TWR #79
Exempt Well Ruling in Montana: Rulemaking to FollowClimate Change and Water Shortages: TETRA TECH / NRDC ReportDredging Opposed in Missouri River: EPA Objects to Corps ProposalsTotal Coliform Rule: EPA Comment Period ExtendedBlackfeet Tribe Seeks Clean Water Act Status (“TAS”): Comment Period OpenTribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program: EPA Drinking Water ProgramClimate Response: EPA Toolbox for…
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Water Ruling Reversed: New Nevada Supreme Court DecisionInstream Flow Policy in California: Water Quality Control Policy by SWRCBHydraulic Fracturing Impacts: EPA Study Released – Public MeetingsWestern Governors Association 2010 Meeting: Water ResolutionsWatershed Needs: EPA Releases 2008 SurveyWater Rights Retired in Nevada: Federal/State/Tribal Program (Newlands Project)Drinking Water Rules: Total Coliform — EPA UpdateDrinking Water Rules: EPA…
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Area of Origin Reclamation Lawsuit“Conservation” Right in Kansas: Beneficial Use Definition (Protection for Instream Flow)WaterSMART Initiative: Dept. of Interior StrategyTribal Clean Water Act Program: Nonpoint Source PollutionMontana Water Trust Merges With Clark Fork CoalitionWetland Mitigation Bank in Washington: New Rules/New BankElectronic Water Rights Information Management System (Database) in CaliforniaConservation Report on Agricultural Innovations in California…
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Colorado River: Quantification Settlement Agreement InvalidatedWater Rights: Las Vegas Water Applications in Jeopardy Following Nevada Supreme Court RulingNPDES Enforcement Annual Report Released in CaliforniaPesticide Lawsuit for Alleged Endangered Species Act ViolationsBull Trout Critical Habitat Dramatically Expanded Following RevisionsNew Water Market Website for Washington Agency (Ecology) ProgramsMontana Reports Released on Coalbed Methane and Exempt WellsWetland Grants:…
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Takings Case Stands: US Decides Not to Appeal Casitas to Supreme CourtTribal Jurisdiction: Damage Claims Dismissed in Oklahoma AG’s Poultry LawsuitExempt Wells Closure: Groundwater Clarification in WashingtonTribal and Municipal Water Supply: Navajo-Gallup Project – Reclamation Report & EISUSGS Aquifer Study in California: Groundwater Availability in Central ValleyTribal Liability: Decision Holds No CERCLA Liability Against Tribes…
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Regional U.S. Impacts of Global Climate Change: New Federal Report Provides Assessment of National & Regional ImpactsWater-Energy: National Symposium UpcomingMine Slurry Permit: Corps v. EPA AuthorityPecos River Agreement Settlement: Conditions MetReclamation Pumping in Central Valley (CA) – NOAA BiOp Finds Jeopardy and BiOp AppealedRainwater Collection in Colorado: New Laws Allow Pilot ProjectSNOWBOWL Supreme Court Decision:…
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Groundwater Severance Invalid: Arizona Decision Regarding Future GW UseDOE Fined by EPA for Cleanup Shutdown of Toxic Wastes Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryWorld’s Major Rivers: An Introduction to International Water Law With Case Studies Book ReleasedClean Water Act Enforcement: Illegal Discharge to Creek and Wetlands Results in Compliance Order in WyomingUnderground Storage Tanks: Pilot Inspections Program…
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Groundwater and Water Availability: Colorado Decision on Exempt Wells and the No Injury RulePerchlorate Regulations: New Mexico’s Head of Environment Dept. Urges EPA to Provide Drinking Water ProtectionLandowner’s Guide to Washington Water Rights Released by Washington Rivers ConservancyEfficient Water Management Survey Released by the Agricultural Water Management Council of California“The Endangered Species Act and the…
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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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Tribal Treaty Rights: Fish Passage Duty Decision by US District Court in WashingtonToxic Discharges from Dams: Clean Water Act & Nuisance Lawsuits (Klamath River)Watershed-Based NPDES Permitting Technical Guidance Issued by EPAPipeline Releases Ammonia: Criminal CWA Penalty of $1 MillionOpen Rivers Initiative: NOAA Funding AvailableCoalbed Methane: Water Right Permits Required in ColoradoHatchery Fish/Wild Fish Ruling: ESA…
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