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June 2009
Court refuses to hear suit over Camp Lejeune water
La. waste operator arrested
Novato scrap dealer sentenced for bribery
Wash. approves water right for large feedlot

May 2009
Company proposes poultry litter settlement
Nebraska wants to rule on Niobrara water dispute
Water truce between enviro group and Vermont state agency
Widow says Crestwood water caused husband's death

April 2009
Chesapeake watershed lawsuit in Pa. clears hurdle
Developers sue over Santa Cruz River protections
Gas station chain sued over storage violations
Water wars leave northern Colorado farmers dry

March 2009
430 Idaho groundwater users told to stop pumping
Ariz. high court: water rights stay with property
Maine court upholds water plan
Rancher sues oil company in N.D. saltwater spill

February 2009
$527M Crow water bill would improve water systems
Neb. high court strikes down special tax for water
Seattle to give water rate payers a refund
Water Fraud — Nevada irrigation district fraud trial delayed a year

January 2009
Budget cuts imperil Idaho aquifer study funding
Court upholds damages in Milwaukee sewer lawsuit
Critics question water, access at disputed NV mine
Group sues to force EPA to clean up Chesapeake Bay
Kan. AG says water decision only part of long process
Tribes appeal decision in Arizona Snowbowl case

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December 2008
Kansas says golf course owes it $1.6 million
Ruling paves way for water plants to use chemical
Scientists say current Chesapeake Bay cleanup a failure
Wash. sues feds over Hanford cleanup

November 2008
Ariz. court rejects challenge to water recharge
Attorney general at odds with dam owner
Chesapeake Bay Foundation plans to sue EPA
Texas district wins round in Okla. water lawsuit

October 2008
Bottled water company threatens lawsuit over ad
Idaho water director won't reconsider decision
Minnetonka man sentenced in Clean Water Act case
States sue EPA over water transfer rule

September 2008
Environmentalists sue over Simplot mine expansion
Impact of fed decision on water district unclear
Md. may sue Army over Fort Meade pollution issue
Neb. irrigation dispute heads to state high court
Ranchers worry oil wells will use up water
Wash. Supreme Court upholds Hanford verdict

August 2008
Feds, firm agree to fine, fix for old Vegas dump
Major Nevada water ruling challenged
Mars is newest front in Plains water wars
Miss.-Tenn. water rights case before 5th Circuit

July 2008
Amish in Pa. outhouse dispute appeal jail sentence
Judge dismisses suit in Wyoming coal-bed methane water case
Jury says black neighborhood in Ohio denied water
Ohio water park sued over 2007 illnesses

June 2008
Nebraska appeals ruling against Republican River taxes
Nebraska eyes pipeline for water transfer to Kansas
Nev. rancher awarded $4.2M for 'taken' water right
Two Pennsylvania Amish farmers sentenced to jail in outhouse dispute

May 2008
DC court denies Georgia appeal on water ruling
Forgotten Ga. county now in spotlight over water rights
Helicopters help police waterways from the air
$25 million settlement reached in Colstrip lawsuit

April 2008
Corps issues new water plan
Groups threaten to sue over decline of San Francisco Bay-Delta
Jury decides insurance companies must cover cleanup costs
Nebraska state water officials agree to more talks on the Republican River
Water company to pay $69K for groundwater contamination
Wyoming asks Supreme Court to throw out Montana's water lawsuit

March 2008
Court ruling, contaminated milk raise questions about using sewage plant wastes as fertilizer
Okla. AG seeks halt to poultry waste disposal in watershed
Oklahoma attorney general asks federal judge to halt spreading of Arkansas poultry litter
Supreme Court allows Montana lawsuit against Wyoming to proceed

February 2008
Georgia loses major water ruling on rights to Lake Lanier
Kansas AG expects court battle with Nebraska over Republican River
Miss. regulator says PSC should join lawsuit against Memphis
Nebraska court battle over Republican River tax set to begin

