Legal Opinion
Imperial Irrigation District v. State Water Resources Control Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 21, 1990No. D008521PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FROEHLICH, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying the petition for writ of mandate brought by Imperial Irrigation District (IID) to overturn a decision of the State Water Resources Control Board (Board).
Procedural Background and Standards for Review
In 1980 a private citizen requested the Department of Water Resources to investigate alleged misuse of water by IID which had resulted in a rise in the level of the Saltón Sea, flooding the citizen’s farmland. After an investigation, an initial conclusion of water waste, and unproductive communications with IID, the Department of Water…
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