Legal Opinion
Leach v. City of San Diego
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 7, 1990No. D009784PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DOMNITZ, J. *
Petitioners Richard Leach and the Campo/Lake Morena Chamber of Commerce (together Leach) appeal an order denying their petition for writ of mandate to stop the City of San Diego and its manager John Lockwood (together City) from drafting water from Lake Morena without first complying with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). We conclude CEQA does not apply to the activity of drafting water from one reservoir to another and accordingly affirm the order.
Factual and Procedural Background
Lake Morena is a reservoir built in 1912 and acquired by the City in 1914 for…
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