January 2008
Farmers fight water restrictions on Platte
First cancer lawsuit against Texas railroad tie plant begins
Texas agency wants to speed up case against Oklahoma
U.S. high court declines to review Can. company pollution ruling

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December 2007
Court ruling could shake up water wars, hurt Georgia's standing
Indians protest use of wastewater to make snow on sacred peak
N.C. responds in legal feud with S.C. over water from shared river
Nation's largest irrigation district buys Yolo County ranch

November 2007
Ga., Ala. governors seek to work through water differences
Mississippi lawsuit against Memphis over water rights rescheduled
Okla. A.G. seeks injunction over poultry waste
Texas water district seeking permit to obtain Oklahoma water

October 2007
Alabama adds new complaints in long-running water suit
BurRec & Aurora sign 40-year deal to store water
Colorado wrestles with water obligations to other states
Marana sues Pima County as sewer fight gets stinkier
Northern Nevada water-pumping plan rejected
Republic River Basin NRDs selling bonds to secure water rights

September 2007
Birmingham Water Works to prosecute water thieves
Judge rules Texas company can continue to take state water
River groups sue two Alabama companies over pollution claims
Wyoming, Montana continue settlement talks in water quality suit

August 2007
California water department cited in deaths of aqueduct divers

Michigan Supreme Court narrows landmark environmental protection law
Ranchers, landowners file suit against DNRC over water rights
State plans hearing on Nevada developer's water plan

July 2007
Environmental group sues Navy for polluting San Diego Bay
Lawyers fined for releasing confidential 3M documents
More drought-related shutoff orders issued along Cheyenne River
New Jersey files 120 lawsuits targeting polluters across the state

June 2007
Farm group angry over Richardson veto of water-rights bill
Idaho poised to shut down hundreds of groundwater users
Snowbowl, feds appeal ruling barring snowmaking at ski resort
Wyoming ranchers sue over CBM water

May 2007
Another round of shutdown warnings to E. Idaho groundwater users
Deal to resolve Nez Perce Indian water rights claims signed
Niobrara irrigators sue, alleging water rights interference
Settlement reached in Santa Clarita Valley groundwater case

April 2007
California prosecutor will not file charges in water intoxication death in radio station contest
Forest Service, Montana agree on water compact
Ruling could jeopardize state water supplies
Ruling protects fish, jeopardizes California water deliveries
S.C. worries over water because N.C. cities can drain river
Shipping groups sue Michigan over state's new ballast-water law

March 2007
Group says spraying ND roads with oil wastewater likely illegal
Idaho Supreme Court says state's water management system can stand
Navajo water dispute closer to resolution
Partial settlement reached in Louisville pollution lawsuit

February 2007
Aerospace manufacturer to pay $12 million for illegal dumping
Environmental groups to sue Reliant Energy over water discharge
Fall River textile company fined $480,000 for dumping wastewater
New Orleans shipping company fined $1 million for dumping waste in waters off Maryland

January 2007
Central Neb. district examining lawsuit over groundwater use
Durham withheld drinking water samples showing lead
Groups sue Army to keep nerve agent waste out of New Jersey
Texas group sues over water sale ban

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December 2006
DEQ orders fines for water quality violations
Farmers taken aback after Nebraska suggests sharp irrigation cuts
Kickapoo Indians engage in court fight for more water
Proposal to pipe water to Nevada town draws opposition in Arizona

November 2006
Bush administration sees chance to resolve tribal water claims
Court upholds Pecos River settlement
Klamath farmers in Northwest appeal court-ordered increase in water
U.S. sues over costs of cleaning Gettysburg hazardous waste

October 2006
Attorney in water wars defends crackdown on well owners
Eagle River sues Denver over water rights
Entrepreneur promotes water pipeline to thirsty Front Range
Feds sign San Juan-Chama water compacts for northern N.M.
High water fees prod Cal farmers, ranchers to seek more control
Tough questioning for key witness in Nevada water hearings

