Legal Opinion
South Yuba River Citizens League v. National Marine Fisheries Service
District Court, E.D. California
Decided July 8, 2010No. Civ. S-06-2845 LKK/JFMPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LAWRENCE K. KARLTON, Senior District Judge.
The remaining claims in this suit concern two dams and related water diversions on the Yuba River. The dams are operated by the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”). The river is home to populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead, and green sturgeon listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. In 2007, the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) issued a Biological Opinion (“BiOp”) concluding that the Corps’ future operations would not violate the ESA. Plaintiffs, two environmental groups, claim that…
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