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H.R. 600, Bill Introduced

Restore v. Beauregard Water Works District No. 3

A district court held that an environmental group may go forward with its citizens suit action against a water district for ongoing SDWA violations concerning, among other things, the sampling, monitoring, and reporting of dangerous contaminants. The water district filed a motion to dismiss, arguing...

S. 243, Bill Introduced

H.R. 524, Bill Introduced

S. 224, Bill Introduced

S. 218, Bill Introduced

S. 211, Bill Introduced

S. 199, Bill Introduced

S. 197, Bill Introduced

At the Confluence of the Clean Water Act and Prior Appropriation: The Challenge and Ways Forward

In the western United States, the management of surface water quality and quantity is highly compartmentalized. This compartmentalization among and within state and federal authorities is not inherently objectionable. To the contrary, it likely is necessary. Yet, the degree of compartmentalization appears to have so divided management of this resource that damage has been done to both sides. Opportunities exist for cooperation, coordination, and a more holistic perspective on water management with little or even no change in law.