September 2006
Court halts construction on canal near U.S-Mexico border
Developer challenges Santa Fe water ordinance
Irrigators won't get full allotment
State issues violations to owners of high-hazard dams

August 2006
Conservationist lawyer says group will prevail in irrigation suit
Poultry companies take case to the public
Water rights activists question Nevada-Utah deal
5,500 acres offered for Republican River payment program

July 2006
Group threatens lawsuit over runoff
Group threatens legal action over sewage in river
Michigan cases sharply divide Supreme Court over wetland protection
Private firm puts northern N.M. water rights out to bid

June 2006
Attorney general wins round in poultry suit
Colorado Supreme Court upholds ruling on pumping groundwater
Supreme Court ruling for Georgia doesn't end water wars
Taos Pueblo water pact signed

May 2006
Arkansas mayor released on bond after sex-for-water charge
Federal government final piece to complete water settlement
Idaho and Seattle company fined for lake pollution
U.S. indictment accuses Nevada company of illegal pollution

April 2006
Drought forces suspension of some water rights
Idaho fighting another Snake River water war
Lawsuit alleges DuPont contamination of New Jersey drinking water
PepsiCo sued over nutrient-enhanced drink
Prison inmates file lawsuit over drinking water
Residents sue over vinyl chloride in groundwater

March 2006
Clean Water Act citation issued against Iowa feedlot operator
Law firm's handling of Poland Spring case at issue in trial
Supreme Court reviews Clean Water Act regulations
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Ark. attempt to sue Oklahoma

February 2006
Judge says groups can buy water rights for preservation
N.C. environmental groups settle lawsuit with hog producer
Waco, dairies resolve lawsuits over drinking water
Water case back before Nebraska high court

January 2006
Ag interests watching for water issues in Colorado legislative session
New Jersey announces groundwater contamination settlements
Ruling on water says Arizonans don't have to be good neighbors
Trial opens in challenge to Lake Okeechobee water pumping

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December 2005
Michigan appeals court rules bottling plant can withdraw water
Montana billing water-rights holders for verifying their claims
North Platte basin plan would halve groundwater use in Panhandle
Washington attorney general backs ranchers on water use for livestock

November 2005
Court battle looms over power plant cooling water
Court keeps tribe's treaty claims alive
Maine attorney general probing agency over plan for river
Shoshone-Bannock tribes end objections to water settlement

October 2005
Alabama to ask for full appeals court review of water ruling - MOG filed
Lawyers wrangle over Lewis and Clark water law
Legal waste water in Wyoming streams OK, court says
Officer of water treatment facility enters plea in pollution case
Settlement reached in PCB contamination in Raleigh
Warmer weather could further strain West's water supplies

September 2005
Arizona board backing legal defense in Colorado River squabble
Judge rejects Klamath farmers' water claim
Justice Department, EPA announce settlement with Denver on Lowry
Oklahoma AG says he's spent $1 million on lawsuit

August 2005
American Stock Exchange publishes new Palisades Water Index
Environmental group sues Connecticut company
EPA says Coeur d'Alene Tribe can develop water quality standards
NRC judge sides with mining company

July 2005
Construction at Arizona ski area won't begin while case is in court
Miss. high court rules in septic tank lawsuit
Oklahoma readies for another court fight, blaming river's decline on poultry
Supreme Court rules against California farmers in water use case

June 2005
Appeals court panel grants emergency injunction in methane case
Environmental group sued over use of the word 'riverkeeper'
Montana attorney general sides with governor on water-rights question
State appeals court hears suit over bottling plant's water

May 2005
Jury says insurers must help pay for Stringfellow cleanup
Ninth circuit says activists must prove harm to species, not just allege it, to invoke Endangered Species Act
Oklahoma sues EPA over water rules
Oregon court overturns water use rules

April 2005
Calif. high court rules cost not a reason to skirt Clean Water Act

Colorado Supreme Court ruling on water could hit other housing
Farmers, government face off over Klamath River water

