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December
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
Bush Signs $27.3 Billion Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Bill
Reclamation to Form 2004 Klamath Bank
State
Actions
California Senator Machado Plans Legislative Action on Napa Agreement
California DWR Announces Initial 2004 SWP Allocation
Yucca Denied Water for Depositor
Water
Quality and the Environment
EPA and USACE Decide Not to Issue New Rule for Wetlands Jurisdiction
Indian
Water Rights
Shivwits Band Water
Rights Settlement Complete
TOP
November
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
Bush Signs $19.8 Billion Interior Appropriation Bill
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the High Plains Aquifer
Supreme Court Accepts Republican River Special Master's Report
National Research Council Releases New Report on Klamath
State
Actions
California DWR Issues Desalination Report
Colorado Citizens Vote to Defeat Referendum Report A
New Mexicans Review Draft of State Water Plan
Edwards Aquifer Authority Proposes Interruptible Permits
Water
Quality and the Environment
EPA Adopts New Strategic Plan
Provision in Energy Bill Prevents Taking of Water for Silvery Minnow
TOP
October
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Special
Article:
"Truce on the Colorado River: A Retrospective," by
Rodney T. Smith, Editor
Federal
Actions
Federal Court Upholds Nevada State Engineer's Approval of Water
Transfer to Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge
State
Actions
Sixteen Major Water Bills Pass in California
Orange County Releases Water Supply Reliability Study
Stay Granted in Black Canyon Dispute
Oregon Governor Kulongoski Signs Major Water Bill
State Court Rejects City of San Marcos Plan to Draw River Water
Water
Quality and the Environment
Perchlorate Bills Signed in California
EPA Proposes New Federal Water Quality Standards for Oregon
USFWS Proposes New Rules Governing Conservation Agreements
Senators Oppose MTBE Liability Waiver in Energy Bill
Corporate
Actions
American States Water Settles Sacramento Groundwater Contamination
Suit
TOP
September
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
CRWCD Sues Reclamation Over Green Mountain Reservoir Allocation Cuts
Federal Court Reinstates Lawsuit Challenging CALFED Program
State
Actions
El Dorado ID Receives Favorable Ruling in Challenge to SWRCB
Decision
Agreement Sets Framework for Integration of CVP and SWP
State Water Contractors Drop Legal Challenge to Freeport
Project
Indian
Water Rights
President Bush Signs Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement
Act
Corporate
Actions
California - American Water Files for Adjudication of Seaside
Basin
Veolia Environnement to Sell Portions of USFilter
TOP
July/August
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
Court Upholds 10 ppb Arsenic Standard
Federal Legislation Could Override Silvery Minnow Ruling
Mexico Agrees to Send Water to U.S.
State
Actions
City of Sitka Seeks Proposals for Bulk Water Export
Study of Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer Initiated in Oklahoma
Indian
Water Rights
Reversals on Klamath Water Basin Decisions
TOP
June
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Bingaman Introduces Bill to Enhance Small Community Water Supplies
Interior and USDA Sign MOU on Water Shortages
Senators Feinstein and Boxer Introduce $880 Million CALFED Bill
Reclamation and FWS Announce Final Rules for Managing CVPIA Water
Appeals Court Issues Decision on Missouri River
State Actions
Colorado Court Ruling Upholds Recreational Water Rights
Nevada Legislature Creates Lincoln County Water District
Water Quality
and Environment
PacifiCorp Decommissions Hydroelectric Projects in Oregon and Utah
Court Upholds California MTBE Ban
Court Rules Columbia and Snake River Plan Does Not Comply with ESA
TOP
May
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
Interior Proposes Federal Policy to Prevent Water Crisis and
Conflict
Norton Revises Allocation of Colorado River Water in California
State Actions
Colorado Courts and Legislature Set Terms for Settling South Platte
Disputes
Colorado Bond Initiative Would Allow CWCB to Fund Water Infrastructure
Projects
Washington Coalition Opposes Water Bills
Water Quality
and Environment
Court Upholds CALFED EIR
Indian Water
Rights
Settlement Reached in Yakima Valley Water Rights Adjudication Case
Tentative Settlement Reached in Soboba Tribe Water Rights Claim
TOP
April
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Senator Crapo Introduced Water Rights State Supremacy Legislation
Water Security Legislation Moves Through Congress
State Actions
California MWD Releases 20-Year Water Plan
Agreement Reached in Colorado on Gunnison Water Dispute
