TWR #57
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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Wetlands Delineation: New Corps GuidanceEnvironmental Indicators: EPA 2008 Report on the EnvironmentWater Quality Data: Real-Time Info on USGS WebsitesWater Transfers: Permit Not Needed Under New EPA RuleWater Source Partnership: City of Olympia and Nisqually Tribe MOAGroundwater Supply: ASR Pilot Projects in Oklahoma Pass LegislatureSalmon Protection in Northwest: Columbia/Snake River Latest BiOps ReleasedClimate Change & Agriculture…
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Colorado River Record of Decision Signed – Agreement on Shortage Criteria and Innovative StrategiesDelta Smelt Order in California and Water Supply ImpactsWetlands Restoration: Irrigation District Purchases Land for Delta Smelt and Other Species RecoveryStormwater Solutions Report from OregonEPA Stormwater Report: Low Impact Development (LID)FERC Hydropower Relicensing: First Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) License IssuedColumbia River Power…
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Anti-Speculation Doctrine: Water Supply Planning Decision in ColoradoCoalbed Methane: Montana’s Anti-Degradation & Numeric StandardsSuperfund Success: Restoration Project in MontanaSuperfund Settlement: Groundwater Contamination in CaliforniaDischarges Ruling: NPDES Prohibition on Impaired Waterways
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Errata – TWR #38 “Water Conservation Initiatives”New Perchlorate Rule in California: Maximum Contaminant LevelGroundwater Account in Kansas: Flexible Term PermitsToxic Discharges Criminal Fine by EPA in TexasEPA Tribal Center: Compliance Assistance for Environmental ProfessionalsBiological Treatment of Groundwater and Soil Contamination in CaliforniaStormwater and Wastewater Fines Levied on Boeing (California)US Held as Potentially Responsible Party under…
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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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Groundwater Decision in California: Oil Wastewater PollutionColorado River Shortages: Reclamation Preferred AlternativeTribal Water Quality: EPA Portal WebsiteCAFO Compliance: EPA Deadlines ExtendedMigrating Plume in Arizona: EPA Groundwater OrderCalifornia 303(d) List: EPA Final DecisionChinatown Revisited: Owens River Instream Flow AgreementTMDL Options: EPA Draft Technical DocumentAnti-Degradation Rule in New Mexico: Amendments for Restoration
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Klamath Basin “Takings” Decision, Minimum Flows Decision & USGS Groundwater ReportGroundwater Cleanup in New Mexico – PCE Plume & Bioremediation Pilot ProjectGroundwater Rights in Nevada: State Engineer Approval of SNWA ApplicationsWater Contaminants: Safe Drinking Water List – EPA’s Preliminary DeterminationsElwha River Dam Removal: CWA Permit IssuedWatershed Planning: EPA Web-Based ToolBlackfeet Water Rights Compact: Montana Compact…
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New Reservoir Approved for Colorado River Water (Bureau of Reclamation)Ground Water and Surface Water Regulation: Colorado DecisionWater Use Efficiency – Reclamation Report for CaliforniaPerchlorate Legislation IntroducedClean Water Act Settlement: Wetlands Preservation & EnhancementKlamath Water Market & Study (Bureau of Reclamation)Dairy Water Quality: Management & Technology PublicationWater Quality Data Warehouse: USGS Program for Data and MappingPuget…
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Klamath Hydroelectric Relicensing: Fish Passage and FERCMunicipal Water Rights: Retroactive Expansion LawsuitNationwide Section 404 Permits for the Clean Water Act: Corps of Engineers’ ProposalShipyard Superfund Site: Elliot Bay SeattleYakima USGS Groundwater StudyGroundwater and Surface Water Contamination – Settlement ReachedAllocation of Water: Congressional Budget Office ReportNew Regulations for Ballast Water OrderedWater Auction: Effluent Water Sale in…
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