte River Decision on Water Availability (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement: A Convergence of Opportunity by Paul Simmons (TWR #49: March 15, 2008)
Republican River Litigation Expected by Kansas Attorney General (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)
Forest Service Legacy Roads: New Remediation Initiative Renews Focus by Mary Scurlock and Gina Ottoboni (TWR #50: April 15, 2008)
California State Water Project Water Deliveries: Snowpack Normal But Deliveries Bottlenecked by Delta Smelt Order (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Delta Smelt Endangered Species Act Ruling (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
Southeast Water Sharing Plan Proposed by Reclamation (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS:
Pulp Mill Pollution Violations: Former Officers/Directors Pay Settlement (TWR #23, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2006)
Groundwater Augmentation: Conjunctive Use Decision by Colorado Supreme Court (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
Untapping Tribal Waters: Tribal Water Marketing Expanding by Clay J. Landry and Christina Quinn (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
Texas Groundwater - Rule of Capture and Groundwater Management in Texas: Part I by Bruce K. Darling, Ph.D., P.G.LBG-Guyton Associates (TWR #38: April 15, 2007)
Idaho Conjunctive Use: Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Conjunctive Water Rights Administration Rules by Jeff Fereday (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
California SWRCB Seeks Comments on Draft Baseline Enforcement Report (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY:
Oregon Water Quality Standards: National Model for Fisheries by Mary Lou Souscia (TWR #2: April 15, 2004)
Pesticides Rulings and Stream Buffers by Laurie Beale (TWR #4: June 15, 2004)
Ecosystem Economics by Daniel D. Heagerty and Gillian C. Ockner (TWR #5: July 15, 2004)
EPA Withdrawal of Clean Water Act Pollution Detection Procedures (TWR #9, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2004)
EPA Enforcement Summary 2004 (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
EPA Water Quality Training Handbook  (TWR #10, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2004)
Pesticide Assessments Completed by EPA - (ESA Impact) (TWR #11, Water Briefs: Jan. 15, 2005)
EPA, the ESA and Pesticides by Patti Goldman (TWR #12: Feb. 15, 2005)
EPA Pesticides Proposed Rule and Statement Announced (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Sewage "Blending" and EPA Proposed Rule (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Toxicity Guidance EPA Draft: WET Testing in NPDES Permits (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
Growth and Water: EPA Training Module On-Line (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)
EPA’s CAFO Rules: Second Circuit Holding (TWR #13, Water Briefs
Perchlorate - EPA Reference Dose (TWR #13, Water Briefs: March 15, 2005)
Lead in Drinking Water - EPA Strengthens Protection (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Clean Water Act Enforcement - NPDES Violations (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Pump and Treat - New EPA Guidance for Remediating Polluted Groundwater (TWR #14, Water Briefs: April 15, 2005)
Groundwater Rule: Safe Drinking Water Rule Delayed (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
Citizen's Guide on Institutional Controls Released by EPA (TWR #15, Water Briefs: May 15, 2005)
2005 Sediments Conference by Laura Kennedy (TWR #16: June 15, 2005)
EPA & MTBE: Petitions Rejected (TWR #16, Water Briefs: June 15, 2005)
Wind River Settlement and Penalties (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
EPA Guidance: Compliance for Development (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
Superfund Lien: Past Cleanup Costs (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
Watershed Protection: EPA Webcast (TWR #17, Water Briefs: July 15, 2005)
Clean Water Act Fine - Wetlands Dumping (TWR #18, Water Briefs: August 15, 2005)
Wastewater Treatment - EPA Penalty for Municipality (TWR #18, Water Briefs: August 15, 2005)
State NPDES Authority: NPDES Program Vacated in Arizona (TWR #19, Water Briefs, September 15, 2005)
Groundwater Contamination Superfund Settlement (California) (TWR #19, Water Briefs, September 15, 2005)
Landfill Superfund Cleanup Settlement (Colorado) (TWR #19, Water Briefs, September 15, 2005)
Nonpoint Source Management Guidance by EPA (TWR #19, Water Briefs, September 15, 2005)
Pretreatment Rule for Wastewater Discharges (TWR #20, Water Briefs: October 15, 2005)
Tribal Projects EPA Grants (TWR #21, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2005)
EPA Announces Brownfields Rule: All Appropriate Inquiries (TWR #21, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2005)