New Mexico Signs Landmark Pecos River/Carlsbad Project Water Rights
Settlement
Water Quality
and Environment
American Rivers 2003 Ten Most Endangered Rivers
Salton Sea Authority Approves Plan to Improve Conditions In the Sea
TOP
March
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Court Issues Injunction Against Interiorís Assault on IIDís Water
Right
FY 2003 Appropriations Passed, DOI Funded at More than $10 Billion
State Actions
California Agencies Converging on QSA
California Appellate Court Strikes Down Development Project EIR for
Inadequate Water Supply
Settlement Reached on Litigation Over Monterey Agreement
Governor Locke Unveils New Water Legislation
Water Quality and Environment
Federal Funds Appropriated for Purchase of Baca Ranch
Coalition Presents Edwards Aquifer Protection Plan
Indian Water Rights
City of Mesa Approves Largest Indian Water Rights Settlement
TOP
February
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
Bush Requests $30.4 Billion for Natural Resources and the Environment
Reclamation and Corps Release Final BA for Middle Rio Grande
Operations
State Actions
DOI Responds to California Delegation, Releases Salton Sea Status
Report
Metropolitan and Coachella Enter IID v. US Litigation
Water
Quality and Environment
Federal Court Rules USACE Snake River Operations Comply With CWA
Groups File Intent to Sue Over Rogue River Basin Project Diversions
TOP
January
2003
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
U.S. and Mexico Reach Agreement on Rio Grande Deliveries
Representatives Kelly and Tauscher Introduce Water Infrastructure Bill
Federal Appeals Court Ruling Gives Standing in Citizen Suits
Bureau of Reclamation Proposes New Rules for Managing CVPIA Water
State Actions
Interior Assaults Citadel of Property Rights
California Assemblymember Leslie Introduces Clean Waterways Bill
Settlement Proposed in Republican River Case
Oregon Departments Release Water Quality Sufficiency Analysis
GBRA, SARA and SAWS Approve Letter of Intent
Water Quality
and Environment
Bush Administration Announces New Wetlands Policy
EPA Announces Water Quality Trading Program
Clean Water Act Scope Affirmed by Supreme Court
Stakeholders File Intent to Sue Over Missouri River Operations
Corporate
Actions
Layne Christensen Enters Definitive Agreement to Develop TX
Groundwater
TOP
December
2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
Secretary Norton Confronts Era of Limits in Colorado River Basin
California Delegation Rebukes Norton Over Interior’s QSA Actions
State Actions
Imperial Irrigation
District Board Rejects Revisions of QSA Transfer
Montana Supreme Court Rules in Flathead Water Rights Case
Utah Task Force Releases Water Funding Report
Agreement Reached on Columbia Basin Water Rights
Water Quality
and the Environment
Bush Signs Wetlands Bill
Indian Water
Resources
Congress and President Authorize Rocky Boy’s Reservation Water
System
TOP
November
2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Arsenic Standard Challenged on Constitutional Grounds
State Actions
Voters Pass Financing Measures
Montana Supreme Court Overturns Bean Lake Decision
Texas Water Development Board Adopts Rules for Groundwater Management
Areas
WA Governor Locke Proposes New Plan for Columbia River Basin Flows
Water Quality and the
Environment
Lower Owens River Plan Environmental Study Released
Power Planning Council Proposes Changes to Columbia River Basin Flow
Indian Water Resources
Senate Committee Approves Zuni Tribe Settlement
Corporate Actions
General Electric To Acquire Osmonics
S&P Downgrades Cal Water Debt
Vivendi Sells Remaining Stake in Vivendi Environmental
TOP
October
2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis Released
House Passes Security BillXX
Draft US/Mexico Border Program Released for Comment
State Actions
Arizona Senators Introduce Settlement Legislation
CA Water Agencies Revise Terms of Transfers for QSA
Metropolitan and PVID Finalize Principles of Land Fallowing Agreement
CA Governor Davis Signs Water Quality Legislation
NM Attorney General Obtains Stay of Silvery Minnow Ruling
Indian Water
Resources
San Luis Rey Settlement Moves Step Closer to Reality
Corporate
Actions
Metropolitan Terminates Cadiz Project
California Provides Rate Flexibility for Water Utilities
TOP
September 2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Congress Urged to Address Drought
State Actions
Salt River Project Reduces Allocation by One-Third
California State Government Acts to Facilitate Closure on
Quantification Settlement Agreement
Local California Agencies Continuing Colorado River Negotiations
Governor Davis Signs Bay-Delta and Other Environmental Legislation
Colorado Attorney General Addresses State’s Water Needs
Water Quality and the
Environment
Section 319 Clean Water Act Guidelines Issued by EPA