Judge urged to sanction LA Dept. of Water and Power over river restoration
N.M. reaches water rights settlement
Officials say Mexico has paid half its water debt

March 2005
California farmers ask high court to help them get paid for water
Mississippi sues Memphis for tapping underground water supplies

No progress in Montana-Wyoming water rights dispute
Study says curtailing Idaho water use would cost state millions

February 2005
Dave Matthews Band bus driver charged in waste dumping incident
High court rules for ranch in irrigation case
Idaho official says state should invest in farm buyout program to solve southern Idaho water wars
North Dakota ready to sue Manitoba over culverts

January 2005
Idaho farmers holding back on state offer
Navajo Nation Council approves San Juan Basin deal
New state water rules challenged
Water rights holders scramble to sell at 11th hour

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December 2004
Arizona, N.M. tribes to benefit from water settlement
Judge issues order preventing construction of water line
Locke proposes new plan for managing Columbia River
Nevada water boards approve money-for-water deal with Arizona
Ownership dispute over Montana riverbed bordering reservation
State, local costs could reach $245 million in Indian water rights case

November 2004
Lawsuit blocks state's water rights change calculations
Missouri sues water system company for deceptive sales practices
Trial set in northern Nevada water contamination case
Virginia's highest court rules Chesapeake can't be sued by mothers for miscarriages

October 2004
Activists want Clean Water Act enforced by feds, not Florida

Canadian critics say diversion plan may kill Great Lakes
Effort to resolve water litigation short of goal

Supreme Court debates pollution cleanup lawsuits

September 2004
El Paso residents appeal water permit in Santa Teresa
Flagstaff council votes to pursue water ranch
High court to revisit irrigation case
Nevada files suit over federal plan for nuclear waste railroad

August 2004
Denver Water must transfer water to Western Slope
Former Tyco official gets probation in environmental case

Groups appeal San Juan-Chama water diversion
Northeast attorneys general sue over EPA's clean water rules

July 2004
High court ends 3-year battle over San Diego water rights

Judge dismisses motions against Navajo water settlement
Man who caused reservoir shutdown fined $5,000
State approves permit for aquifer use

June 2004
Charge revised against Cleveland water division manager

Feds, state and tribe reach proposed agreement in huge water rights
Idaho Supreme Court hopeful expects courts to play role in water disputes
Settlement talks continuing in 38-year-long water lawsuit
State pursues ownership of eight rivers and lakes
10th Circuit Court denies Dona Ana County water appeal

May 2004
California water agencies sue feds
Idaho Supremes allow Jurisdictional Alliance to intervene in water rights case
Lawmakers consider new Front Range water district
Supreme Court declines to hear case on water diversion for fish

April 2004
Judge rejects Wis. citizens group's challenge of pollution settlement
High court overturns Las Vegas water claim
Pyrite Group to pay $1.7 million for cleanup of toxic Stringfellow acid pits
Special panel sets stage to find solution for water crisis
Water agency, foes file reports on Las Vegas rural pumping plan

March 2004
Aurora and Arkansas Valley farmers sign water transfer
Court orders Florida to regulate pollution from largest dairies
Hop farmer reaches settlement with EPA
Pueblo set to vote on water agreement with Colorado Springs

February 2004
California water rights ruling could threaten species protection
Colorado's first fees on water rights on the way for thousands
Details of long-running water lawsuit made public
Groups want court to force EPA to assess risks to Barton Springs

January 2004
Bankruptcy court allows rights to be transferred
Fight over Yucca Mountain nuclear waste shifts to the courts
Indian tribe, water managers take Everglades fight to Supreme Court
Judge limits amount companies must pay for groundwater clean-up

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December 2003
Judge awaiting talks in decades-old water lawsuit
Report says New Mexico should create strategic river reserve
Some residents upset by Texas plan to lease water rights
Supreme Court approves Virginia claim to river water

November 2003
Plaintiffs want class-action status in Grand Lake lawsuit against Tyson Foods
Proposed aquifer pumping rules concern downstream interests
Study indicates W.R. Grace toxins might not have reached Woburn
ZENON files suit against USFilter Corporation

