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January 1998
Federal Actions
Babbitt
Increases Pressure on California for Credible 4.4 Plan
Reclamation Releases Offstream Storage Regulations
State
Actions
CA State Judge Declares MWD's Wheeling Rates Unlawful
DWR Proposes Framework for MWD/ San Diego Wheeling Agreement
TOP
February
1998
Federal Actions
Congress Attacks Administration's "American Heritage River"
Initiative
Congress Also Attacks CBO Water Policy Report
State
Actions
CA WCD Discusses $1.78 Billion Settlement
New California Water Plan Forecasts Water Shortages Within 25 Years
MWD Signs Interim Agreements to Study Storage and Dry Year Water Supply
Projects
Nebraska Legislature Considers Moratorium on Wells
Edwards Aquifer Board's Pumping Rules Create Controversy
Water Quality and Environment
Draft PEIS Released for Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Environmentalists File Protest to Transfer of Water Rights to Santa Fe
Judge Affirms Protection of Instream Flows in Washington
TOP
March
1998
Federal Actions
Secretary Babbitt Decides No Change in Colorado River Reservoir Operating
Criteria
Builders Support US Fish and Wildlife "No Surprises" Policy
Congressional Leaders Announce Support for Salton Sea Restoration
State Actions
AZ Legislature Weighs Encouraging Water Exchanges
and New Groundwater Special District
CA Reclamation Announces CVP Allocations
TX Lower Colorado River Authority Announces Purchase of Water Rights
Water Quality and Environment
President Clinton Announces Clean Water Initiative
Public Comment Period Reopened on Proposal to List West Coast Salmon as
Endangered Species
EPA Releases Draft "Right-To-Know" Rules for Drinking Water
Quality Reports
Indian Water Resources
Judge Supports Motion to Begin Discovery in Gila River Indian Community
Dispute
TOP
April 1998
Federal Actions
EPA Releases Clean Water Action Plan
Draft EIS for Truckee River Operating Agreement Released
Idaho Amendment to Superfund Bill Introduced
Western Water Policy Review Commission Approves Final Report
State Actions
CALFED Releases Bay-Delta Plan
CA Governor Proposes $1.36 Billion Water Management Bond
KS Governor Proposes Riparian Restoration Plan
Indian Water
Rights
Congress Considers Changes to CO UTE Indian Water Rights Settlement
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Rights of Tribes to Set Water Quality Rules
TOP
May 1998
Federal Actions
Supreme Court Asks Clinton Administration for Views in Superfund Case
BuRec to Deliver Full Water Supplies to CVP Wildlife Refugees
House Passes Property Rights Bill
State Actions
IID and San Diego Sign Historic Agreement
California Coastal Conservancy Announces New Initiatives
Southern California Wetlands Clearinghouse Created
Water Quality and Environment
American Rivers Releases List of the Nation's 20
Most-Endangered Rivers
Indian Water
Rights
Senator Gorton Introduces Bill to Strip Tribes of
Sovereign Immunity
Judge Signs Decree on Jicarilla Apache Water Rights Settlement
TOP
June 1998
State
Actions
AZ Governor Signs Bill Declaring Groundwater Mining in Prescott AMA
Business Leaders Urge Water Markets to Solve Bay-Delta Impasse
Indian Water
Resources
Oklahoma Moves Toward Agreement on Tribal Water Rights
Water Quality and
Environment
California's Water Agencies Call for Protection Against
MBTE
Environmental Group Loses Appeal Over Lake Mead
National Marine Fisheries Service Sues Irrigation District
Environmental Group Threatens Suit Against Western River Compacts
Interior to Emphasize "Delisting" Endangered Species
TOP
July/August 1998
Federal Actions
Senate Considers Bill to Extend State Revolving Loan Funds to Irrigators
House Approves Spending Bills: Administration Threatens Veto
Interior Secretary Babbitt Breaches California Dam
Western Water Policy Advisory Review Commission Publishes Final Report
State Actions
New Canal Approved to Deliver Water to the Gila River Indian Community
Los Angeles Announces Tentative Settlement with Owens Valley
Unocal Settles with State on Guadalupe Field Discharges
Albuquerque Applies for Diversion Rights
Water Quality and Environment
San Joaquin River Agreement Signed
Indian Water Resources
Chemehuevi Tribe Lease Water for Off-Reservation
Marketing
TOP
September
1998
Federal Actions
EPA Issues Advanced Notice of Water Quality Standards Regulation
State Actions
AZ: Environmental Groups File Suit to Block
Implementation of New Law
CA: San Diego and MWD Sign MOU For Transporting IID Conserved Water
CA: Governor Signs Bill for $235 Million for San Diego-MWD Agreement
CO: Memorandum of Understanding Signed on Homestake II
CO: Two Ballot Initiatives Aimed at San Luis Valley Water
WY: Reservoir Proposed for Green River
Water Quality and Environment
AZ: State Announces Settlement for Cleanup of Pinal
Creek
CA: State Releases Draft Watershed Assessment
OR: State Decision Favors Removal of Savage Rapids Dam
TX: Two Suits Filed Concerning Edwards Aquifer Endangered Species
WA: Puget Sound Council Releases Draft Water Quality Strategy
TOP
October
1998
Federal Actions
Supreme Court Decision Allows Tribes to Set Water
Quality Standards
State Actions
Comment 60-Day Period Noticed for Imperial-San Diego
Agreement
California Legislature Passes Major Water Laws
Planning Begins for New Rio Grande Diversions
San Antonio Region Water Users Sign on to Water Sharing Plan
Water Quality and Environment
CALFED Extended for One Year and Adopts "Soft
Plan"
Westlands Signs Agreement with Reclamation Over Land Retirement Program
TOP
November 1998
Federal Actions
Congress Approves Salton Sea Reclamation Act