President Bush’s Watershed Initiative Grant Solicitation
Indian Water Resources
Tribe and Environmental Groups Sue Interior Over Lack of Plan to
Restore Salton Sea
Corporate Actions
Interior Issues Record of Decision on Cadiz Project
Philadelphia Suburban Completes Secondary Offering of Vivendi’s
Stake
Layne Christensen Announces Long-Term Contract with Semitropic
DQE Sells Remnants of AquaSource to California Utilities
TOP
July/August 2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
National Research Council Report Calls for Review of Army Corps
Projects
Mexico Rio Grande Water Delivery Compromise Meets with Dissatisfaction
State
Actions
Imperial Irrigation District Board Offers Interim Fallowing Program
California Farm Bureau Seeking Rehearing on Nonpoint Source Pollution
Water Quality and the Environment
Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2002
Bills to Protect Wetlands Introduced in House and Senate
Nevada Continues Challenge to Yucca Nuclear Repository
Corporate Actions
Feinstein Takes Aim at Cadiz Project
Philadelphia Suburban Acquires AquaSource
TOP
June 2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
Feinstein Tells Farmers to Fallow or Else
House Holds Hearings on HR 3561 to Establish Water Commission
Court Gives Permission for Release of Water for Missouri River
State
Actions
Court Orders Castaic Lake to Stop Selling Water to Retail
Customers
Colorado Governor Owens Signs Bills to Help Water Users Through
Drought
Oklahoma Passes Bill Suspending Out-of-State Water Sales
Water
Quality and the Environment
EPA Proposes Water Quality Trading Program
Historic Groundwater Cleanup in San Gabriel Valley Water Basin
Approved
Senate Committee Endorses SJR 34 for Approval of Yucca Mountain
Nuclear Waste Repository
Corporate
Actions
Vivendi Reduces Stake in Vivendi Environment
Nevada Engineer Approves Scaled-Down Version of Vidler
Groundwater Project in Nevada
TOP
May 2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Farm Bill Signed into Law
Napolitano and Tauscher Introduce Alternative CalFed Water Bill
State Actions
SWRCB Starts Hearing on Imperial-San Diego Agreement and Quantification Settlement Agreement
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Use of Ground Water Aquifer for Conveyance
New Mexico Attorney General Files Motion to Challenge Ruling on Use of San Juan-Chama Water
Water Quality and the Environment
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Tahoe Building Moratorium not a Taking
Corporate Actions
Philadelphia Suburban to Merge with Pennichuck
Vivendi to Sell Stake in Philadelphia Suburban
TOP
April
2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Testimony Heard on “Good Neighbor Act”
Klamath Water Banks to Assist Balance Water Demands
State Actions
Colorado Water Mitigation Bill Receives Approval from State Senate
Idaho Takings Bill Dies in Legislature
Water Quality and the Environment
EPA Interprets Exemption of Irrigation Return Flows from Clean Water Act
American Rivers Releases Most Endangered Rivers List for 2002
Takings Claim Rejected in Washington Methow Valley Case
Corporate Actions
Azurix Sells Wessex Water to YTL
Cadiz Receives Favorable Biological Opinion
TOP
March
2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Senate and House Work to Reconcile Farm Bill Differences
Senate Water Investment Act Meets opposition From the Bush Administration
State Actions
CA Superior Court Dismisses San Diego's Lawsuit About MWD Preferential Rights
CA Supreme Court Allows Private Actions Against Regulated Utilities over Water Quality
New Mexico Governor Johnson Signs Water Banking Bill
Texas Rio Grande Task Formed to Analyze Rights and Remedies Under 1944 Water Treaty
Texas Supreme Court Upholds EAA Right to Control Groundwater Pumping
Water Quality and the Environment
Approval of Yucca Mountain Nuclear Storage Site Sparks Lawsuits
California Passes 2.6 Billion Conservation Funding Measure
Federal Judge Reduces CVP Yield for Environmental Purposes
Corporate Actions
Babbitt Joins Cadiz to Form International Subsidiary
Turn Around in Earnings from Irrigation Technology
Vivendi Lands $1.5 Billion Contract to Manage Indianapolis Water System
TOP
February 2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
NAS Study Concludes No Scientific Foundation for Federal Water Cutback in Klamath Basin
State Actions
Water Agreement to Advance Agricultural Water Management in California
SAWS Implements ASR Project in South Bexar County
Water Quality and the Environment
Nature Conservancy Signs Purchase Agreement for Baca Ranch
EPA Issues New Risk Assessment for Perchlorate
Corp of Engineers Publishes New Nationwide Permits
TOP
January 2002
Monthly Water Intelligence
State Actions
AZ Governor's Water Management Commission Releases Final Report