October 2003
Application to drill well is rejected — after 27 years
Groundwater pumpers offer plan to avert shutoff
Tribe acquires Mustang Ranch water rights
Yakama Nation seeks to expand Hanford lawsuit

September 2003
Colorado water district OKs deal with Aurora
Environmentalists seek ban on herbicide
Facts get murky in dispute over source of bottled spring water
Florida to take Georgia, Alabama to court over water rights
Judge tosses out stream protection rule as too weak
Water districts, growing cities fight over water customers

August 2003
Depleted aquifers could force reduction of water rights
Households to receive an average of $350 as a result of settlement
Judge rules Klamath Basin plan violates Endangered Species Act
Suit against DNR for not acting on water permit settled

July 2003
Attorney files complaint with Arizona county over water quality in boys' meningitis deaths
Avoid court, professor urges all sides in minnow case
Court upholds EPA arsenic rule for drinking water
Tyson pleads guilty to violating Clean Water Act

June 2003
Colorado state engineer approves temporary wells
Louisiana bill advances to change groundwater lawsuits
Nebraska attorney general wants to combine Missouri River lawsuits
New Mexico irrigation district to release water regardless of consequences

May 2003
Appeals court dismisses lawsuit over Arizona desert water stations
Appeals court stays ruling on coal-bed methane water
Colorado Supreme Court supports law favoring those with oldest water rights
Georgia-Alabama water agreement released to public
Riverside County tribe and water districts settle rights dispute
Talks break down between farmers, environmentalists over Calif. river water

April 2003
Federal judge rules against Oregon water standards
Judge agrees to restore Colorado River water to farmers in California's poorest county
Judge keeps Nevada's water lawsuit on Yucca Mountain alive
New Mexico asks to collect on its water credit from Texas

March 2003
Colorado court ruling could decide fate of nearly 1,500 farmers
Court bars Redlands water contamination class-action suit
Feds offer money to Klamath farmers not to irrigate
Pennsylvania environmental groups sue over contaminated water

February 2003
Ag groups team to oppose Kansas water agency consolidation
Feds warn lawsuit may cost desert farmers in southern California deeper water cuts
Judge denies state request to limit pueblo's water use
Oklahoma rural water district loses fight in federal appeals court

January 2003
Court says hog industry doesn't have to pay to clean waterways
Judge orders Ashland to pay $9.1 million over refinery fire
Pastor pleads guilty to stealing water
Town mulls cigarette tax to fund water improvements

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November 2002
Detroit must share water formula, says appeals court
Final Lyndon State student sentenced for water scare
Klamath Basin report riddled with errors, OSU researchers say
Land commissioner disputing New Mexico water rights application

October 2002
Conservation groups sue federal agencies
Montana high court says water rights extend to fish, recreation
Poultry companies will be asked to pay for removing waste
Texas agriculture commissioner discusses Mexico water debt

September 2002
Delaware urges prison for polluters
Golden will buy water from Coors after court battle
Kansas and Colorado still haggling over settlement amount in water dispute
Luxury subdivision says Santa Fe mismanaged water

August 2002
Court says Wal-Mart illegally built on flood plain
800 residents sue Mississippi city over alleged wastewater contamination
Idaho denies water rights request for power plants
Oil companies settle for $28 million in Tahoe MTBE case

July 2002
City to sue Detroit over increase in water rates
Environmentalists sue over Pecos River management
Food agency rules nicotine water an illegal drug that can't sell
South Burlington commits to Lake Champlain cleanup

June 2002
Appeals Court frees Corps from orders on Missouri River
IBP pays Neb. $1.85 million as part of lawsuit settlement
Lawsuit pits rights of surface, groundwater irrigators
Mexico proposes five-year plan to pay off water debt to U.S.

