TWR #149
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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Stormwater Regs: New Construction General Permit for NPDES Permits Proposed by EPAColumbia River Treaty: Canadian Negotiation Commitment Received from Prime Minister TrudeauRio Grande Lawsuit Filed: WildEarth Guardians Seek Historical Beneficial Use Accounting for Water RightsGroundwater Recharge Banking Program: San Joaquin River Restoration Program Releases Draft EA/ISReuse & Conservation: EPA Research Funding AnnouncedSuction Dredging Moratorium Upheld…
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Tribal Groundwater Case: Water Districts’ Equitable Defenses DeniedEPA Enforcement: Seven National Enforcement Initiatives Announced for 2017-2019Prioritizing Management and Protection of the Colorado River’s Environmental Resources – Report by Colorado River Research GroupDrinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters (DWMAPS): Mapping Tool Released by EPAConservation in the Mountain West Survey Announced by Colorado College: Key…
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Utah Navajo Water Rights Settlement Agreement Approved by Navajo Nation CouncilImproving the Federal Response to Drought: Five Areas for Reform – PPIC Water Policy Center Report ReleasedClean Watersheds Needs Survey Released by EPAMeasuring & Reporting in California: Diversion Regulations AdoptedHabitat Purchase: Transfer of Land to Tulalip Tribes“Quantified Conservation” – Measurement & Tracking of Environmental Outcomes…
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Truckee River Operating Agreement Begins: Interstate AllocationsMicrobeads Banned in US By Federal LegislationInstream Flow Pilot Study in OklahomaEPA Enforcement and Compliance Report for 2015 ReleasedNevada Drought Forum Recommendations Report ReleasedProposed Reallocation of Non-Indian Agricultural Water in the Central Arizona Project: Comments SoughtFishery Regulations in California: Information Order & Potential Fines For NoncomplianceClimate Change Report on…
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Energy-Positive Water Resource Recovery Workshop ReportWater Plan Released in Colorado: Water Supply StrategiesNutrient Recycling: EPA’s Livestock Waste CompetitionRecycled Snowmaking – Wastewater Treatment to Ski AreaForest Roads: EPA Considers Stormwater Discharge RequirementsState of the Sound Report Released in WashingtonDrought Proofing in Oklahoma: Water for 2060 Advisory CouncilHarmful Algal Blooms: EPA Releases Strategic Plan of Drinking WaterStormwater…
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Sustainable Water Use: Historic Purchase to Preserve Basin IntegrityPhase II MS4 Revision: Settlement Requires EPA to Revise Phase II MS4 Permit & Review Forest Road Runoff RegulationSanta Fe Basin in New Mexico: Reclamation Study Projects Water ShortfallTribal Hydro: Salish and Kootenai Tribes Take Over First Tribe-Owned Hydro ProjectGreen Infrastructure: EPA Launches New Tool – “Green…
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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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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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