Government
Sep. 3, 2016
California must pay for stormwater mandates
A recent Supreme Court decision resolves more than a decade of conflict over whether the state is required to reimburse cities for portions of their increasingly expensive stormwater programs. By Rebecca Andrews
The California Supreme Court just issued an important decision in the ongoing battle over funding for state-mandated water quality controls imposed on municipal separate storm sewer system permits. Dept. of Finance v. Commission on State Mandates, 2016 DJDAR 8996 (Aug. 29, 2016). The court held that requirements in an MS4 Permit issued in Los Angeles County are state mandates subject to reimbursement under the Californi...
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