Legal Opinion
Riverwatch v. Olivenhain Municipal Water District
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 9, 2009No. D052237PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McDONALD, J.
RiverWatch and Pala Band of Mission Indians (together RiverWatch) appeal a judgment denying their petition for writ of mandate that challenged the validity of an agreement between the Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD) and Gregory Canyon Ltd. (GCL) based on OMWD’s alleged noncompliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) (CEQA). On appeal, RiverWatch contends (1) the trial court erred by concluding OMWD’s approval of the agreement did not require its prior CEQA review of the environmental impacts of the agreement;…
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