May 2002
One acre-foot water right to be auctioned on eBay
Production begins at water-bottling plant despite environmentalists' objections
Septic tank prosecutions stir anger
Three oil companies found responsible for polluting Lake Tahoe

April 2002
Dow to use microbes to clean up groundwater contamination
Environmentalists threaten dairies with lawsuits
Lawsuit seeks to determine if Penobscot River's mercury is a threat
Washington Supreme Court rules against rural well exemption

March 2002
Dispute over 1988 Everglades cleanup suit revived in U.S. court
Judge affirms Klamath Tribes' water right of time immemorial
Nevada makes Las Vegas wait for Coyote Springs water
Supreme Court says Alabama DEM erred in setting pollution rules

February 2002
Alcoa to pay $550,000 settlement for water pollution at Indiana plant
Environmental groups file suit over coal bed methane ponds
Environmentalists will appeal water ruling that aids farms
Santa Fe County wants water rights for future growth

January 2002
Clear Creek beer spill in 2000 costs Coors $500,000
Nevada loses round in Yucca Mountain water fight
Security fence and cameras guard headgates on Klamath project
U.S. settles suit over ocean sewage at Mexican border

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December 2001
Alabama and Georgia plot a water sharing plan with input from feds
Colorado offers help to Texas, New Mexico avoid costly lawsuit over Rio Grande
Company off hook for $100 million cleanup of Superfund site
Nevada will ask court to stop Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site

November 2001
Dupont responds to water quality lawsuit
Marketing agency, PepsiCo fire new salvos in court battle over bottled water secrets
Nebraska irrigators say enforcement of Neb.-Wyo. water deal will be key
Tulsa to consider litigation over fouled water

October 2001
IBP to pay $14 million to settle lawsuit with Justice Department
State to appeal water pollution ruling
Thornton considers major sale of water rights
Whistle-blower wins $425,000 judgment against wastewater district

September 2001
Baltimore reaches agreement on water with Susquehanna agency
Chevron settles in MTBE contamination lawsuit
Court upholds EPA approval of Montana water laws
Stovall says water litigation with Colorado, Nebraska remains on hold

August 2001
Hearing to determine if Pickens' Panhandle group gets groundwater permits
Tranquil Lake Coeur d'Alene turbulent issue in courtroom

July 2001
AG can't say when Colorado will pay in water lawsuit
Court blocks timber sales, saying salmon studies inadequate

June 2001
Georgia officials say tri-state river pact `closer than ever'
Water rights policy might shift under Bush administration

May 2001
Farmers worry over possible restrictions from minnow protection
PG&E bankruptcy keeps Brockovich plaintiffs in limbo

April 2001
Klamath Basin irrigation conflict could go to God Squad
Nebraska preserves water flows under agreement with Wyoming

March 2001
Georgia sues Corps of Engineers over Lake Lanier management
Nevada high court questions case aimed at preserving shrinking lake

February 2001
El Paso Public Service board files lawsuit against irrigation district
North Carolina fines five major hog farm

January 2001
Judge signs decrees on water rights
Nebraska, Wyoming given more time to settle water war

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December 2000
Government presses high court for refuge water right
Water rights lifeblood of western Kansas economy

November 2000
Groups promise to sue if EPA doesn't put water rules into effect
Ski resort, Forest Service argue for use of snowmaking water from Snake River

October 2000
Judge issues final ruling on tribal water rights
Tampa man sues ExxonMobil for allegedly polluting his water

September 2000
Court backs farmers in water rights dispute
Water company fights family over water use

August 2000
Pumping ban lifted on junior water rights holders
Water lawsuit likely to be costly for Colorado

July 2000
Class-action suit charges Ciba-Geigy contaminated Toms River wells
Washington state's largest water-rights case could be nearing resolution

June 2000
Washington corporate farms law holding up sales of water rights
Wyoming, Nebraska agree to settle long battle over North Platte River water

May 2000
Critical habitat designation proposed for Arkansas River shiner
Group sues EPA over Everglades Act

April 2000
Judge rejects class-action status for MTBE lawsuit
PG&E and Erin Brockovich battle continues