EPA Rule Finalized: Wastewater Treatment Exemptions for Hazardous Waste (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
EPA ESA Program on Pesticidees: Field Implementation (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
Groundwater Sampling and Monitoring with Direct Push - EPA Guidance (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
Stormwater Discharge Vioaltions by Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company (TWR #22, Water Briefs: Dec. 15, 2005)
Perchlorate Contamination and Cleanup: EPA Protective Guidance Issued (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Tribal Clean Water Act Grants: EPA Guideline Published (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
Small Drinking Water Systems: EPA Releases Water Tools and Variances (TWR #25, Water Briefs: March 15, 2006)
Mining Megasite Cleanup: CERCLA Remedies Adapt to Circumstances in Butte, Montana by Angela Frandsen, Camp, Dresser, and McKee (TWR #26: April 15, 2006)
Wetlands Restoration and Preservation Rule Proposed by EPA and Corps (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Interstate Water Quality: Coalbed Methane Conflict Between Wyoming and Montana (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
NPDES Authority Challenged in Washington: Stormwater & Point Sources (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Sediments Cleanup - Experimental Processes to Decontaminate (TWR #27, Water Briefs: May 15, 2006)
Water Transfer Rule: EPA Clarification Regarding NPDES Permits (TWR #28, Water Briefs, June 15, 2006)
International Agreement with Canada: Transboundary CERCLA Settlement (TWR #29, Water Briefs: July 15, 2006)
Stormwater Violation and EPA Settlement (TWR #30, Water Briefs: August 15, 2006)
Lead in Drinking Water: EPA Lead and Copper Rule Proposal (TWR #30, Water Briefs: August 15, 2006)
Mercury Contamination: A West Coast Perspective by Katherine Futornick, Gary Bigham, and Betsy Henry (TWR #31; September 15, 2006)
Tribal Water Quality: Program Case Studies (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Watershed Grants by EPA (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Municipal Wastewater Violations in Idaho - EPA Settlement (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Stormwater Violations: Developers Fined in Idaho (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
EPA Enforcement in Alaska: Discharges Without NPDES Permit (TWR #31, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2006)
Tribal Fish Consumption and Water Quality Standards by J.D. Williams (TWR #32: October 15, 2006)
Washington Stormwater Regulation: State General Industrial Stormwater Permits At Issue by James Tupper (TWR #32: October 15, 2006)
Shipyard Superfund Site: Elliot Bay Seattle (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Groundwater and Surface Water Contamination - Settlement Reached (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
New Regulations for Ballast Water Ordered (TWR #32, Water Briefs: October 15, 2006)
Water Efficiency: Landscape Irrigation - EPA Certification (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Ecosystem Indicators (EPA Web-Based Program): Puget Sound (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Drinking Water Underground Source Risks: EPA Rule Issued (TWR #33, Water Briefs: Nov. 15, 2006)
Aquatic Pesticides: EPA Final Rule Issued (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
Tribal Water Projects: EPA Funding Publication (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
Stormwater Pollution Order on Industrial Runoff in California (TWR #34, Water Briefs: December 15, 2006)
NPDES Permits & Water Transfers: Post-Miccosukee Court in Florida Finds NPDES Permit Necessary by Richard M. Glick (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
NPDES Requirements & Pesticides: EPA's Final Rule Exempts Certain Applications by Beth S. Ginsberg (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
Perchlorate Legislation Introduced (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Clean Water Act Settlement: Wetlands Preservation & Enhancement (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Drinking Water: Unregulated Contaminants Monitored for Study (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Wetland Nutrients: Draft EPA Water Quality Standards Guidance (TWR #35, Water Briefs: January 15, 2007)
Watershed Management EPA Grant for New Mexico (TWR #36, Water Briefs: February 15, 2007)
Mercury Study of Rivers in West Released (EPA & OSU) (TWR #36, Water Briefs: February 15, 2007)
ESA & CWA: Endangered Species Act Influences on EPA's Clean Water Act Programs (The Washington State Example) by John Palmer (TWR #37: March 15, 2007)
