TWR #183
Exchange of Water: Reclamation & Utah Exchange Green River Water RightsDesal & Purification: Reclamation Innovative Funding OpportunityAdjudication Filing in Northern Idaho: Domestic & Stockwater RightsGroundwater Transfers: Cumulative Effects Memo for 2012-2018 for the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer in IdahoHydro Settlement: Idaho and Oregon Agreement for Hells Canyon Complex Hydropower RelicensingWetlands Rules Adopted in California: Lawsuit…
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Past Environmental Harm & Continuing Effects in Hydropower Licensing DecisionsDam Removal: “Definite Plan for the Lower Klamath Project” Filed With FERC by the Klamath River Renewal CorporationDams Prevented: Agreement Reached in Aspen, ColoradoWater Speculation: Groundwater Application Denied by New Mexico Office of State EngineerState Water Plan Draft in New Mexico: Comments DueCoal Ash Disposal: EPA’s…
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“EPA’s Voluntary WaterSense Program Demonstrated Success” – Office of the Inspector General (EPA) ReportSewer Overflows Project: “Big Pipe” Success in Portland, OregonAgricultural Water Conservation Grants Approved by Texas Water Development BoardUrban Supply Plans: Incremental Infrastructure Additions Versus Large-Scale ProjectsSGMA Requirements & Extraction Information Released by California’s State Water Resources Control Board“Trading Sustainably: Critical Considerations for…
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Errata: Todd Votteler’s Bio – Author in TWR #160 of Texas Surface Water and Whooping Crane DisputeTribal Groundwater Decision (Aqua Caliente) Appealed to US Supreme Court by Water DistrictsClimate, ESA, & Tribes – Baseline Data Importance: 2017 Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit – Report for EPA Region 10Qualitative Assessment: Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Change on…
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Produced Water Reuse in Oklahoma: Oilfield ReuseBorder Wall & Treaty: 1970 Treaty With Mexico RestrictionsMandatory Conservation Standards Rescinded in California – Wasteful Practice Prohibitions RemainCoal Strip Mine in Alaska: Chuitna Project SuspendedWater Efficiency: Water Closets Study Shows Conservation PotentialGroundwater Use Development Impact Study in Federal Agency Areas by USGSFish Consumption Risk Communications: Office of Inspector…
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Des Moines Water Quality Case Against Irrigators DismissedWaters of the US: EPA Proposes to Rescind or ReviseUSGS Brackish Groundwater Inventory ReleasedInstream Flows Decision in Washington: Explicit Exceptions in Rules Can Result in Decreased MinimumsReclaimed Water in Brewing: Full Circle Pale AleReclamation Broad Authority Holding: Storage Releases for Fishery UpheldMaryland Bans FrackingP3s in Water Sector Report:…
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Spotted Frog ESA Agreement Reached in Oregon: Temporary Boost in Flows & Long-Term Plan ConsultationDakota Access Pipeline: Army Denies Easement to Cross Under Lake Oahe in North DakotaForest Service Reconsidering Management of Roads & Motorized Trails for Bull Trout Survival & Recovery: Lawsuit StayedCorps & Reclamation Sign ROD for Bypass Channel Alternative for Lower Yellowstone…
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Accommodation Doctrine Held to Apply to Groundwater Interests in TexasNew Mexico v. Colorado: Gold King Mine Waste Spill LawsuitDrought Enforcement in California: Water Resources Control Board Dismisses Actions Against Irrigation DistrictsTribal Water Quality: Funding From EPA for Monitoring the San Juan River in ArizonaUSGS Study & Mapping Tool: Decadal Change in Groundwater Quality: Comparing 1988-2001…
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Fracking Report ClarificationFracking Spills in North Dakota: New Duke University Study on Widespread Water & Soil ContaminationOil & Gas Lawsuit: EPA Sued Regarding Regulations on Drilling & Fracking WastesUsing Graywater and Stormwater to Enhance Local Water Supplies: An Assessment of Risks,Costs, and Benefits Published“Hydropeaking” Flows Study: Devastating Impacts on Aquatic InsectsLand & Water Conservation Fund:…
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Curtailment Support in California – Court Ruling in State’s Favor on EnforcementAgricultural Conservation: USDA Program Incentives & CRP-Grasslands InitiativeCivil Penalty for Unauthorized Diversion/Use in California: $1.5 million Fine Issued for Water DistrictTribal Wastewater – Water Pollution Facility & Settlement Over CWA Violations by Tribal UtilityDrought Compliance in California: Urban Use Reduced By 27%New Groundwater Guidance:…
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