State Actions
Election Update
Independent Review Begins on Prescott AMA Safe Yield Status
San Diego and MWD Approve Wheeling Agreement
CO Voters Back Opponents to San Luis Water Exports
Idaho Releases Draft Water Management Rules for Irrigators
Federal Judge Rules on Challenge of State Engineer Ruling on Transfer
Application for Truckee-Carson Water
Environment And Water Quality
Interior and Glenn-Colusa ID Agree to Firm Up Refuge Supplies
Western Governors to Hold Environmental Summit in December
Federal Agencies Meet with Forest Guardians
Indian Water Resources
AZ Supreme Court Hearing on Indian Claims to Groundwater
TOP
December 1998
Federal Actions
Imperial and Coachella Sign MOU Quantifying Colorado River Rights
Babbitt Issues Call for Close on Colorado River Matters
USDA and EPA Issue Joint Strategy to Control Pollution form Feedlots
State Actions
CA: VIdler Announces Agreement with Semitropic for
Water Storage
CO: Vail Consortium Buys Eagle Park Reservoir
KS: Draft Report Issued by Water Banking Task Force
TX: Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Rule of Capture
Water Quality and the Environment
OR: Savage Rapids Dam Water Right Permit Cancelled
TOP
January 1997
Federal Actions
Bureau of Reclamation Issues Acreage Limitation and
Conservation Rules Under RRA
Secretary Babbitt Announces Steps to Have California Live Within its 4.4
MAF Entitlement With Water Marketing
Scope of Work of Federal Water Rights Task Force Broadens
State Actions
Tucson Approves Membership in CAGRD
East Bay MUD, CA Reaches Agreement on Use of American River Water
Trans-Texas Water Program is Updated for Southeast Region
Edwards Aquifer Authority Solicits Bids for Pilot Irrigation Suspension
Program
Environment And Water Quality
Environmental Groups Push to Cut Spending on Water
Projects
Streamlines Procedures for Habitat Conservation Announced
Idaho Shifts Funds to Support River Clean Up
Puget Sound Action Team Sends Plan to Legislature
TOP
February 1997
Federal Actions
Sacramento River Contractors Settle Contract Dispute
With Reclation
Releases From Colorado Rive Dams Will Increase
State Actions
AZ Deposits 260,000 af in Water Bank
IID Board Extends Proposal to CVWD
UT Water Users Review Marketing of Colorado River Entitlements
Water Quality and the Environment
CA Judge Overturns CVP Contract Renewals
Tentative Settlement on Inyo v. Los Angles Settlement of EIR Litigation
CUWCD Issues Draft EIR on the Upalco Replacement Project
TOP
March 1997
Federal Actions
Senate Receives New Proposal to Reform ESA
Opponents Launch Attack on Animas-La Plata Project
CVPIA Programmatic Environmental Impact Team Issues Progress Report
State Actions
CA: State Water Project Creates New Opt-In/Opt-Out
Pilot Program
CO: Denver Water Board Solicits Joint Ventures
Water Quality and Environment
CA: Agreement Reached on Plans to Restore Bolsa Chica Wetlands
TX: Draft Water Supply Report for Barton Springs Released
TOP
April 1997
Federal Actions
Reclamation Will Coordinate Water Conservation
Programs With States
Republican River Contract Renewal Process Moves Forward
State Actions
CA Senate Committee Passes Kelley Wheeling Bill
Plan Announced to Store Water Owed to Kansas in John Martin Reservoir
TX State Senate Passes Comprehensive Water Bill
WA Developer Acquires Water Rights Through Swap
Water Quality and Environment
Supreme Court Rules in Bennett v. Spear Allowing
Water Users to Sue
TOP
May 1997
Federal Actions
Reclamation Announces Five-Year Strategic Plan
EPA Issues Draft of State Source Water Assessment and Protection Program
State Actions
Reclamation Cuts CVP Allocations
Klamath Basin Forms New Partnership
Federal Appellate Court Vacates Injunction on Edwards Aquifer Pumping
Water Quality and Environment
Environmentalists File Suit Against Hoover Dam
NMFS Confirms that Columbia Diversions Harm Salmon
American Rivers Names Most Endangered and Most Threatened Rivers
TOP
June 1997
Federal Actions
Interior Publishes Proposed "No Surprises"
Rule in Federal Register
State Actions
Comment Period Extended for Draft EIR on
Supplemental Water Purchase Program for CA State Water Project
CA Water Authority Sues Over Trinity River Releases
TX Legislature Passes SB 1
Water Quality and the Environment
Proposal to Transfer 50,767 af of CVP Water
Northwest Power Planning Council Releases Framework for Integrated
Management and Planning
Indian Water Resources
House Settles San Carlos Apache Water Rights
TOP
July/August 1997
Federal Actions
FWS and NMFS Announce Draft Safe Harbor Policy
Bureau Releases Draft 1998 Annual Operating Plan
Irrigators Denied Permit to Pump Water from Columbia
State Actions
Owens Valley Demands 51,400 af/Year to Control Dust
Storms
Opposition Mounted to MWD/Arvin-Edison Water Transfer
KS Proposes Water Bank
Houston Releases Draft Conservation Plan
Environment
And Water Quality
Draft American Heritage Rivers Initiative Announced
States and Interior Sign Platte River Accord
TOP
September 1997
Federal Actions
Miller Introduces Endangered Species Recovery
Act of 1997
Long Run Operating Criteria Announced for Colorado River Reservoirs
State Actions
NM: Albuquerque Adopts Water Resources
Management Strategy
Environment And Water Quality
Steelhead Trout Listed as Endangered Species
New Northwest Water Trust Created to Restore Instream Flows in Washington
Through Water Marketing
Indian Water Rights
MT: Quantification of Chippewa Water Rights Completed
New Variants on the Animas-La Plata Project Introduced
TOP
October 1997
Federal Actions
Water Rights Task Force Releases Draft Report