Stormwater Settlement (Failure to Obtain and Failure to Follow Provisions (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Municipal Wastewater: Phosphorus Reduction & Permits (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Superfund Cleanup Deadline: Stipulated Penalty of $358,000 (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Transboundary Pollution - 9th Circuit Order Appealed (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Clean Water Act Authority Approved for Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (TWR #37, Water Briefs: March 15, 2007)
Clean Water Act Violation: Negotiated Settlement in Alaska (TWR #38, Water Briefs: April 15, 2007)
Clean Water Act Mercury Listing - EPA Guidance (TWR #38, Water Briefs: April 15, 2007)
Water Contaminants: Safe Drinking Water List - EPA's Preliminary Determinations (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Watershed Planning: EPA Web-Based Tool (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Tribal Assistance Program for Wastewater Funding (EPA's Clean Water Set-Aside Grants) (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Water Quality Modeling Tool: EPA Releases New Version (TWR #39, Water Briefs: May 15, 2007)
Municipal Stormwater: An Overview of Current Regulation and Management by Misha Vakoc (TWR #40, June 15, 2007)
Hazardous Waste Injection Approved by EPA (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
CAFO Compliance Extension for EPA Proposal (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
Water Utilities Performance Measures: EPA Support (TWR #40, Water Briefs; June 15, 2007)
EPA Municipal Stormwater Programs: GAO Report (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Wetlands Policy: Corps/EPA Guidance Issued (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Transboundary CERCLA Case: Supreme Court Requests Federal Brief (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Safe Drinking Water Violations: $1 Million Penalty for Refinery (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
City/EPA Settlement for Wastewater Treatment Violations (CWA) (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Good Samaritan Settlement Agreements: CERCLA Tool for Mine Cleanup (TWR #41, Water Briefs: July 15, 2007)
Tribal Water Quality: EPA Portal Website (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
CAFO Compliance: EPA Deadlines Extended (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
Migrating Plume in Arizona: EPA Groundwater Order (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
California 303(d) List: EPA Final Decision (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
TMDL Options: EPA Draft Technical Document (TWR #42, Water Briefs: August 15, 2007)
Response to “Nutrient Numeric Endpoints: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time?” (Jungreis & Thomas, TWR #42) by Dr. Jonathan Butcher and Cynthia Gorham-Test (TWR #43, Sept. 15, 2007)
Watershed-Based NPDES Permitting Technical Guidance Issued by EPA (TWR #43, Water Briefs: Sept. 15, 2007)
Toxic Discharges Criminal Fine by EPA in Texas (TWR #44, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2007)
Biological Treatment of Groundwater and Soil Contamination in California (TWR #44, Water Briefs: Oct. 15, 2007)
Contaminated Sediments Update: Conference Links Law, Science & Public Policy by Heather Brunelle and Cindy Ryals (TWR #45, Nov. 15, 2007)
Errata/Addition: Hydropower & Water Quality Article (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)
TMDL Challenges in Development and Implementation by David L. Clark, Jory Oppenheimer, and Michael Kasch (TWR #47: January 15, 2008)
EPA Stormwater Report: Low Impact Development (TWR #47, Water Briefs: January 15, 2008)
Stormwater Plan: EPA Guide for Construction Sites (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Water Infrastructure: EPA Needs Assessment (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center Web Portal (TWR #48, Water Briefs: February 15, 2008)
Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List Comments Sought (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)
CAFO Options Proposed by EPA (TWR #49, Water Briefs: March 15, 2008)
EPA Reversal on 303(d) Listing: Klamath River Decision (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Brownfields Grants Announced by EPA: $74 Million (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change - EPA Seeks Comment to Draft (TWR #50, Water Briefs: April 15, 2008)
Tribal Contamination: Risk-Assessment Guidance Manual Released (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
Cooling Water Intake Rule - Supreme Court to Review (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
Ski Area Oil Spill: EPA Penalty Settlement in Washington (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
Small Water Systems: EPA Management Tool (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
Brownfield Project for Groundwater Cleanup: EPA Agreement (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)
Wetlands Enforcement: Clean Water Act Settlement in Idaho (TWR #51, Water Briefs: May 15, 2008)

