Gallo Gets “Good Deal” On Illegal Russian River Water Diversion

For more than three years, the E. & J. Gallo Winery has illegally diverted Russian River water and improperly stored it according to an Administrative Civil Liability Complaint filed by the California Water Resources Control Board (WRCB) on April 20.

FINE IS “A DAMN GOOD DEAL FOR THE GALLOS”

The fine “is a damn good deal for the Gallos,” said an attorney who handles water rights issues. “By the figures in the Water Board complaint, the fees for the three years would be $78,130 and the state’s asking for more than five grand less than that.”

Also in this article:

• MACMURRAY RANCH INVOLVED, GALLO GLASS OWNS PROPERTY
• Reservoir, image 1 (WRCB photo).
• Reservoir, image 2 (WRCB photo).
• Pump house (WRCB photo).
• water was diverted from the Russian River, approximately one mile away
• HARMING FISH, DEPRIVING DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS
• UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
• WATER LICENSES,TERMS VIOLATED, LIMITS EXCEEDED

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