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STATE ENG'R v. S. FORK BAND OF THE TE-MOAK TRIBE OF W. SHOSHONE INDIANS OF NEVADA

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Water Law
The McCarran Amendment waives the U.S.'s immunity from suit, not only for the administration of water rights acquired after the statute's enactment,...

US v. BRAREN

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Water Law
A dispute seeking clarification of water rights and assessment of a water rights standard is not ripe for adjudication where further factual...

HOME BUILDERS ASS'N OF GREATER CHICAGO v. US ARMY CORPS OF ENG'RS

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
A claim, that an Interagency Coordination Agreement impermissibly extended the statutory and regulatory authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

PROTECT OUR WATER v. COUNTY OF MERCED

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
Because the administrative record does not contain the specific findings requirements of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a stay order,...

CTR. FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. VENEMAN

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
The U.S. Forest Service failed to act on its mandatory duty, under section 1276(d)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, to consider certain Arizona...

WESTOIL TERMINALS CO., INC. v. INDUS. INDEM. CO.

Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Water Law
In an action for damages arising out of an order to clean up groundwater contamination at property owned by plaintiff, the trial court properly...

NARRAGANSETT INDIAN TRIBE v. WARWICK SEWER AUTH.

Indian Law, Remedies, Water Law
An injunction based on claims that defendant failed to consult adequately with the Tribe about a sewer construction project, which risks desecration...

STATE OF NEBRASKA v. ENVTL. PROT. AGENCY

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
The Safe Drinking Water Act, requiring the EPA to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations, is a valid exercise of power under the...

CROW CREEK SIOUX TRIBE v. BROWNLEE

Environmental Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
The Water Resources Development Act explicitly provides that federal cultural protection statutes continue to apply on transferred lands, thus an...

COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BD.

Environmental Law, Water Law
A "water quality based effluent limit" (WQBEL) for dioxin discharges does not have to be numeric in all cases, and under the circumstances of this...