Kern County Water Agency v. Belridge Water Storage District

Opinion

THAXTER, J.

This action arose from a dispute among several water districts, all members of Kern County Water Agency (KCWA), over how certain costs charged to KCWA by the State of California Department of Water Resources (State) should be allocated among the member districts. Following a month-long nonjury trial, the court below issued a declaratory judgment generally favorable to two member districts. On review we conclude that the trial court did not err in its procedural and evidentiary rulings or in its interpretation of the relevant contractual provisions. We will affirm.

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