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Environmental

Oct. 9, 2009

Cities May Get Cash in Water Flap

An appeals court has ruled the U.S. government breached its water supply contract with two Central Valley water districts.

By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The vast number of drought-stricken California farms and cities that have seen their water deliveries from the federal government come up short in recent years may have a new legal outlet to collect damages.

In a groundbreaking decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently ruled that the government had breached its water supply contract with two Central Valley wa...

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