Senate Committee Approves Endangered Species Bill
BuRec Files Suit Against Elephant Butte District
State Actions
CA: MWD Files for Alamo and Whitewater River
Water Drainage
CA: MWD Files Suit to Prevent Transfer of SWP Water In Its Service Area
CA: Attorney General Rules that Water is Not Property-Related Service
ID: Supreme Court Rules on Three Water Rights Issues
Environment And Water Quality
House Holds Hearing on Salton Sea
Southwest Center for Biological Diversity Loses Suit Against Bureau of
Reclamation
TOP
November 1997
Federal Actions
Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission
Releases Draft Report
State Actions
AZ: Opening Briefs Filed in Challenge to Adjudication Legislation
AZ: CAP Delivers Record Volumes
CA: Agreement Reached on Principles for Arvin-Edison Water Transfer
CA: Bay Area Water Policy Forum Urges Water MArketing
CA: San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority File Suit Against DOI
KS: Attorney General Recommends Suit Against Nebraska Over Republican
River
OK: Lawmakers Begin Study on SE Oklahoma Water
TX: TWDB Adopts Update to Water Plan and Voters Approve Two Water
Propositions
Environment And Water Quality
Bureau of Reclamation Releases Draft Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement for CVPIA
TOP
December 1997
Federal Actions
Draft EIS Released for EBMUD Contract for
American River Water
State Actions
AZ Water Banking Authority Releases 1998 Plan of
Operation
Arizona Water Banking Commission Issues Interim Report
IID and San Diego Release Final Agreement for Historic Transfer
CO Governor Announces Support for Animas-La Plata Lite
NM State Engineer Denies Intel's Proposed Water Rights
Edwards Aquifer Board Releases Proposed Pumping Rules
Indian Water Resources
OR: Warm Springs Tribal Water Rights Settlement Signed
TOP
January 1996
Federal Actions
Babbitt Endorses Water Markets and Places High Premium on Political
Consensus
BuRec Reports on Partnership Programs
Martinez Confirmed as Commissioner of Bureau of Reclamation
State
Actions
Kingman, AZ Signs Agreement to Transfer Colorado
River Entitlement to Mohave County Water Authority
IID Ends Agreement with MWD on All American Canal Project
IID Releases Draft Water Requirements and Availability Study
Colorado Springs and Aurora File Alternate Homestake II Plan
Tacoma, WA Second Supply Project Passes Second Environmental Hurdle
Water
Quality & The Environment
House Resources Committee Approves CVP Bill
Interior Releases Guidance on Operation of Mitigation Banks
CO Water Conservation Board Begins Implementing Endangered Fish Recovery
Plan
TOP
February
1996
Federal Actions
Secretary Babbitt Approves Annual Operating Plan for Colorado River
Including the "Spring Spike" from Glen Canyon Dam
Congress Introduces Umatilla Project Bill
Reclamation Announces Preliminary CVP Allocations
State
Actions
Bill Introduced to Expand AZ Use of Colorado River Water Entitlement
Central Arizona Project Announces 1996 Prices and Schedules
Tucson Plans How to Live with Lower CAP Deliveries
CA Governor Warns MWD Not to Circumvent Colorado River Board
ID Legislature Appropriates Funds to Study Treasure Valley Aquifer
Marais des Cygnes River Users in KS Set Up Regional Water Supply Pact
Reclamation Transfers Title for Rio Grande Project Facilities to Local
Water Districts
Water Quality and the Environment
New Draft Policy Announced to Improve Fishing During Recovery Program for
Endangered Species
Reclamation Finds No Significant Impact for CVPIA Acquisition Program
Grand Canyon Trust Workshop Announced
TOP
March 1996
Federal Actions
BuRec Releases Final EIS on Water Conservation Rules
US Geological Survey Releases Description of Southern Nevada's Aquifers
Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission holds First Meeting
State Actions
Arizona to Dedicate Expanded Theodore Roosevelt Dam
CA Bill to Require State Approval of Interstate Transfers Introduced
CA Senate Passes Water Resources and Delta Restoration Act of 1996
CO Passes New Rules for Water Augmentation Projects
ID Governor Unveils Salmon Migration Policy
Wichita, KS Begins Conjunctive Use Demonstration Project
OK Water Resources Board Issues Study on How to Pay for Sardis Lake
Reservoir
Water Quality and the Environment
Environmentalists Claim MOA on Lower Colorado Species Conservation Program
Unlawful
Northwest Power Planning Council Releases Draft of Report to Congress
US Army, Shell Oil, and South Adams County, CO Announce Water Supply
Agreement
OR Tribes and EDF Propose Solution to Problems of Deschutes River
TOP
April 1996
Federal Actions
Farm Bill Signed
State Actions
Tehama County, CA Passes Groundwater Export Charter
Admendment
MWD Now Negotiating with Arvin-Edison for Class II CVP Water
CO Legislature Weighs Water Export Bills
NE Governor Signs Conjunctive Use Bill
Water Quality and the Environment
ID Governor Signs Bill Limiting Application of Public Trust Doctrine
ID Legislature Declares State Policy Not to Recognize Validity of Flow
Augmentation for Species Recovery
Environmental Groups Go to Court Over Idaho's Salmon
Indian Water
Resources
AZ Tribes Sign Funding Agreements To Use CAP
Allocations
TOP
May 1996
Federal Actions
Oregon Water Conservation Pilot Act Introduced on
the Hill
Congress Introduces Legislation to Fund Auburn Dam
State Actions
Symington Signs Arizona Water Banking Authority
CA Committee Approves Pringle Bill to Consolidate Orange County Districts
San Diego Presents Water Proposals to MWD
CO Legislature Passes Bill to Study Water Use in Denver Basin
Settlement of Lowry Range Water Rights Launches Private Water Development