March 2000
Judge orders water meters installed in Washington state to help with salmon recovery, protection
New EPA water regulations unlikely to improve water quality

February 2000
Koch Industries to pay record fine for oil spills in six states
USDA announces settlement of South Dakota wetland lawsuit

January 2000
High court sets date to reconsider water rights ruling
Judge asked to lift injunction barring reversible turbines at Russell Dam

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December 1999
Oregon Water Trust acquires 51 water rights around state, enhances flows for fish during 1999 irrigation season
$2 million Palatine Plaza decision upheld against Amoco for "contamination devaluation"

November 1999
Jury rules downhole water well camera infringes on Claude Laval Corp. patent
Southern California Water Co. sues state agency and Aerojet General Corp. for contamination of Cordova groundwater supply

October 1999
Governor Davis intervenes in lawsuit to protect state's water rights
Recovery Engineering sues the Brita Products Company for patent infringement

September 1999
Farmers' water rights protected by House bill
Soundkeeper files lawsuit against New York Department of Environmental Protection

August 1999
Judge sets trial date for pollution lawsuit against General Electric
Mining giant Cyprus Amax in legal battle over Crested Butte water

July 1999
Conservationists challenge huge new Columbia River water withdrawal in court
Rural water district seeks injunction

June 1999
Irrigation districts lose suit over Central Arizona Project
Minnesotan, Canadian contesting federal authority over waters

May 1999
Chemetco, employees indicted for environmental violations
Rail companies pay $1.45 million to government for Paoli Rail Yard Superfund Cleanup

April 1999
Pollution reduction from combined sewer overflows, report to court says
Recovery Engineering announces dismissal of Brita patent litigation

March 1999
State of California revives interest in major water fight
Suit would add lakes to Montana stream access law

February 1999
A 'Civil Action' is an everyday drama at the EPA
Public service authority and plant manager plead guilty to clean water act violations

January 1999
Montana, Idaho won't sign on to Northwest salmon plan
U.S. Filter negotiating for ranch and water rights

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December 1998
Arkansas River shiner not to be listed as endangered species; High Plains Water District officials please with decision
Los Angeles water department joins fraud lawsuit against supplier; problem could cost California water supply systems more than $140 million to fix

November 1998
Court voids Edwards Aquifer Authority rules to permit groundwater pumping
Paddlers sue landowner to keep access to Horsepasture River open

October 1998
HomeWater Inc. sued for misrepresentation
Sandhills Irrigation Research Unit is pivotal component of Kansas State University's Western Kansas Irrigation Research Project

September 1998
Sierra Club renewing legal battle over San Antonio's Edwards Aquifer
WaterWatch and Trout Unlimited join forces to expand streamflow protection efforts throughout the West

August 1998
Army cited for violating underground storage tank rules at Walter Reed Medical Center
Western Kansas Irrigation Research Project focuses on economic sustainability, aquifer preservation

July 1998
Authority to explore transfer with Kern County Water Agency and seek other Northern California water transfer proposals
Landowners on Mississippi and Illinois rivers may get relief from river problems

June 1998
Landmark water conservation and transfer agreement ratified
Three parties in groundwater contamination suit settle out of court

May 1998
Environmental groups file lawsuit in New Mexico seeking listing of Arkansas River Shiner as endangered species
Judge signs decree on Jicarilla Apache water rights

April 1998
California Senate committee investigates Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
EPA sues Massachusetts over water filtration plant

March 1998
San Diego water authority approves seeking Metropolitan Water District litigation cost-recovery legislation
U.S. and Pennsylvania settle water case with Pottstown wastewater treatment

February 1998
Federal court okay's Sherwin Williams environmental cleanup settlement
Supreme Court refuses to revive challenge to changes in water permits

January 1998
Families say toxins scuttled planned community
IID and Authority release terms of water conservation and transfer agreement

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December 1997
EPA cites Kartz Construction for wetlands violations
Judge considering wheeling rate decision

