TWR #137
Texas Takings Case: Procedural Rulings – Claims DismissedThe Pope Talks On Water: Pope Francis’ Encyclical on “The Issue of Water”Mining Violations & Clean Water Act Settlement in IdahoEPA Fracking Study “Draft Assessment” Released: Water Resource ImpactsFracking Meetings Announced for September & OctoberWhooping Cranes ESA Case: US Supreme Court Declines Review – TCEQ Issuance of Water…
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2015 Five Star/Urban Waters Restoration Program: EPA Grant Program RFPOral Arguments in Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado: Interstate Compact, Damages & Imported WaterCalifornia Drought: Use/Conservation Figures Released by State Water Resources Control BoardShopping for Water: How the Market Can Mitigate Water Shortages in the American West -The Hamilton Project PaperTexas v. New Mexico and Colorado:…
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Reclamation Increases Flow Releases – Lower Klamath River Supplement from Trinity ReservoirDrinking Water: EPA Funds Two Innovation CentersLake Powell Releases: Water to Lake Mead Increased for Water Year 2015Pesticide Stream Buffers Finalized: Settlement Agreement with EPAWater Quality Trading: States’ Pilot Projects and RecommendationsWetlands Settlement in California: CWA Violations/PenaltiesWater Rights Study in California: State Over Allocation…
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Keystone XL Pipeline – EPA Raises Objections“Acquavella V” Decision Issued in Washington State AdjudicationSnake Valley Water Agreement Rejected by Utah Governor (Nevada & Utah Agreement)Water “Call” Agreement in Colorado – Senior Rights “Relaxed” to Allow StorageMining Bill Vetoed by Governor in Montana: Groundwater & Surface Water Impacts CitedTexas Accuses Mexico of Withholding Water from Rio…
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Temporary Flooding Can Constitute a 5th Amendment Takings: U.S. Supreme Court DecisionFailure to Act: The Impact of Current Infrastructure Investment on America’s Economic Future Released by American Society of Civil EngineersInterstate Lawsuit on Red River Compact to be Heard by U.S. Supreme Court – Texas & OklahomaNational Climate Assessment Draft Released by Federal Advisory Committee:…
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Basin of Origin Claim Denied by Federal Judge: Reclamation Prevails Over Tehama-Colusa Canal AuthorityClean Water Act Program Assumption Handbook for States and Tribes Released by ASWM & ECOSLake Roosevelt Drawdown Upheld: Reclamation Project Approved by Ninth CircuitSouthwestern Willow Flycatcher Critical Habitat Set by US Fish & Wildlife ServiceSuction Dredge Mining Moratorium in California Extended to…
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Hydropower/Electricity: DOI Assessment Report at Reclamation FacilitiesClean Water Strategy Released by EPAWatershed Funding: Wick Grants AvailableWater Policy RFP: Army Corps ProgramStream Flow and the Impact of Dams: USGS Study on Dam Operations & Fish HabitatYuma Desalting Plant: Reclamation Completes Pilot RunChemical Toxicity: Robot Screening System UnveiledWetlands Violations & EPA Enforcement: Large Penalty and Restoration Ordered…
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Safe Drinking Water Enforcement in Alaska: Chlorine Disinfection ByproductsClean Water Act Enforcement in Alaska: Wetlands and Streams DamagedWater Quality Standards Revision: EPA Listening Sessions August 24 & 26Water Supply Protection: EPA/DOE “Canary” SoftwareExempt Well Decision in South Dakota: Domestic v. Commercial Use (Tribal Opposition)Enforcement Report Released by California State Water Resources BoardNational Low Impact Development…
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Groundwater System in California: Legislative Analyst’s Office Report ReleasedTCEQ Endangered Species Act Suit in Texas: Freshwater Inflows to RefugeEnvironmental Health Risk Data: EPA Website LaunchedReclaimed Water Decision in Washington: King County’s Brightwater Project SupportedExempt Wells Hearing in Montana: Water Right Appropriation RulesNevada Water Rights Upheaval: State Engineer Seeking InputWater Conservation in California: State Water Resources…
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Klamath Settlement: Tribes/Irrigators Water Accord in Klamath Basin AdjudicationInstream Flow Tax Credit Incentive Passed in Colorado“Groundwater” Official Water Term Adopted by USGSInterstate Water Transfers: New Oklahoma LegislationWatershed Central: EPA Website LaunchedUrban Runoff Reuse: Climate Change Measure Proposed in California (Hearing June 17)
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