in Denver Metro Area
MO Sues to Protect Navigation on Missouri River
Water Quality and the Environment
EPA Releases Memorandum on Effluent Trading
Westlands Challenges Proposed Bay-Delta Fixes
Indian Water
Rights
Final EIS for Tongue River Basin Project Released
TOP
June 1996
Federal Actions
Administration Lifts Congressional Moratorium on Endangered Species
Listings
House Passes Central Utah Prepayment Bill
State
Actions
ADWR and CAWCD Releases Draft Policies on CAP Transfers
Alliance Releases Model Water Transfer Act and Financing Options for Water
Infrastructure for CA
Sierra Club Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Edwards Aquifer Lawsuit
Sierra Club Sues All Classes of Pumpers in Edwards Aquifer
TX Governor Urges Water Conservation
Indian Water
Resources
Fish and Wildlife Service Looks to Expand Relationships
with Tribes
TOP
July/August 1996
Federal Actions
Water Resources Development Act Moves Closer to
Passage
Safe Drinking Water Bill Ready for President's Signature
State Actions
Tucson Begins Pilot CAP Recharge Project
AZ Nature Conservancy Receives Instream Flow Rights
IID and San Diego Release Draft Terms for Historic Transfer
San Joaquin County, CA Passes Groundwater Export Ordinance
CA Superior Court Supports EIR for Monterey Agreement
Oregon Trout Sues Boeing and the State on Permit for Irrigation Project
WA Court Defines Conditions for Obtaining Vested Right
Water Quality and
the Environment
American Rivers Releases Ten Most Endangered Rivers
List
Governor Wilson Signs Senate Bill 900
CALFED Bay-Delta Program Narrows Phase II Project Alternatives
Indian Water
Rights
Tribes Release Report on Indian Water Rights
TOP
September
1996
Federal Actions
President Signs Farm Bill
Reclamation Increases Water Available to Lower Colorado Basin States
State Actions
AZ DWR Releases Concept Paper for Interstate
Banking Discussions
NV Supreme Court Hands Down Honey Lake Decision
Court Orders Imposition Withdrawal Reduction Plan in Edwards Aquifer
TX Continues Process of Consensus Planning
Environment and Water Quality
Review Undertaken of Colorado River Salinity Control
Program
EPA Releases the First National Water Environmental Indicators Report
TOP
October
1996
Federal Actions
President Signs Law Providing Bay-Delta Matching
Funds
FEMA Prepares Request For Drought Aid to the West
House Passes Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 1996
First Round of Comments Due on 5-Year Review of Long-Range Operating
Criteria for Colorado River Reservoirs
State Actions
AZ Judge Rules on Constitutionality of Adjudication
Law
San Joaquin Tributaries Association in CA Withdraw Lawsuit
Denver Water Board Issues Draft of "Post-Two Forks" Resources
Statement for Comment
KS Agencies Sign MOA to Implement Kansas Water Protection Strategy
Environment and Water Quality
CALFED Issues Phase I Final Report
Northwest Power Planning Council Announces Amendments for Fish and
Wildlife Program
TOP
November 1996
Federal Actions
Water in the 104th Congress: A Summary
State Actions
States Test Water Issues on the Ballot: But
Voters Are Skeptical
Arizona Water Banking Authority Will Bank 436,000 AF in 1997
CA: Draft MOU on Efficient Water Practices of Agricultural Water Suppliers
Released for Adoption
CO: Supreme Court Hands Down Ruling in Thornton Case
Environment And Water Quality
Department of Interior Adopts Operating Criteria for Glen Canyon
WA: Board Upholds New Department of Ecology Rules to Streamline Hearings
TOP
December 1996
Federal Actions
Public Hearing Yield No Support for Change in Long-Term Criteria for
Operation of Colorado River Reservoirs
Negotiated Water Rights Settlement for Zion National Park
Truckee River Settlement Reached
House Requests Interior Secretary Issue RRA Rules and Regulations
State Actions
Colorado River Basin States Tell CA to Live Within
4.4 MAF Entitlement
AZ Tribes Challenge Bolton Decision
CO Pretrial Decision Gives Federal Government Rights to Gunnison River
Water
TX Agencies Release Recommendations for Legislative Session
Environment And Water Quality
CVPIA Issues Assessment and Monitoring Program Description
Implementation Plan Presented to Manage Salton Sea Salinity
TOP
January 1995
Federal Actions
Second Progress Report Issued by Lower Basin Technical Committee
Fish and Wildlife Service Submits Draft CVPIA Report
State
Actions
AZ DWR Issues Rules Defining Assured and Adequate
Water Supplies
AZ DWR Issues Assessment of State's Water Resources
CA Court Supports County Rights to Regulate Groundwater Exports
ID Judge Requires State to File Single Claim in Snake River Adjudication
Water
Quality & The Environment
U.S. Court Frees CVP Water for Wildlife Refuges
Bonneville Asks Northwest Power Planning Council to Prioritize Salmon
Projects
New Internal Guidance Documents for Endangered Species Act Issued
TOP
February 1995
Federal Actions
Congress Considers Bills to Limit "Takings"
BuRec Revises Draft Guidelines for Evaluating Water Conservation Plans
State
Policy Actions
Monterey Agreement Addresses Allocation of SWP Water
Water Begins Flowing Through the Morongo Pipeline in CA
CO Governor Declares "Time Out" on Land Swaps
New Study Supports Animas-La Plata Project
Texas Water Development Board Reports on Water Bank
Water Quality and the Environment
EPA Eases Rules for Tribes to Obtain Recognition to Exercise Environmental
Regulation
TOP
March 1995
Federal Actions
Reauthorization of the Clean Water Act
Federal Interior Budget Request for FY 1996
Reclamation Publishes New Estimates of Water Supply Conditions in the
West
