Legal Opinion
Sonoma County Water Coalition v. Sonoma County Water Agency
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 8, 2010No. A124556PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BRUINIERS, J.
The Urban Water Management Planning Act (Wat. Code, § 10610 et seq.; the Act or UWMPA) 1 requires water suppliers in urban areas to adopt water management plans every five years. The Sonoma County Water Agency (the Agency or SCWA) is a water supplier subject to UWMPA. At issue here is the legal adequacy of the Agency’s 2005 Urban Water Management Plan (the Plan). Respondents Sonoma County Water Coalition et al. (Coalition) 2 unsuccessfully challenged elements of the Plan before the Agency, and then sought a writ of mandate from the Sonoma Superior Court seeking to enjoin…
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