Water Lawsuit Heats Up: Districts Request Injunction Against Feds, Green Groups Want To Intervene

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The people on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley are suffering, “from a disaster that if caused by nature would demand immediate actions by federal and state Emergency agencies.” — Central Valley water district’s request for an injunction to block water cutbacks.

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I personally swim, boat, fish and bird-watch in the Bay-Delta estuary and its watershed, and also hike in its watershed…. Unfortunately, the enjoyment of these activities by me and other NRDC members has been adversely affected by the endangerment of the delta smelt and associated impacts on the estuary by water project operations. — Court declaration by Bay Institute program director in National Resources Defense Council motion to intervene.

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The lawsuit filed by a group of Central Valley water districts against the U.S. Department of the Interior has heated up with a request for an injunction against water cutbacks and an application by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and The Bay Institute to intervene and help defend the government’s position.

For more detail on the original lawsuit, please see Could Obama Endangered Species Decision Help Central Valley Water Lawsuit?, VIP Wine Industry Insight, April 30, 2008

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