State Actions
Cortese and Costa Introduce CA Bills
Katz Introduces Bill to Prevent Water Departments Subsidizing City Budgets
Northern Colorado WCD Considers Interruptible Contracts for CBT Water
MT Instream Flow Legislation Introduced
Canadian River Metropolitan Water Authority, TX to Blend Panhandle GW with
Lake Meredith Water
Water Quality & the Environment
One-Year Extention Sought for AZ Riparian Protection Program
Indian Water Rights
Central Utah WCD Selects Preferred Alternatives for CUP Projects
TOP
April 1995
Federal Actions
Dole Introduces Omnibus Property Rights Act
Interior Approves Interim CVP Rate Policy
Department of Interior Proposes New Ways to Re-Reinvent Itself
Reclamation Proposes Revisions to New Reclamation Reform Act Rules:
Acreage Limitation and Water Conservation Rules and Regulations
State Actions
AZ: Tentative CAP Repayment Agreement Reached
CA: Interior Determines Farmers Should Pay $30 Million for Kesterson
Clean-Up
Water Quality and the Environment
WA: National Marine Fisheries Service Issues Two
Biological Opinions to Protect Salmon
Compromises Attempted on Reauthorization of Endangered Species Act
Reclamation Releases Final Glen Canyon Dam Study
TOP
May 1995
Federal Actions
Endangered Species Act Reform Introduced in Senate
Senate Considers Reclamation Facilities Transfer Act
State Actions
New Surface Water Code Enacted in AZ
CA Local Authority Formed to Study Purchase of CVP
San Diego/Baja Summit Held to Forge Future Relationships
Low Snowpack Leads to NCWCD to Set CBT Quotas at 80 Percent
KS Water Authority Meets on Water Policy Draft
NV State Water Policy Not Submitted to Legislature
Water Quality
MT Files Suit Against EPA for Granting Indian Tribes Authority to Set
Water Quality Standards
OR Adopts Formal Rules for Instream Flow Leases
TOP
June 1995
Federal Actions
House Passes Clean Water Act
Amendments to Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act Pass House
Supreme Court Rules on Kansas v. Colorado
State
Actions
Tucson Initiative Would Limit Use of CAP Water
MWD Breaks Ground for Domenigoni Valley Reservoir
MT River Workgroup Formed
TX Legislature Passes Edwards Aquifer Bill
UT Mitigation Commission Begins Planning Process
Water Quality
Arizona Challenges U.S. Fish and Wildlife on Biological Opinion
American Rivers Announces the Most Endangered U.S. Rivers
TOP
July/August
1995
Federal Actions
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Nebraska v. Wyoming and Colorado
CVPIA Reform Legislation Introduced
Corps of Engineers Agrees to Prepare New Plan for Missouri River
Management
State Actions
AZ: CAWCD to File Suit Against Federal Government Over CAP Repayment
Negotiations
AZ: State Supreme Court Rules on HB 2276
CVPIA Cost Sharing Comments Invited
CO: State Supreme Court Refuses to Review Appeals Court Ruling Denying
Permits for Homestake II Project
NE: DWR Denies Central Platte NRD Application to Appropriate and Store
Platte River Water
WA: State Enacts Private Property Regulator Fairness Act
Water Quality and
the Environment
National Academy of Sciences Releases Wetlands Report
Comments Received on NMFS Snake River Salmon Recovery Plan
Coalition of Western States Lawmakers Urges Curbs on Federal Regulatory
Powers
TOP
September
1995
Federal Actions
Reclamation Announces Framework for Program to Transfer
Project Titles
Reclamation Prepares Draft EA for CVPIA Water Acquisition
Reclamation Acquires More Storage Rights on Snake River Amid Concerns of
Foreclosed Private Market
State Actions
CA Passes Cortese Bill on Water Supply Reliability
Assessment
Costa Bill on Water Supply Reliability Assessment Passes CA Assembly
Committee
EBMUD Settles with Contra Costa County
CA Yolo County Supervisors Adopt Guidelines for Out-of-County Transfers
Precedent-Setting Wolford Mountain Reservoir Nears Completion in CO
ID Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Amendments to Adjudication
Code
Edwards Aquifer Authority in TX Barred by New Injunction
Tacoma Reaches Agreement on Green River Second Supply Project
Water Quality and the Environment
NMFS Proposes Coho Salmon Runs for Threatened Status
Interior and Lower Basin States Sign MOA on Lower Colorado Species
Conservation Program
Negotiations Between Bonneville Power Administration and Canada Terminated
Indian Water Resources
AZ Approval Requested for Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Settlement
TOP
October
1995
Federal Actions
Garamendi Counsels Californians to Address CVPIA at Home
NPS Water Resources Division Releases Annual Report
State Actions
Scottsdale, AZ Approves Plan to Buy CAP Allocations
AZ Study Recommends Program for Tucson to Use Its CAP Allocations
Imperial Irrigation District and San Diego Approve MOU for Long-Term
Transfer
CA's East Bay MUD Board Approves Action Plan
Northwest Power Planning Council Issues Annual Report
UT Summit Meeting on Growth to Focus on Water Issues
Water Quality and the Environment
House Introduces Reauthorization of Endangered Species Act
Interior Issues Revised Guidelines for CVP Fish and Wildlife Restoration
Indian Water Rights
AZ Judge Allows Hydrographic Survey for the Gila River Reservation
Nez Perce Water Rights Negotiations Continue in ID
MT Water Court Finalizes Water Compact with Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe
TOP
November 1995
Federal Actions
Senate Panel Approves Safe Drinking Water Act
House Holds Hearings on Snake River Acquisition Plan
Interior Announces Formation of Western Water Policy Review Commission
Agricultural Appropriations Bill Prohibits Department from Restricting
Water Use
