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Environmental

Mar. 29, 2016

Nonprofit can't sue water district for eight years, judge rules

A nonprofit group that tried to use its legal counsel as the only standing witness in a Clean Water Act lawsuit cannot pursue the same claims against the Eastern Municipal Water District for another eight years, a federal judge ruled last week.

By Amanda Schallert
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A nonprofit group that tried to use its legal counsel as the only standing witness in a Clean Water Act lawsuit cannot pursue the same claims against the Eastern Municipal Water District for the next eight years, a federal judge has ruled.

The case, pursued by California River Watch in the Central District, marks an unusual situation for plaintiffs bringing similar en...

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