TWR #126

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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TWR #125

Waters of the U.S. Rule: EPA Clarification, Webinar & Extended Comment PeriodTexas Permitting Rules Upheld: Whooping Cranes Lawsuit ReversedLas Vegas Water Rights OfferAquifer Recharge – Water Banking Paper by Arizona WRRCColorado River Basin Studies Released: Tribal Non-Consumptive Water Uses and Research Needs in the BasinPesticides & Salmon: Buffer Zones Agreement Reached with EPAStormwater Fine in…

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TWR #123

Stream Access in New Mexico: Attorney General’s OpinionCity Instream Flow: Non-Diversion Agreement in Colorado“Waters of the US” Definition: Comment Period OpenHatchery v. Wild Fish Dispute: Settlement Severely Limits Releases (ESA Evaluation Needed)Fish Consumption Rates: Idaho DEQ Implementing Statewide Survey for Water Quality CriteriaEnforcement Report of 2013 Actions Released by California State Water Resources Control BoardFracking…

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TWR #119

Rio Grande Compact – Lawsuit Between Texas & New Mexico: U.S. Solicitor General’s Brief FiledIndian Water Claims – Settlement of Reserved Rights SymposiumMontana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission’s Report on CSKT Proposed Water Rights Compact ReleasedDrought Management in California – Emphasis on Water TransfersBay Delta Conservation Plan Released for Public Review (California & Federal Partners)Oil…

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TWR #118

Republican River Special Master’s Report Issued: Kansas v. Nebraska and ColoradoUtah Nuclear Plant Water Right Transfers Upheld by CourtUIC Violations in Utah: Safe Drinking Water Penalty of $600,000Fracking Regulations Rulemaking Proposed in CaliforniaWater Quality Trading: USDA – EPA Partnership ExpandedKlamath Settlement “Agreement in Principle” Reached Between Klamath Tribes and “Off-Project” IrrigatorsLand Subsidence From Groundwater Pumping:…

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TWR #117

Instream Rights Enforcement Discretion Agreement – Swinomish v. EcologyNatural Infrastructure: Investing in Forested Landscapes for Source Water Protection in the United States GuidanceArizona v. California Digital Collection Debuted at William A. Wise Law Library (CU)Cumulative Watershed Impacts of Small-Scale Hydroelectric Projects in Irrigation Delivery Systems: A Case StudyGroundwater Workplan Concept Paper Discussion Draft Released by…

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TWR #115

Mono Lake Settlement in California Addresses Tributary Streamflows & Other ActionsHydropower Rights Battle in Nebraska: Forfeiture and Abandonment Asserted by Groundwater IrrigatorsHigh Plains Aquifer (Ogallala) Depletion Detailed – Unsustainable Agriculture Use of GroundwaterTransbasin Water Exchanges in Colorado: “Lawn Irrigation Return Flows” (LIRFs)Mine Permit Appealed From ADEQ Decision: Aquifer Protection Permit in ArizonaStormwater Cleanup: Proof for…

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TWR #114

Draft Economic Report on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan ReleasedEcological Health in the Nation’s Streams, 1993-2005 Released by USGSFracking Studies Announced by BLM for Public Lands in CaliforniaSafe Drinking Water Act Fine – Injection Well Violations in ColoradoWater Purchase by State Agency in Washington for MitigationWater Right Price Index Released by WestWater ResearchEPA Funding for…

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TWR #113

Speculation Decision by Colorado Supreme Court:: “Can and Will” Requirements ClarifiedJoint Regional Agreement on Best Practices for Water Quality Trading in Idaho, Oregon and Washington“Addressing Mexico’s Water Deficit to the United States” – Report Released by Texas Officials Concerning the Rio GrandeEPA’s Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment – $384 Billion Infrastructure NeedsNondiversion Agreement…

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TWR #110

Texas ESA Decision on Whooping Crane Protection Draws Rebuttals: TCEQ & Texas Farm Bureau Weigh InTribal Water Settlement in New Mexico – Aamodt Water RightsErrata: TWR #109 Water Brief on North Platte Regulation & Priority Administration in WyomingFracking Disclosure: Trade Secrets Protected in WyomingESA & 1872 Mining Act Decision (Suction Dredge Impacts) – ESA TrumpsBay…

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