State Actions
CO Junior Rightholders Claim Golden's Use of Clear
Creek Water Rights Violates Implied Limitation in Transfer Decree
U.S. Agrees to Loan Mexico up to 81,071 af of Rio Grande Water
Water Quality & the Environment
Forest Service Withdraws Claims from Snake River
Adjudication
Indian Water Rights
WY Supreme Court Upholds Seniority of Tribal
Rights
Tribes Release Draft Salmon Restoration Plan for Columbia River
TOP
December 1995
Federal Actions
Senate Subcommittee Introduces Endangered Species
Conservation Act
Congress Allocates $10 Million to Start Construction of Animas-La Plata
Project
Bill to Preserve State Authority Over Water Introduced in Congress
First Long-Term CVPIA Water Transfer Approved
State Actions
Metropolitan Water District and Southern Nevada Partnership to Overcome
LAck of Firm Colorado River Water Supplies Meets Mixed Reaction
UT Growth Summit Proposals Address Leasing of Unused Colorado River
Entitlement
Water Quality and the Environment
Sacramento Resurrection of Auburn Dam Proposal Raises EDF Ire
Agreement to Help Save Salmon in the Northwest Announced
Phase II of Umatilla River Exchange Program Initiated
TOP
January
1994
Transactions
Payson, AZ Negotiates Sale of CAP Water Allocation to Developers
Adjudicated Groundwater Leased and Exchanged in Los Angeles Basins
CO Irrigator Buys Platte River Share
106 CBTs Sold and 49 Dedicated in Exchange for Service
Albuquerque Leases 27,101 af of its San Juan-Chama Project Water
TX Approves Leases for 10,685.721 af of Rio Grande Water
Federal Actions
Beard Announces Process to Strengthen
Implementation of Reclamation Reform
Comments Sought on Water Right Claims Under the Wilderness Act
State Actions
AZ DWR Drafts Bill Establishing Environmental
Trust Fund
Fixed Quota Program Introduced for CBT Users
Monitor Appointed for Edwards Aquifer
TX Approves Appropriation of 4,169 af/yr by Upper Guadalupe River Authority
Water Quality and the Environment
Breakthrough Announced in Mono Lake Dispute
Venue Changed in Lawsuit Concerning Columbia River Basin
Indian Water Resources
Nez Perce Tribe and Idaho
Start Negotiations of Indian Water Claims
TOP
February
1994
Transactions
Arizona Municipal Water Users' Association Buys CAP Water
Town of Gilbert Leases Reclaimed Water to Developer
AZ Cities, Counties, Districts, and Tribes Lease 700,000 af of Excess CAP
Water
Eastern MWD, CA Leases 17,794 af of Treated Effluent Water
CVP Contractors Lease and Exchange 22,965 af of CVP Water
Boulder, CO Buys Ditch Company Shares for Open Space Program
Water Conservation Board, CO Applies for Instream Flows
Westminster, CO Buys Ditch Water from Broomfield
381 CBTs Change Hands
Federal Actions
Reclamation Releases Draft EIS/EIR for Coachella
Canal Lining Project
Senate Committee Releases Redrafted Clean Water Legislation
Reclamation Releases Glen Canyon Dam Draft EIS
State Actions
AZ DWR Issues Revised Draft of Assured and
Adequate Water Supply Rules
AZ Irrigation Districts Waive Rights to Colorado River Water
Interstate Water Bill Dies in CO Committee
Wichita Council Approves Pump Storage Project
Purchase of Porcupine Drainage Begins in MT
Draft Regulation Issued for Texas Water Bank
Water Quality & the Environment
Northwest Governors Endorse Salmon Strategy
USGS Reports Some Improvement in Quality of Nation's Streams
TOP
March
1994
Transactions
Del Webb Terravita Corp. in AZ Buys Reclaimed Water
Callegauas MWD Negotiates Storage Agreement with MWD
Colorado Water Conservation Board Applies for Instream Flow Appropriations
Conejos WCD, CO Acquires Responsibility for Platoro Dam and Reservoir
CO Developer Buys 5 North Poudre Shares
309 CBTs Sold, 1 CBT Dedicated; Prices Stable
National Park Service Acquires Water for Parks and Battlefield in MT
1993 East Columbia Water Bank, WA Receives Conserved Water
Federal Actions
Mineta Introduces Reauthorization Bill for
Clean Water Act
Five Federal Agencies Sign MOU To Reduce Listings Under Endangered Species
Act
State Actions
McCorquodale Introduces Bill to Restructure CA
State Water Project
Katz Introduces Bill on Environmental Water Fund and L.A. Conservation
Program
NM State Engineer Holds Public Hearing on Growing Demands on Middle Rio
Grande Valley Basin
Water Quality and the Environment
Federal Court Sets Aside Listing of Bruneau Hot
Sprinsnail in ID
Indian Water
Resources
AZ DWR Releases Update on Indian Water Rights
Settlements
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April 1994
Transactions
AZ Corp Buys 695 af and Golf School Leases 371 af in Phoenix AMA
AZ School Buys 33 af Grandfathered Irrigation Rights in Tucson AMA
CVP Contractors Lease and Exchange 20,132 af of 1993 Projet Water and 664
af of Non-Project Well Water
CO Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Leases 7,000 af of
Transmountain "Successive Use" Water
City of Boulder Acquires CBTs and Ditch Company Shares
64 CBT Units Change Hands
40 CBT Units Dedicated in Exchange for Service
Hidalgo County-ID #6, TX Leases 1,885 af of Rio Grande Water
City of Laredo, TX Leases 1,600 af of Rio Grande Water
City of Roma, TX Leases 41,243 af of Rio Grande Water
Federal Actions
Final Rule Issued on Critical Habitat Designation for Colorado
River
Bureau Initiates Review of Colorado River Basin Salinity Program
Special Master Issues Draft Report on Kansas v. Colorado
Rep. Tauzin Seeks Discharge of Private Property Owners Bill of Rights
State Actions
1994 CBT Quota Set at 60 Percent
Kansas Water Plan Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
OR Attorney General Advises on Forfeiture of Water Rights
