Legal Opinion
Phelps v. State Water Resources Control Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 29, 2007No. C052770PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTIL-SAKAUYE, J.
Plaintiffs Lloyd L. Phelps, Jr., Gary Phelps, Joey P. Ratio, Jr., and Ronald D. Conn farm land on Upper Roberts Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) under licenses issued by defendant State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). The SWRCB imposed civil penalties against plaintiffs pursuant to Water Code section 1052 for unauthorized diversion of water in 2000 and 2001. (SWRCB Order No. WRO 2004-0004, adopted Feb. 19, 2004 (Order WRO 2004-0004).) Plaintiffs filed a petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory relief which challenged Order…
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