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (EIS):
Hanford Settlement Between US and Washington: Groundwater Analysis and Environmental Review (TWR #24, Water Briefs: February 15, 2006)
The Colorado River: New Operational Guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead by Terrace J. Fulp, Nan M. Yoder and Douglas Blatchford (TWR #33: Nov. 15, 2006)

ESTUARIES:
Estuaries Restoration - NOAA Inventory Released  (TWR #5, Water Briefs: July 15, 2004)
Instream Flow Decision: Nonprofit Applications Upheld in Texas (TWR #25, Water Briefs: March 15, 2006)

"EXEMPT" WELLS:
Washington Water Regulation: New Department of Ecology Director Jay Manning, Interview by David C. Moon, Editor (TWR #23, Jan. 15, 2006)
Western States Water Update: Western States Water Council Meets in Montana by David C. Moon (TWR #44, Oct. 15, 2007)
Exempt Wells in Washington: Interim Management Limitations and Groundwater Study (TWR #46, Water Briefs: December 15, 2007)

EXPERT WITNESSES:
Colorado Water Law Decision (TWR #12, Water Briefs: Feb. 15, 2005)

EXPORT RESTRICTIONS:
Interstate Water Allocation by Christopher H. Meyer, Givens Pursley LLP (Boise, Idaho) (TWR #42: August 15, 2007)

FEDERAL WATER RIGHTS and FEDERAL RESERVED WATER RIGHTS (see also Tribal Water Rights and Adjudications):
Colorado McCarran Amendment Ruling by David C. Moon  (TWR #10: Dec. 15, 2004)
Southwest Water Decisions: Arizona Water Settlements Act, Indian Reserved Rights, Adjudications by Mark A. McGinnis & Jason P. Alberts, Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, PLC (TWR #20: October 15, 2005)
Tribal Water Rights Update: John Echohawk - Indian Water Law Elder by David C. Moon, Editor (TWR #23, Jan. 15, 2006)
Former Decree Precludes San Carlos Apache Tribe's Claims in Gila Adjudication in Arizona (TWR #26, Water Briefs: April 15, 2006)
Untapping Tribal Waters: Tribal Water Marketing Expanding by Clay J. Landry and Christina Quinn (TWR #35: January 15, 2007)
Colorado and Western Water Law: A Continuing Alchemy by Justice Greg Hobbs (TWR #36, February 15, 2007)
Klamath Dams - Agency Fish Passage Mandates Finalized (TWR #36, Water Briefs: February 15, 2007)
California Water Rights Fees: Regulations Overturned by Kristin Castaños, Somach, Simmons & Dunn (TWR #38: April 15, 2007)
Tribal Water Rights Decision: Unquantified Reserved Rights & State Regulation by David Moon (TWR #39: May 15, 2007)
Water Delivery — Canals, Ditches and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon and Washington by David E. Filippi (Portland, OR), Michael O’Connell (Seattle, WA) and Kevin Beaton (Boise, ID) (Stoel Rives LLP  (TWR #41: July 15, 2007)

FEDERAL LAND ISSUES:
Easements On and Over Federal Lands by Daniel H. Israel (TWR #8: