California Court of Appeal

An environmental impact report (EIR) for a housing development must contain a thorough analysis that reasonably informs the reader of the amount of water available. Water entitlements from the incomplete State Water Project (SWP) is no substitute for the reality of actual water the SWP can deliver. The County erred in approving the EIR because the water service portion of the EIR is inadequate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/27/2003
• Published 02/27/2003

Judges

• GILBERT, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Office of Alyse Lazar;  Law Office of K.M. Neiswender, Kate M. Neiswender, Ventura, for Plaintiffs and Appellants Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment and Friends of the Santa Clara River., Frank O. Sieh, County Counsel, Dennis L. Slivinski, Assistant County Counsel, for County of Ventura as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lloyd W. Pellman, County Counsel, Peter J. Gutierrez, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent County of Los Angeles., Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, Robert I. McMurry, A. Catherine Norian, Bradly S. Torgan for Real Parties in Interest and Respondents The Newhall Land and Farming Company and Valencia Corporation.