Legal Opinion
Cal. Water Curtailment Cases
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 12, 2022No. H047270Published
1Opinion of the Court
Filed 9/12/22 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT CALIFORNIA WATER H047270 CURTAILMENT CASES. (Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. 1-15-CV285182; JCCP No. 4838) We decide an appeal arising from the state’s efforts in 2015 to curtail water use in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta1 during a severe, multi-year drought. Appellant State Water Resources Control Board (the Board) appeals from a judgment issuing preemptory writs of mandate. The Board’s appeal turns on whether it has the authority to curtail the diversion or use of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Temescal Water Co. v. Department of Public WorksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Cal. Building Industry Assn. v. State Water Resources Control Bd.California Supreme Court · 2018
- NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- United States v. State Water Resources Control BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- People v. ShirokowCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
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