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North Coast Rivers Alliance v. Westlands Water District

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 3, 2014No. F067383PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KANE, J.

In February 2012, Westlands Water District and its related distribution districts (together Water Districts or respondents) 1 entered into two-year, interim renewal contracts with the United States Bureau of Reclamation (the Bureau) relating to the Bureau’s ongoing provision of Central Valley Project (CVP) water to Water Districts. The purpose of the interim renewal contracts was to continue the existing terms for water delivery in advance of the parties’ anticipated execution of new, long-term (25-year) renewal contracts, which process was awaiting the Bureau’s completion of…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Harris v. Capital Growth Investors XIVCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Friends of Mammoth v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth, Inc. v. City of Rancho CordovaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
  4. In re Bay-Delta Programmatic Environmental Impact Report Coordinated ProceedingsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor, and Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, and Yurok Tribe Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendants-Intervenors v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant, and Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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