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Great Oaks Water Co. v. Santa Clara Valley Water Dist.

Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit brought by a water retailer challenging a groundwater extraction fee imposed on water it draws from wells on its property, the trial court's...

Bay County, Florida v. US

Government Contracts, Public Utilities, Water Law
In the government's appeal of a decision by the US Court of Federal Claims that plaintiff is an independent regulatory body and may revise rates in...

Castaic Lake v. Newhall Co. Water Dist.

Environmental Law, Water Law
In a suit to overturn certain water-related action taken by defendants on the ground that they failed to comply with the open meeting requirements of...

American Farm Bureau Federation v. EPA

Agriculture, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a lawsuit brought by farm associations challenging the EPA's publication of the "total maximum daily load" (TMDL) of nitrogen, phosphorous, and...

Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission v. US Environmental Protection Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a petition for review challenging the Beaumont Permit issued by the EPA under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System provisions of the...

Siskiyou Co. Farm Bureau v. Dept. Fish & Wildlife

Agriculture, Environmental Law, Water Law, Administrative Law
In the Department of Fish and Wildlife's appeals of a judgment in favor of the Farm Bureau, interpreting a statute requiring notification when an...

Matter of Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. New York State Dep't of Environmental Conservation

Environmental Law, Water Law
In an hybrid CPLR article 78 proceeding/declaratory judgment action against New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to challenge...

Tarbet v. East Bay Municipal Utility Dist.

Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In an action by a property owner who sued a water district after it refused to provide water service without the grant of an easement, the trial...

Allen v. The Boeing Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a class action alleging that for over 40 years Boeing released toxins into the groundwater around its facility in Auburn, Washington, and that...

Capistrano Taxpayers v. City of San Juan Capistrano

Environmental Law, Water Law
In an action to determine what water plans the San Capistrano voters and legislators of the past have put in place, the trial court's judgment is: 1)...