A state lawmaker on Wednesday paused her bill extending the state Department of Water Resources’ water rights permit after it got caught up in a controversy over a proposed tunnel diverting water from Northern California to Southern California. Assemblymember Lisa Calderon withdrew her bill, AB 2215, from its scheduled hearing in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, according to her chief of staff Mike Dayton. He said the committee’s proposed changes to the bill “weren’t consistent with our intentions.” Calderon’s bill would have given the Department of Water Resources until 2046 to build more infrastructure to use more of its State Water Project water rights. The State Water Project is the massive system of pumps and aqueducts that transports water around the state to 27 million people.

Other water legislation and litigation news:

• E&E News by Politico: EPA heads back to the drafting board on WOTUS rule
• Las Vegas Review-Journal: This lawsuit could upend Nevada water regulation — and cost taxpayers billions
• Las Vegas Review-Journal: Lombardo campaign adviser leads water lawsuit seeking billions from Nevada
• Active NorCal (Redding, Calif.): A bill that would have smoothed the way for the Delta tunnel just died
• Politico: Newsletter: Is it time to talk about water yet?
• The Sacramento Bee (Calif.): Opinion: California needs public policy that respects how water actually works