November 1997
Governor signs bill to encourage Imperial Irrigation District water transfer
Colonial pipeline to pay $4 million for 1993 oil spill

October 1997
San Diego Water Authority gains supporters in opposition to Metropolitan Water District wheeling lawsuit
Santa Fe County to buy ag water rights for $1.2 million

September 1997
Better Business Bureau cracks down on water conditioning advertising
Ceremony marks arrival of state water to the Central Coast

August 1997
Calif. water resources director says IID water transfer part of state water plan
Mojave Water Agency secures rights to additional water to meet demand into the 21st century

July 1997
Conservation groups sue Bureau of Land Management over management of John Day River basin
Senators support reliable water supply for California by approving SB 1082

June 1997
EPA says superfund is working in Maryland
PG&E agrees to largest-ever Clean Water Act settlement

May 1997
AMWA to file suit over health effects set aside
"Global" settlement announced for Fike/Artel Superfund cleanup

April 1997
GIS data, satellite imagery to become part of Idaho water rights adjudication program
San Diego-Imperial Valley water transfer would benefit California, chairwoman says

March 1997
Final decision on water rights in Platte River delayed until 1998
Report urges more efficient use of water resources

February 1997
CAP board approves water supply exchanges to Scottsdale
Interior releases interim guidelines for land retirement program to enhance water quality

January 1997
Irrigators may forego water to aid fish recovery program
Kansas, Colorado officials near agreement on replenishing lost Arkansas River water

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December 1996
Boeing permit extension for Columbia River water would conflict with salmon recovery, say conservationists
Weirton Steel must pay $3.18 million for polluting environment in West Virginia

November 1996
Mediation forestalls litigation in landmark interstate water rights case
Oregon ruling gives state the power to manage its streams

October 1996
Canadian court freezes stock of mine owner to compel cleanup
Hog farm wants Nebraska water law declared unconstitutional

September 1996
Company fined $3 million for illegal wastewater discharges
Feds confirm Colorado's claim that El Paso district wasted water

August 1996
Idaho Supreme Court rejects challenge to water pact with Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Water district paid $750,000 to plaintiffs in drowning suit

July 1996
Idaho environmentalists sue EPA for not protecting water quality
Utah studying possible lease of state's Colorado River water

June 1996
Supreme Court reverses ruling on reimbursement for cost of pollution clean-up
Lawsuit alleges Alaskan pulp mill water pollution
River Network buys land on last free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River

May 1996
Boeing Agri-Industrial, Oregon Water Resources Department face lawsuit over withdrawal of Columbia River water
Supreme Court species protection case may alter intent of law

April 1996
Re-evaluation of Basin Mills Dam Project in Maine may prevent future litigation
Pollution trail of East Austin tank farms ends with settlement out of court

March 1996
Maine water fight reaches state supreme court
Alleged Utah polluters face year in jail time

February 1996
New era of Colo. R. water marketing predicted by Babbitt
Fla. churches not exempt from stormwater assessments
Tribes, irrigators set court date on Wyo. rights battle

January 1996
Cleanup strategy is due for nation's most-polluted lake

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December 1995
Arizona seeking to 'bank' its share of the Colorado River
Oil is oozing to the surface of Oklahoma reservoirs

November 1995
Idaho irrigators to file suit against salmon restoration
Mojave ruling is first Calif. adjudication in a decade

October 1995
Federal government intervenes in Maine squabble
Dismissal of suit means boaters owe taxes to Utah

September 1995
Southern Oregon dam creates some 'bony' litigation
Threat of suit stirs Nebraska to promote pumping limits

July 1995
Arizona district files suit over federal repayment terms
Corps scraps proposal for Missouri Rivers flows

June 1995
Tribes voice views over Missouri River
Water quality policy is on trial at Austin, Texas

April 1995
Litigation threat is part of Clean Water Act renewal
Pa. township sues Navy over contaminated wells
Studies point to viability of Texas water rights market

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