TWR #136
Groundwater Orders in Nevada: Las Vegas Groundwater Applications Back to State Engineer for DecisionClean Water Act Rule Finalized: CWA JurisdictionAquifer Recharge & Flood Mitigation Collaboration in NebraskaColorado River Moving Forward Phase 1 Report Released by Reclamation & StakeholdersFish Passage Award for Innovation Received by Tacoma PowerDam Removal Study: Science Announces “1000 Dams Down and Counting”…
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Preferences During Shortage Rejected in Texas – “Senior” Water Rights ProtectedInstream Flow Rights Decision in Colorado: State Agency Authority Upheld – Policy of Preserving Natural EnvironmentWater Transfers Program by Reclamation Proposed for Voluntary Water Transfers in CaliforniaTribal Compact Signed for Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana“Takings” Case Upheld for Groundwater Protection from Regulation in…
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Hydraulic Fracturing: Interior’s Rule Released for Public & American Indian LandsNew Report: “The Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Data from the FracFocus Chemical Registry 1.0”Mandatory Water Use Restrictions in California: Governor’s Executive Order a FirstWater Conservation in California: State Water Board Issues Expanded Emergency RegulationWater Purchases: Metropolitan Water District’s Board Authorizes $71 Million for Ag…
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Water Right Nonuse Decision: Historical Beneficial Consumptive Use in Change Proceedings in ColoradoFloodplain Projects: Federal Flood Risk Management StandardGreen Infrastructure: New EPA Presentation & UC Berkeley ReportWyoming’s Water Strategy: State Water PlanningWater Conservation in Drought: Steep Decline in Conservation in CaliforniaOngoing Drought in the Southwest and Central Plains: Climate Change Megadrought PredictedIncident Action Checklists: Emergency…
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Recycled Water: Beer Brewing Proposal in OregonTribal Compact: Attorney General’s Memorandum to Montana’s GovernorHuge Instream Donation: Water Supply/Trust Program in WashingtonColorado Water Plan Draft ReleasedEPA Settlement Regarding Uranium Contamination Finalized: $5.15 Billion From Handiwork and Kerr-McGeeInstream Rules in Washington: Repeal Denied for Skagit River & New Rule for Spokane RiverRecreational Criteria for Water Quality Standards:…
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Fracking Settlement – Fill Material Discharges: Civil Penalty and Restoration in Clean Water Act CaseIntegrating Storage in California’s Changing Water System: Storage and Water Management ReportSpeculation & Fracking: Transfer/Change Request Opposed in New MexicoWater/Energy Nexus Report: The Impacts of EPA’s Clean Power Plan on Electricity Generation and Water Use in TexasWater Investments: Principles, Requirements and…
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Basin Perspective: Colorado River Research Group Forms and Releases Summary ReportWater in the West Course: Colorado River Case StudyDuwamish Cleanup: Superfund Final Plan in Seattle WaterwayLessons Learned from Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Systems in the United States (Paper)Restoration Funding: 2015 Five Star/Urban Waters Restoration ProgramUSGS Water Use Report Released: Withdrawals DroppingColumbia River Basin 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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Fish Consumption Rate: Water Quality Standards Proposed in Washington StateDrought Curtailments in California: Temporary Curtailment Liftings PossibleWater Conservation in California: Urban Water Use During DroughtRainwater Harvest in Texas: How-To Video & Manual Available“Western State Water Program Capabilities Assessment Survey Report” Released by Western States Water CouncilFlow Augmentation Releases (Trinity Reservoir): Reclamation Releases for Salmon Protection…
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Mining & Fisheries: EPA Proposal for Bristol Bay, AlaskaGroundwater Threat: Colorado River Basin Groundwater Use Report by NASA and UC IrvineConservation Plan: Colorado River System Conservation Program Agreement (Reclamation & Municipal Water Providers)Dam Pollution Settlement: Oil Leakage at Columbia & Snake River Dams and the Clean Water ActESA “Range” of Species Final Policy Announced (“Significant…
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