California DWR Establishes 2002 Dry Year Water Purchase Program
$3.4 Billion Water Bond Initiative Circulates in California
Loveland Signs Conveyance Contract with Reclamation and NCWCD
OK and TX Negotiations Stall Over Price Gap
Water Quality and the Environment
National Research Council Releases Report on Restoring the Missouri River
Corporate Actions
Cadiz Combines Agricultural Operations with KADCO
Ionics Completes Sale of Bottled Water Business to Perrier
United Water Sells Florida Properties to Municipal Provider
TOP
December 2001
Guest Commentary
Guadalupe River Diversion Could Signal an End to Regional Water Conflict
- written by Todd Voettler
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Bush Administration Resolute to Follow Rule of Law on Colorado
River
CALFED Authorization Bills Considered in Congress
Wyden, Smith Propose Klamath Basin Amendments to the Farm Bill
State Actions
OK State/Tribes Draft Compact Paves Way for Water Marketing
Texas Voters Approve Proposition
SAWS Board Approves Second Water Fee Increase
Water Quality and the
Environment
Corps Selects Alternative on Snake River
Corporate Actions
CPUC Denies Southern California Water’s Acquisition of
Peerless
CPUC To Institute Rulemaking on Balancing Accounts
TOP
November 2001
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill Passes
Federal Judge Rejects Taking Claim Regarding Fish Springs Ranch in
NV
State Actions
Metropolitan Board Approves Changes in Rate Structure
Challenge to Castaic Lake Acquisition of Santa Clarita Referred Back to
Superior Court
Water Quality and the
Environment
EPA Affirms 10ppb Arsenic Standard
Corporate Actions
American Water Works Arranges $1.2 Billion in Financing to Complete
Azurix and Citizen Acquisitions
Gabelli Increases Stake in San Jose Water
Southwest Water Receives Public-Private Partnership Award for El Paso
Project
TOP
October 2001
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
House Passes Farm Security Act
Six Missouri River Basin Governors Support Changes to River
Operations
State Actions
Governor Davis Signs Key Water Supply Bills
CA Governor Signs Groundwater Contamination Bill
Final Environmental Report Issued for Cadiz-Metropolitan Program
State Engineer Requires City of Rancho To Acquire Surface Water Rights
to Offset Increased Pumping
City of Seattle Settlement Reached on Water Conservation
Initiative
Water Quality and the Environment
Governor Locke Establishes the Columbia River Regional Initiative
Indian Water Resources
Montana Water Court Approves Fort Peck Compact
Corporate Actions
Vivendi Environment Begins Trading on NYSE
California PUC Approves American Water Works Acquisition of
Citizens
Cadiz Issues Preferred Stock and Warrants
TOP
September 2001
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Lower Basin Expands Use of Colorado River Water
Secretary Norton Expresses Quallified Support of CALFED Federal
Funding
Colorado River Quantification Settlement Facilitation Act
Introduced
House Committee Approves Conservation and Reinvestment Act
State Actions
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Permit Application Approved
Water Quality and the Environment
Environmental Groups Support Secretary Norton Position on CALFED
Legislation
Missouri River Revised DEIS Released
International
Mexico Suspends Repayment of Rio Grande Water
Corporate Actions
RWE Announces Acquisition of American Water Works
TOP
July/August 2001
Litigation Update
U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Damages in Kansas v. Colorado 9
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
House, Senate Pass Missouri River Amendments
State-Federal Agreement Reached to Protect Silvery Minnow
State Actions
Arizona Governor Signs Joint Resolution on Colorado River
Agreement
Arizona and Nevada Sign Groundwater Banking Agreement
City of Aurora Denied Water Rights for South Park
Conjunctive Use Project
Denver Begins Construction on Water Recycling System
GBRA Permit Amendment Returned to TNRCC
Irrigation Agreement to Benefit Bull Trout in Washington
Water Quality and the
Environment
Ninth Circuit Rules that Citizen Petitions Regarding Candidate Species
Under ESA Not Secondary Petitions
Arsenic Standard Debate Provokes Both Legislative and Legal
Actions
Indian Water Resources
US Supreme Court Decides Lake Coeur D™Alene Case
Corporate Actions
Vidler Exiting California Market 26
American Water Works Acquires Azurix North America
TOP
June 2001
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
CALFED Bills Introduced by Feinstein and Calvert
Emergency Groundwater Supplies Sought for Klamath Project Water Users
State Actions
Arizona Court Rules on Use of Natural Waterway on Private Land
Idaho Power Buys Back Electricity From Irrigators
TX: GBRA, SAWS and SARA Sign Water Supply and Delivery Agreement
TOP
May 2001
