all - Opinion Summaries

KALAMAZOO RIVER STUDY GROUP v. ROCKWELL INT'L CORP.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Water Law
District court correctly dismissed plaintiff's motion to reopen the CERCLA allocation proceedings, which relieved one defendant of any contribution...

BIGHORN-DESERT VIEW WATER AGENCY v. BERINGSON

Elections, Public Utilities, Tax Law, Water Law
A voter initiative cannot control the amount of the water rate, fees, and charges fixed by a public water agency.

SIERRA CLUB v. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK

Attorney's Fees, Water Law
District court erred in awarding the Sierra Club legal fees per section 1365(d) of the Clean Water Act, as the Club was not a prevailing or...

TEMPLETON BD OF SEWER COMM'RS v. AM. TISSUE MILLS OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.

Environmental Law, Water Law
The district court correctly concluded it did not have subject matter jurisdiction over a claim for user charges under the Clean Water Act, and...

VIRGINIA v. MARYLAND

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
The Black-Jenkins Award, which established the boundaries of control of the Potomac River, gives Virginia sovereign authority, free from regulation by...

DOMTAR MAINE CORP., INC. v. FED. ENERGY REGULATORY COMM'N.

Administrative Law, Indian Law, Water Law
Two dams are not exempt licensing requirements pursuant to The Federal Power Act of 1920, 16 U.S.C. section 791a; FERC is affirmed where the Act...

MARSEILLES LAND AND WATER CO. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Water Law
A petition to review FERC's decision to reject as untimely plaintiff's notice of intent to submit a development application for a hydroelectric...

LE-AX WATER DIST. v. CITY OF ATHENS

Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a case alleging that a proposed water supply arrangement violated 7 U.S.C. section 1926(b), the district court's denial of summary judgment to the...

PUB. WATER SUPPLY DIST. NO. 10 OF CASS COUNTY v. CITY OF PECULIAR

Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
Where a public water district alleged a city was seeking to dissolve the district in violation of 7 U.S.C. section 1926(b), case is remanded with...

PAC. GAS & ELEC. CO. v. STATE DEP'T OF WATER RES.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
An Assembly Bill at issue requires the Department of Water Resources to make a determination that its revenue requirement is just and reasonable, but...