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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Apr. 9, 2013

9th Circuit rules in government's favor on Central Valley drainage

The federal government scored a win in the Central Valley water wars Friday as a 9th Circuit panel held the U.S. Department of the Interior is properly managing drainage issues in the valley's southern region.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The federal government scored a win in the seemingly endless Central Valley water wars Friday as a 9th Circuit panel held the U.S. Department of the Interior is properly managing drainage issues in the valley's southern region. The panel affirmed a federal trial judge and ruled that Interior's broad discretion in overseeing the Central Valley Project puts its actions - though slow - beyond challenge by a water district under the Admi...

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