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Final SEIR/EIS for Meeting San Joaquin River Flow Objectives Released
Reclamation Announces Klamath Water Project Allocation
Court Ruling Requires Compensation Under the Endangered Species Act
State Actions
States Approve Settlement of Nebraska v. Wyoming
Governor Signs CALFED Funding Bill
Stream Classification Bill Signed Into Law
First Regional Water System Starts to Grow
Legislature Passes Groundwater Compact Resolution
Texas Water Development Board to Look at State Water Plan Policy
Governor Signs Water Reform Bill
TOP
April 2001
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
MOU Signed to Protect Private and Public Water and Land
State Actions
Havasu Water Company Contracts with Bureau for Permanent Service
Orange County Approves Reclaimed Water Project
MOU Signed for Planning of Off-Stream Reservoir in Northern California
California Municipal Finance Legislation
Water Quality and the
Environment
Kansas Preserves State Control of Water Quality Standards
Indian Water Resources
Tribes and States Sign Multi-Year Salmon Protection Accord
Corporate Actions
Metropolitan Board approves Definitive Economic Terms for Cadiz
Project
TOP
March 2001
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
EPA to Defer and Review Pending Arsenic Standard
State Actions
Agreement Signed on San Joaquin River
US Supreme Court to Hear Lake Coeur D'Alene Case
Washington Water Storage Task Force Releases Report
Indian Water Resources
Opinion Signifies Significant Progress in Decades Old Adjudication Case
Decrees Signed on Red River and Jemez Adjudication Cases
Corporate Actions
American Water Works Terminates Merger with San Jose Water
TOP
February
2001
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
East Bay Municipal Utility District Signs Historic American River Agreement
State Actions
CAGRD Sends Discussion Papers to Governor's Water Management Commission
DWR Spends Money Appropriated for California Plan and Bay-Delta on Electricity
San Diego Sues Metropolitan and LA Over Preferential Rights
Colorado Study on Saving Open Spaces, Farms & Ranches Presented to Governor
NM: Ambac Concerned About Payment of Santa Fe Water Utilities Bond
Water Quality and the Environment
Trust for Public Land Purchases Land in Methow Valley
TOP
January 2001
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Babbitt Adopts Interim Surplus Guidelines for Colorado River
Animas-La Plata Project Funding Approved
Westlands Files Lawsuit to Halt Changes to Trinity River Operations
State Actions
MWD Board Mulls Economic Terms of Cadiz Project
Utah Department of Water Resources Releases State Water Plan Draft
Washington Supreme Court Rules On Groundwater Withdrawals
Water Quality and the Environment
Suit Filed to Overturn Halt on Listing Endangered Species
Federal Caucus Releases Final Basinwide Salmon Recovery Plan
Land and Water Acquisition Fund to be Created
Corporate Actions
Cadiz Stock Runups on Pending MWD Deal
Western Water Continues Capital Restructuring
TOP
December 2000
Monthly Water
Intelligence
Federal
Mexico and U.S. Sign Agreement on Colorado River Delta
Babbitt Bids Colorado River Basin Farewell
Final Missouri River Biological Opinion Released
Trinity River FEIS/EIR Released
State Actions
APS and IID Contract for Colorado River Water
Texas Regional Water Plans Available for Review
Water Quality and the Environment
Environmental Groups Petition Washington Department of Ecology
to Close the Columbia River to Future Withdrawals
Indian Water Resources
Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and the State of Oklahoma Sign MOU
Corporate Actions
Thames Water Plc Completes Acquisition of E’town
Azurix Board Accepts Enron’s Increased Offer
Kaiser Ventures Sells Interest in Fontana Union
California Water Buys Water Company in New Mexico
TOP
November 2000
Litigation Update
CA Appellate Court Rejects Environmental Review of Monterrey Agreement
Monthly Water
Intelligence
Federal Actions
Wrap-up on 106th Congress Water Bills
State Actions
ID Supreme Court Denies Claims for Federal Reserve Rights
New Guidelines for Middle Rio Grande Water Rights
Water Quality and the Environment
Environmental Group Files Intent to Sue Over Dumping in Rio Grande
Corporate Actions
Enron Proposes AZX Loan to Buyout Shareholders
Chromium 6 Found at Cadiz Project Site
Vidler Announces Approval of AZ Storage Facility Permit and other Groundwater Marketing Programs
TOP
October 2000
Monthly Water
Intelligence
Federal Actions
Great Sand Dunes National Park Act of 2000 Passes
State Actions
Urban and Rural Water Users Launch Legal Challenges to CALFED
Indian Water Resources
Secretary Babbitt Issues Decision Finalizing Colorado Ute Water Rights Settlement
Clinton Signs Shivwits Water Settlement Act
Corporate Actions
