Legal Opinion
Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District v. Department of Water Resources
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 15, 2013No. C065522PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DUARTE, J.
“As Mark Twain is said to have observed: ‘Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.’ ” (County of Imperial v. Superior Court *1169(2007) 152 Cal.App.4th 13, 18 [61 Cal.Rptr.3d 145] (Imperial).) As lamented nearly 50 years ago, California’s water is still maldistributed relative to supply and demand, and “California’s North-South war still smoulders and is far from being resolved.” (1 Rogers & Nichols, Water for Cal. (1967) California Water Plan, § 87, pp. 115-116 (Rogers & Nichols).)
The primary issue in this appeal after a court trial is whether the trial court properly…
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