Water Quality and the Environment
CA Legislature Considers Bill to Modify
Management of Endangered Species Act
Indian Water
Resources
Nez Perce Provides Overview of Snake River Claims
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May 1994
Transactions
AZ Developer Buys 337 af of Grandfathered Groundwater
Rights
CO Division of Wildlife Leases 25,000 af for Great Plains Reservoirs
Noffsinger Manufacturing Co. Buys Ditch Share
195 CBTs Change Hands; Prices Stable
Mitigation, Inc. in ID Acquires 99,480 af from Reclamation
SNWA Acquires 14,550 af of Colorado River Water
OR Irrigators Lease 304.65 af from Corps of Engineers
Temporary Leases for 1,211.282 af of Rio Grande Water Signed
UT Farmer Acquires 5 Davis Weber Canal Co. Shares
Irrigators Lease 11,389 af from Central Utah Water Conservancy District
Federal Actions
Bureau of Reclamation Announces Draft Guidelines for
Water Conservation Plans
Federal Courts Enjoins Implementation of CVP Improvement Act
Senate Votes 95-3 to Reform Safe Drinking Water Act
BLM Announces Proposed Reforms in Water and Grazing Rights
Reclamation Reinvents Itself
State Actions
Non-Indian Agricultural Districts Order 431,217
af of CAP Water
ID Legislature Passes Last-Minute Bill Package to Clarify DWR Roles
Hearings Held on Nevada's Newlands Project
Water Quality and the Environment
Yuba County, CA Releases Water for Fish
Hatcheries
EDF Publishes Water Marketing Plan to Restore Yakima River
American Rivers Announces the Continent's Most Endangered Rivers
Indian Water
Resources
Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation Challenge Peabody
Coal Permit Application
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June 1994
Transactions
AZ Manufacturer Buys 685 af of Type II Groundwater Rights
Tucson Leases 1,250 af of Reclaimed Water to Landscape Irrigators
Merced Irrigation District, CA Leases Water for Salmon Migration
Oakdale and S. San Joaquin IDs, CA Lease Water for Salmon Migration
City of Downey, CA Leases Reclaimed Water
CO Farmers Acquire Consolidated Home Supply and Ditch Co. Shares
CO Farmers Buy 3 Windsor Reservoir and Canal Co. Shares
CO Farmers Rent 5,168 af of Windy Gap Water Converted to CBT Use
1,167 CBT Units Change Hands; Prices Remain Stable
Sierra Pacific, NV to Lease Storage in Stampede and Boca Reservoirs
NV Developers Dedicate Surface and Groundwater to Reno0Sparks Area
NM Interstate Stream Commission Leases 12,997.23 af of Pecos River Water
Federal Actions
President Signs Colorado Land Swap Bills
Western A.G.s Oppose Creation of Reserved Water Rights for Wilderness
Areas
House Considers California Desert Protection Bill
Senate Schedules Hearings on Lower Colorado River
State Actions
AZ: Supreme Court Rules on Ground and Surface Water
Connection
AZ: AMA Created for Santa Cruz County
New Magma Irri and Drainage Dist, AZ Files for Chapter 9 Protection
CA Resources Secretary Announces Drought Watch
CA Board Approves Construction of First Major Dam in Ten Years
Water Quality and the Environment
U.S. Supreme Court Allows States to Regulate
Hydroelectric Projects
Federal Agencies Begin Developing San Joaquin Habitat Restoration Plan
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July/August 1994
Transactions
Farnsworth Development in AZ Buys Type II Groundwater
Rights
AZ Developers Lease Untreated CAP Water From Scottsdale
CA 1994 Drought Water Bank Allocates Leases of Nearly 200,000 af
Kern County Pumps 8,200 af of Banked Groundwater
Grasslands Receives 45,000 of CVP Water for Habitat Enhancement
3 North Poudre Ditch Shares Acquired
Farmer in CO Buys 5 Consolidated Home Supply Shares
CO Farmer Buys Windsor Reservoir Share
402 CBT Units Change Hands; Some Prices Slightly Higher
Upper Snake River Water Bank Leases 351,943 af
Albuquerque Acquires 31.23 af under Standing Offer
Six Irrigators Lease 270 af of Rio Grande Water from Hidalgo Co. ID #6
Reclamation Signs 11 Service Contracts for 3,234 af from Boysen and Glendo
Reservoirs in WY
Federal Actions
Bradley Holds Hearings on Lower Colorado River
GAO Report Endorses Water Transfers
Interior Recommends Revisions in Wetlands Policy
Fish and Wildlife Announces Native American Policy
State Actions
CO Water Conservation Board Files for Instream
Flow Rights
Water Quality and the Environment
State and Federal Interests Sign Agreement on Bay Delta
States Meet on Platte River Basin Recovery Plan
Draft Plan for Fish Restoration in the Central Valley Announced
Bonneville Power Administration and EDF Announce Marketing Plan to
Increase Stream Flows
EDF Develops Incentive Plan for Controlling Agricultural Drainage
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September 1994
Transactions
CA: Drought Water Bank Acquires 10,000 af from Oroville-Wyandotte
CO: City of Boulder Buys Ditch Share
CO: Estes Park Leases 390 af of CBT Water
CO: 143 CBT Units Change Hands
NM: Homeowners Acquire Gila River Basin Groundwater Rights
TX: Sharyland WSC Buys Lower Rio Grande Water
TX: Cameron County Buys 30 af of Middle Rio Grande Rights
TX: Temporary Leases for 15,715.323 af of Rio Grande Water Signed
UT: Company Acquires Leases to Weber Basin Groundwater
UT: Central Utah WCD Leases 3050.8 af to Irrigators
WA: Yakima Basin IDs Lease 3,426.5 af through Emergency Program
Federal Actions
Reclamation Releases Draft Water Needs
Assessment Report for the American River
Reclamation Delays Hearings on Water Spreading
Phase I of CVP Contract Renewals Completed
State Actions
AZ: Assured Water Supply Rules Approved by
Review Council
AZ: Phoenix Passes Turf Irrigation Ordinance
CA: MWD Negotiates a Water Banking Agreement in Kern County