Ionics Lower 3 rd Quarter Earnings Expectations Brings Down Treatment Stocks
Class Action Shareholder Suits Filed Against Azurix
Supplemental Environmental Documentation Published on Cadiz/Metropolitan Agreement
TOP
September 2000
Monthly Water
Intelligence
Federal Actions
Bureau Releases for Comment Colorado River Basin States Proposal
for Interim Surplus Criteria
Bureau Agrees to Deliver Colorado River Water to BLM Lands in AZ
State Actions
CALFED Issues Record of Decision on Bay-Delta Plan
CA Supreme Court Denies Petition for Hearing Wheeling Case
City of Clyde Acquires Water from Abilene at Premium Price
Water Quality and the Environment
Short-Term Settlement Reached on Water for Silvery Minnow and Farmers
Corporate Actions
AZX CEO Quits Amid Continuing Slide in Stock Price
NASDAQ Delists Western Water Company
American States Water Sells 1.1 Million Common Shares
TOP
July/August
2000
Legal Commentary Article
"Wheeling
Wars" by Legal Advisory Editor Barton H. Thompson
Monthly Water
Intelligence
Federal Actions
Lower Basin States Exceed Colorado River Apportionment in 1999
Rio Grande Water Set Aside for Silvery Minnows
Environment and Water Quality
US-Mexican Environmental Interests Sue to Protect Colorado River and Mexican Delta
Indian Water Resources
U.S. Supreme Court Recognizes Additional Colorado River Water Rights for Quechan Tribe
Objections Filed to Proposed Consent Decree in Big Horn Adjudication
Corporate Actions
Vivendi Environmental Goes Public
Suez Lyonnaise Completes United Water Acquisition
Azurix Plunges on Earnings Announcement
International Actions
Interior and Mexico Sign Joint Declarations to Expand Bilateral Efforts to Conserve Natural Resources on Cross-Border Issues
TOP
June
2000
Monthly Water Intelligence
State Actions
Governor
Davis and Secretary Babbitt Announce Bay-Delta Plan
Development Authority Offers
New Pooled Revenue Bond Program
Metropolitan Mulls Over Proposals for Dry-Year Transfers
Framework for Settlement Announced in Nebraska v. Wyoming
Nevada Begins Public
Workshops for Statewide Natural Resources Plan
Water Quality & the Environment
EPA Proposes to Cut Allowable
Arsenic Levels
Northwest Power Planning Council Releases Preliminary
Columbia River Basin
Salmon Study
Corporate
Actions
California Water Completes
Dominguez Acquisition
American Water Works Amends Poison Pill
International
Actions
Northern Mexico
Opposes Lining of All American Canal
TOP
May 2000
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Congress Debates Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Bill
State Actions
CAP and United States End Financial Dispute
Debate Begins on Regulation of Subterranean Streams
Texas Receives First Water from Mexico in "Repayment"
of Water Debt
Water Quality & the Environment
Opposition Mounts to EPA Revisions in Total Maximum Daily Load
Program
American Rivers Announces Most Endangered Rivers for 2000
Corporate Actions
Western Water Announces Restructuring Plan
Expanding Market for Irrigation Equipment
TOP
April 2000
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Bureau Invites Comment on Updated Principles Governing Transfer
of Federal Project Water
Reclamation Announcement Hailed as End of
Auburn Dam Project
Administration Announces Ethanol/MTBE Program
United Federal Policy for Watershed Approach to
Federal Land and
Resource Management Announced
State Actions
Reclamation Updates CVP Water Allocations for Water Year 2000
Environment & Water Quality
Federal Claims Settled for Instream Flows in San Luis Valley
Congress Continues Debate on Amendments to ESA
NWF Wins Court Decision That Could Lead to
Breaching of
Snake River Dams
Corporate Actions
Water Sector Remains Adrift in Stock Market Decline
TOP
March
2000
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Water Programs in Administration FY 2001 Budget
to Congress
Corps of Engineers and Idaho
Governor Differ on Dam Breaching
State Actions
CAP Dispute One Step Nearer Final Resolution
California Voters Approve Two
Water Bond Issues
Reclamation Seeks Public Comment
on Findings on Temporary Water Transfers Within CVP
Idaho Water Resources Board
Launches Planning for Lower Boise River
Texas Parks and Wildlife Releases
Study of Ongoing Drought
Corporate Actions
Researchers Challenge Draft EIS/EIR for Cadiz
Project
TOP
February 2000
Legal Commentary Article
"Will
Reserved Rights Federalize Groundwater Law?" By Advisory Legal Editor Barton Thompson
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Bureau Announces Preliminary CVP Allocations
Reclamation Releases Scoping Report for CAP EIS
Interior
Releases Draft EIS for Ute Water Rights Settlement
Interior
releases Draft EIS/EIR for Salton Sea Restoration
Indian
Water Resources
Montana Supreme Court Upholds Tribes Against
State
Corporate
Actions
