Legal Opinion
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 2, 2012No. 17-72955PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WU; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge MILAN D. SMITH, JR.
OPINION
WU, District Judge:
“One of the most contentious issues in the western United States is the management of water resources.” Westlands Water Dist. v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 337 F.3d 1092, 1100 (9th Cir.2003) (“Westlands Water Dist. I ”).
This appeal arises from a long-running conflict which has devolved to the present remaining dispute as to the classification of approximately 9,000 acre feet (“AF”) of water released between June 17 through 24 of 2004 from the Nimbus and New Melones reservoirs…
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