CA: Legislature Passes Graywater and Reclaimed Water Bills
KS: City of Hays Considers Buying Water Ranch
NM: Intel Granted Right to 3,248 af of Rio Grande Groundwater
Water Quality and the Environment
NM: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Lists Rio Grande
Silvery Minnow
Fish and Wildlife Offers Assurances for Habitat Conservation Planning
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October 1994
Transactions
AZ Developer Leases CAP Water for Golf Course Irrigation
CO Parks and Outdoor Recreation Buys 200 af of South Platte River Rights
121 CBT Units Change Hands
MT Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Leases Instream Flows
NM Village of Eagle Nest Buys Cimmaron River Water
NM State Highway Department Buys 51.5 MG for Construction Projects
North Unit ID, OR Leases 10,000 af from Reclamation
Federal Actions
Reclamation Suspends Publication of Regulations
for Lower Colorado River Basin
BuRec Releases Environmental Assessment of Interim Renewal of CVP Contracts
State Actions
CA WCD Adopts CAP Exchange Policy
CA State to Establish 1995 Water Bank
Reclamation Appropriates 2cfs in Hembry Creek, ID
Rio Grande Task Force Recommends Changes in Dedications Process for New
Pumping
Millard County Excluded from Central Utah Project
Water Quality & the Environment
Final Environmental Assessment Released for
Dedication and Management of 800,000 af of CVP Project Yield
SWRCB Orders Reduced Diversions from Mono Lake Basin
State and Federal Agencies Announce Bay/Delta Ecosystem Partnership
Lawsuit Attempts to Further Limit Bay-Delta Pumping
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November 1994
Federal Actions
Interior Releases Draft Strategy on Improving
Water-Quality Monitoring
California Desert Protection Act Passes and Signed
Energy Department Consults on Replacement Power for Glen Canyon Dam
Supreme Court Accepts Special Master's Report in Kansas v. Colorado
State Actions
AZ: CAWCD Proposes CAP Settlement to the Federal
Government
AZ: Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission Begins Operations
CA: DWR Declares 1994 One of Drier Water Years
CA: MWD Prepares Drought Management Plan
CA: Moody's Views Competition for Water As Creating Greater Risks for
Farming
TX: Edwards Aquifer Interlocal Contract Signed
Water Quality & the Environment
Fourteen Agencies Agree to Cooperate on Endangered
Species
Northwest Power Planning Council Issues Annual Report
Indian Water Resources
Yavapai-Prescott Water Rights Settlement Passed
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December 1994
Federal Actions
Federal and State
Agencies Announce Bay-Delta Protection Plan
State Policy Actions
CAWCD Appoints New General Manager
San Diego Questions Restructuring of MWD Revenue Sources
San Diego City Council Approves Mayor's Water Assurance Plan
Denver Initiates Three-Year Integrated Resource Planning Effort
ID Landowners Petition to Dissolve Lewiston Orchards ID
NV State Engineer Approves Southern Nevada's Virgin River Applications
WA Dept. of Ecology Initiates Study of State's Water Supply
Water Quality and the Environment
Northwest Power Planning Council Approves Plan to
Save Salmon
Indian Water Resources
Clinton Signs Colville Settlement Act
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January 1993
Transactions
1993 CAP Interim Leases
Interior Buys Harquahala's CAP Allocation for Form McDowell and other
Indian Right Settlements
Greeley CO Buys 12 Greeley and Loveland Shares
CO Investor Buys 4 New Cache La Poudre Irrigation Co Shares
CO Irrigator Buys 6 Cache La Poudre Reservoir Co Shares
CO Irrigator Buys 1 Fossil Creek Reservoir Share
CO Irrigator Buys 2 Windsor Reservoir & Canal Co Shares
89 CBT Units Change Hands
19 CBT Units Dedicated in Exchange for Service
Albuquerque Leases 25,150 af of its San Juan-Chama Project Water
Park City UT and Developer Buy Land and 213 af of Weber River Rights
Federal Actions
Interior and State Sign Agreement on Transfer of
CVP
State Policy
Katz Introduces CA Water Transfer Bill
CA Governor Establishes Water Policy Council and Bay Delta Oversight Council
Texas Ruling on Sierra Club's Lawsuit on Edwards Aquifer Expected Soon
Water Quality and the Environment
Water Quality 2000 Sets Environmental Agenda
Indian Water Resources
EPA Approves Pueblo of Isleta Water Quality
Standards
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February 1993
Transactions
IID and MWD Negotiating Lease of 100,000 af of Colorado River Water
Arvin-Edison and Shafter-Wasco Acquire De-Watered Water
Kern County Leases Well Capacity for 17,675 af
CVP Districts Exchange 1,622 af Project and Non-Project Well Water
City, CO of Brighton Buys Burlington Ditch Shares
CO Irrigator Buys Platte Valley Ditch Shares
18 CBT Units Dedicated in Exchange for Service
23 CBT Units Change Hands
Wichita, KS Buys 510 af of Groundwater Options
MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Leases 6.13 cfs for Instream Flows
Federal Actions
Bureau Releases Nine Draft Implementation Plans
State Policy
Governor Romer Calls for Halt of Gridlock and
Delay in Meeting Front Range Needs
CO Officials Express Concern Over New Interstate Leasing Proposal
CO Bill Introduced to Exclude Water Entities from Taxpayer's Bill of Rights
Study Calls NM Water Code Outdated
Judge Limits Pumping from Edwards Aquifer
Texas Water Commission Study Predicts Free Trade
Water Quality & the Environment
EPA Rejects Bay-Delta Plan
Appellate Court Does Not Accept EIR on Inyo County/LA Agreement
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