Azurix Issues Debt and Announces Unchanged
Earnings and Future Online Water Trading
SEC
Approves Pico's Rights Offering
United
Water Resources Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Suez Lyonnaise
TOP
January 2000
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
Babbitt Sees Coming Century of Cooperation and
Consensus
Reclamation
Releases Draft Revised Interim Guidelines on CVP Water Transfers
State
Actions
California State Water Resources Board Approves
Downscaled Transfer of Natomas Water
MWD Solicits
Competitive Bids for up to 100,000 AF of Option Water
Montana District
Court Upholds State Transfer Decision
Tahoe/Truckee/Pyramid
Restoration and Recovery Planning Underway
Governor Guinn Tells
California to Live Within Means
Environment and
Water Quality
California State Board Issues Decision on Bay-Delta
Objectives
USFWS Issues Opinion on
High Savery Dam and Reservoir
Indian Water
Resources
President Signs Administration's First Indian Water
Rights Settlement
International
Developments
Canada Continues Debates Water Exports
Corporate
Actions
Pico Holdings Announces Rights Offering
Publications of
Note
TOP
December 1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal
Actions
Energy Pursues State Water Rights for Nuclear Dump
State
Actions
Six Basin States Ask for California 4.4 Plan
Damages Hearing
Opens in Kansas v. Colorado
Nebraska Files to
Dismiss Kansas' Claims in Republican River
Indian
Water Rights
Idaho State Judge Rejects Nez Perce's Claims for
Off-Reservation Instream Flow Right
Corporate
Actions
Thames Water Bids for E'Town
S&P Places Azurix
European Unit on Credit Watch
Publications
of Note
ACWA releases "California's Looming Water Crises:
A Status Report"
TOP
November 1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Interior Publishes Final Interstate Storage Rule of
Lower Basin
Congress Introduces Bill to
Allow CVP San Luis Unit to Buy SWP Water
Bureau of Reclamation
Release Draft 2000-2005 Strategic Plan
National Drought Policy
Commission Issues Draft Plan
State Actions
Interior Releases Final Decision on How CVP will
Provide Water for Fish and Wildlife
Colorado Attorney General
Releases Strategic Objectives to Water Policy
Idaho Places Moratorium on
Water Rights Development
Kansas Drafts Legislation
to Create Water Banking Experiments
Corporate Actions
American Water Works Buys SJW Corporation
Azurix Stock Price Plunges
40% with 3rd Quarter Earnings Announced
Azurix Acquires Storage
Project in Central California
Waterlink Completes
Offering of Common Shares and Amends Bank Facility
Cadiz Signs Final Agreement
for Egyptian Agricultural Project
TOP
October 1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Lower Basin States Exceed Entitlement in 1998
Interior Approves Funding
for Completion of Diamond Fork System
State Actions
California Agencies Release for Public Input
Quantification Settlement Concerning Colorado River
Coachella and MWD File
Lawsuits Attaching Validity of Imperial/San Diego Deal
Edwards Aquifer Authority
Seeks Federal Funding for Fallowing Program
Agreement Signed to Remove
Condit Dam
Indian Water Rights
Oregon State Attorney General Draft Opinion Limits
Water Rights of Klamath Tribe
Publications of
Note
California Legislative Report Endorses
Water Transfers
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September 1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Central Arizona Project Prepayment Settlement
Announced
Reclamation Releases Draft of Alternative New CAP
Allocations
Middle Rio Grande Water Conservancy District Files to
Set Aside Silvery Minnow Designation
State Actions
California Legislature Approves Water Bond
Interior Prematurely Announces Agreement Among
California Agencies on Colorado River Matters
California PUC Allows Private Water Supplier to Complete
in Riverside
Wyoming Challenges Administration's Clean Water Action
Plan
Environment and Water Quality
EPA's Blue Ribbon Panel Reports on MTBE
EPA Approves Owens Valley Clean Air Plan
Corporate Actions
Suez Lyonnaise Offers Buyout of United Water Shareholders
Cadiz Reports Progress to Shareholders
Azurix Signs Agreement to Acquire Brazilian Water
Company
Western Water Issues Poison Pill
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July/August 1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
USFWS and NMFS Issue Final Policies for Safe Harbors and Conservation Agreements
State Actions
Department of Ecology Issues Draft Rules on Water Conservancy Boards
Environment and Water
Quality
CALFED Releases Latest Draft of Bay-Delta EIS/EIR
Corporate Actions
Suez Lyonnaise Enters US Market Buying Nalco and Calgon
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June 1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Bureau of Reclamation Solicits Comments on Surplus Criteria
