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Environmental

May 5, 2015

Appellate court split muddles water cutback questions for state

As California struggles to cut back water use, two recent and divergent court of appeal opinions are raising questions over how much leeway public water agencies have to set groundwater pumping fees to sustainably manage aquifers.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


As the state struggles to cut water use in the drought, two recent and divergent court
of appeal opinions are raising questions over how much leeway public water agencies
have to set groundwater pumping fees to sustainably manage aquifers.


The 2nd and 6th District courts of appeal recently issued rulings within a week of
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