June 2015

June 2015

In this issue …

 

MARKET INDICATORS

Lower Rio Grande Market Indicator: Expect a Short-Term Drop in Prices and Activity

 

JOW CORNER

Emerging Shortages in the Colorado River Basin: Is it Worse than We Think?

 

COLORADO RIVER BASIN

The Bureau of Reclamation Releases Moving Forward Phase I Report

 

ELSEWHERE IN THE SOUTHWEST

Deep Curtailments Are Not Impacting SWP Supplies

 

LEGISLATON

2015 Legislative Review

 

LEGAL ACTIONS

Attorney General Harris Requests Depublication of Appellate Decision in San Juan Capistrano Tiered Rates Case

City of Riverside Demands Repeal of Mandatory Conservation Regulation

Delta Interests File Lawsuit Against State and Federal Agencies Alleging Violations of Water Quality Standards

 

COMMENTARY & EDITORIALS

Author Discusses How Focus on California Drought Can Have Nationwide Policy Impacts

 

BLOGS & COLUMNS

Along with California’s Continuing Drought, Bloggers Cover Current and Potential Federal Action, Hydrology in the Colorado River Basin and the Impact of Storms in Texas and Oklahoma

 

GENERAL INTEREST

EPA and Army Corps Finalize Rule Defining “Waters of the United States”

 

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Monthly Analysis of Hydrologic Conditions in the Colorado River Basin, Texas and Elsewhere in the Southwest

 

CAPITAL MARKETS

Occasional Capital Market Commentary:  Water Utilities and California’s Drought

Stock Performance of Resource Development Firms, Desalination Firm, Water Utilities and Exchange Trade Funds