Judge Issues Injunction on Use of More than 800,000 AF for CVPIA
State Actions
California Water Bond Passes Out of Committee
Rule of Capture Upheld by Texas Supreme Court
Corporate Actions
Yorkshire Water Buys Aquarion
Cadiz Issues Poison Pill
Cadiz to Develop and Manage Egyptian Agricultural Project for Saudis
Azurix Issues Initial Public Offering
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May 1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
House Passes Water Project Authorization Bill
State Actions
Controversy Over Proposed San Carlos Apache Settlement
Westlands Directors Authorize Debt for Long-Term Supplemental Water Supplies
CO Attorney General Launches Pre-Emptive Strike Against Resurrection of Export Project
from San Luis Valley
Draft Water Rights Guidelines for NM Middle Rio Grande Released for Comment
Settlement Negotiated for Truckee River Water Dispute
Las Vegas to Negotiate MOU with Counties to Solve Water Conflicts
Environment and Water
Quality
American Rivers Announces Ten Most Endangered Rivers
Corporate Actions
Vivendi Closing Acquisition of US Filter
California Water to Undertake NE Water Supply Project for Bakersfield
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April 1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Senate Committee Reports Out Water Project Bill
Bureau of Reclamation Completes Analysis of Impacts of 1 million AF for Snake River
Proposed Guidelines for Habitat Conservation Plans Released
State Actions
Babbitt Tells California Legislature Consequences of No Credible 4.4 Plan - DWR Director
Hannigan Enters Negotiations
Bureau Announces Updated CVP Water Allocations
Governor of Colorado Affirms Support for Animas-La Plata
Revised Draft EIS/EIR Planned for Truckee River Operating Agreement
Environment and Water
Quality
More Salmon Species to be Listed in the Northwest
Indian Water Resources
Proposed Settlement with Crow Tribe and State of Montana Announced
Corporate Actions
Vivendi Purchases USFilter for 6.2 Billion
Bidding War Erupts for Dominguez Services Corporation
Azurix Plans Initial Public Offering and Acquires PUMC
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March 1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Congress Introduces Water Bills
Clinton Proposes $100 Million Salmon Recovery Program
State Actions
Central Arizona Project Introduces Incentive Pricing for Excess Water
MWD Board Approves Protest of Imperial-San Diego Agreement
State Contractors Announce Intent to Sue USFWS Over Splittail Listing
New Mexico Considers Bill to Create Groundwater Storage and Recovery Permitting
Nevada Legislature Considering Bill to Give County Residents Priority on Water Rights
Applications
Nevada Releases Draft State Water Plan
International Actions
Canada Announces Strategy to Prohibit Bulk Water Exports
Litigation Update
Adjudication Statutes - San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Superior Court
(No. CV-95-0161-SA). The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously invalidated 1995
legislation revising numerous statutes dealing with surface water rights and the general
adjudication process.
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February
1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Bureau Announces Preliminary CVP Allocations
Supreme Court Accepts Kansas v. Nebraska
State Actions
IID and Coachella Boards Approve MOU
MWD Asks Babbitt to Reallocate Agricultural Water Rights - California Plan on the Brink of
Unraveling
Texas Legislature Rejoins Battle Over Interbasin Transfers
Environment and Water
Quality
Power Company and Nez Perce Tribe Announce Settlement to Lawsuit
Washington Governor Announces Salmon Recovery Plan
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January
1999
Monthly Water Intelligence
Federal Actions
Six Colorado Basin States Release Negotiation Principles for Interim Reservoir Operating
Criteria for Lake Mead
Secretary Approves 1999 Annual Operating Plan for Colorado River
Bureau Issues Draft Paper Summarizing Policies for Non-Project Water Using Reclamation
Facilities
Discount Rate for Federal Water Projects Lowered
Sate Actions
Arizona Banking Authority Releases Final Commission Report
Environment and Water
Quality
CALFED Issues Revised Phase II Draft Report
Study Finds Oregon Water Trust Program Effective
Indian Water Resources
Nevada State Engineer Approves Tribe's Application for Instream Flow and Recreational Uses
at Pyramid Lake
Litigation Update
Contractual Takings Claim
- Maricopa-Stanfield Irr. v. US 147 F.3d 1168 (9th Cir 1998). The 9th
Circuit of the US Court of Appeals held that Arizona irrigation districts did not have any
vested contractual rights to excess water under the Ak-Chin Settlement Act.
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