Legal Opinion
Monterey Coastkeeper v. Monterey Cnty. Water Res. Agency
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided December 5, 2017No. H042623PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBamattre-Manoukian, J.
*6I. INTRODUCTION
Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) is a flood control and water agency that was created by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Act to control flood and storm waters within the County of Monterey and to conserve those waters for beneficial and useful purposes. (West's Ann. Wat. Appen. (2017) § 52-3 et seq.)
Monterey Coastkeeper, an entity self-described as "a program of The Otter Project, a non-profit organization," filed a verified petition for writ of mandate against MCWRA in the superior court. Monterey Coastkeeper alleged in the petition's first cause of…
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