TWR #58
Klamath River: Pacificorp Agreement in Principle Reached for Dams RemovalWetlands Revised Guidance: Clean Water Act Scope and JurisdictionInterstate Water Ruling: Texas Water Users’ Lawsuit Against Oklahoma to ContinuePuget Sound Cleanup Plan Adopted: Action AgendaFish Habitat: NOAA Mapping Tool OnlineNOAA Biological Opinion on Pesticides: Salmon JeopardyErosion Best Management Practices for Construction: EPA Seeks CommentsGroundwater Recharge Upheld…
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Wetlands Violation & Agreement in North Dakota: Unauthorized Dredge & FillCAFO Requirements: EPA Rule FinalizedCalifornia Environmental Enforcement: NRDC Report on OversightClean Water Act Enforcement: Criminal SentencingGroundwater/Surface Water Decision in Nebraska: DNR Authority Upheld Regarding Hydraulic ConnectionNPDES Permits Program Approved by EPA in AlaskaBureau of Reclamation Grants: “Water for America” ChallengeMunicipal & Instream Water Right Withdrawal…
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2009 Drought Water Bank in California: CDWR Facilitates ExchangesClean Water Act: Largest Fine Ever in Stormwater Criminal Misdemeanor Action ($13 million)NMFS Biological Opinion on FEMA Flood Insurance Program: Puget Sound ESA Jeopardy FindingsWetlands Penalty Agreement in South Dakota: Illegal Fill Results in Clean Water Act ViolationsShoshone-Bannock Tribes Join Agreements in Columbia River Basin (Litigation Continues)CAFO…
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Tribal Settlement Bill: Groundwater Basin Recharge in CaliforniaTruckee River Operating Agreement Signed (Nevada & California Impacts)Stormwater Consent Decree: $1 Million Civil Fine for Landfill ViolationsLeaded Wheel Weights Phase-Out: Lawsuit Settlement Under Safe Drinking Water ActAquifer Protection Permits Announced for Mining in Arizona: Groundwater Quality ProtectionNPDES Fees: EPA Incentives ProgramShoshone Bannocks Tribes Obtain “Treatment as State”…
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Pesticides Evaluation: NMFS Settlement Agreement & Draft Jeopardy FindingsAlaskan NPDES Authority SoughtWater Needs and Strategies for a Sustainable Future: Next Steps: Western Governor’s ReportBattle Creek Salmon & Steelhead Restoration Project Funded by Bureau of ReclamationPharmaceuticals & Water Quality: EPA Information Collection RequestDomestic Wells in New Mexico: Senior Water Rights Protected in Court DecisionStream Analysis Survey:…
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Idaho Water Law ClarificationMississippi River Nutrients: Gulf Dead ZoneDrought Actions in California: Water Transfers and ExchangesRainwater Permit Rules in WashingtonStormwater Permits Electronic Filing System Updated by EPACoalbed Methane Water Case Dismissed and Appealed in WyomingSeven Rivers Pipeline and Augmentation Wells in New Mexico (Pecos River Settlement)Water Quality Ruling on Authority of California & FERC (Klamath…
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Wetlands Delineation: New Corps GuidanceEnvironmental Indicators: EPA 2008 Report on the EnvironmentWater Quality Data: Real-Time Info on USGS WebsitesWater Transfers: Permit Not Needed Under New EPA RuleWater Source Partnership: City of Olympia and Nisqually Tribe MOAGroundwater Supply: ASR Pilot Projects in Oklahoma Pass LegislatureSalmon Protection in Northwest: Columbia/Snake River Latest BiOps ReleasedClimate Change & Agriculture…
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Healthy Rivers Act: Instream Flows in ColoradoCALFED Grants for Urban & Agriculture EfficiencyDelta Smelt Endangered Species Act RulingMine Restoration & Dam Removal in MontanaTribal Contamination: Risk-Assessment Guidance Manual ReleasedWater Quality Assurance Revolving Fund in Arizona: Wastewater Treatment GrantColumbia Basin Fish Accords SignedCooling Water Intake Rule – Supreme Court to ReviewSoutheast Water Sharing Plan Proposed by…
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Reservoir Permits in Washington: Inventory of Small Dams and Dam Safety ComplianceWater Quality Section 401 Certification: Avista Dams and FERC Relicensing“Takings” Appeal: Ownership of Water Rights Issues Certified to Oregon Supreme CourtCalifornia State Water Project Water Deliveries: Snowpack Normal But Deliveries Bottlenecked by Delta Smelt OrderADEQ Drinking Water Fine for TCE Contamination and Water Quality…
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Republican River Litigation Expected by Kansas Attorney GeneralGeorgia Water Battle: Corps Authorization DecisionCalifornia Water Plan Workshops ScheduledStream Barriers: $600,000 in Grants Available Through “Open Rivers Initiative”Home Depot Settles Stormwater Case for $1.3 MillionNew Mexico Legislation Provides Flexibility to Purchase and Sever Water Rights from Land (Pecos Compact)Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List Comments SoughtCAFO Options Proposed…
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