Zoning, Planning and Use
Sep. 17, 2002
Compliance With State Won't Shield Local Agency From Flood Liability
Focus Column - By Todd W. Blischke - In Arreola v. Monterey County, 99 Cal.App.4th 722 (2002), the 6th District Court of Appeal concluded that several public agencies (the counties of Monterey and Santa Cruz and their related water entities) were liable in tort and inverse condemnation for flood damage caused when the Pajaro River Levee Project failed during a heavy rainstorm in 1995. Arreola has implications for all public entities involved in flood control.
By Todd W. Blischke
In Arreola v. Monterey County, 99 Cal.App.4th 722 (2002), the 6th District Court of Appeal concluded that several public agencies (the counties of Monterey and ...
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