Environmental & Energy,
Contracts
Jan. 29, 2025
Central Valley Water District sues over $500M canal project funding
The Terra Bella Irrigation District has accused the U.S. Department of the Interior of initiating a $500 million canal project without adequate funding and attempting to retroactively impose costs on water districts. The lawsuit also names the Friant Water Authority as a defendant.
A Central Valley water district sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, alleging that the agency initiated a large-scale canal project without securing proper funding and is now attempting to retroactively compel water districts to share in its costs.
In the complaint filed Monday, attorney Leonard C. Herr wrote that interior officials engaged in an "ill-advised scheme" called the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project. Representing the Terra Bella...
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