Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
May 9, 2025
Court rules for Arrowhead, against California Water Board
Fresno judge overturns State Water Resources Control Board's order, ruling it overstepped authority in blocking BlueTriton's groundwater use in the San Bernardino Mountains, citing flawed legal interpretation.
In a decisive rebuke of California's top water authority, a Fresno County judge sided with the company behind Arrowhead bottled water this week, ruling that the State Water Resources Control Board overstepped its legal bounds in ordering the company to stop drawing groundwater from the San Bernardino Mountains.
Superior Court Judge Robert Michael Whalen Jr.slammed the board's interpretation of state law as "faulty," finding it had misinterpreted key provisions o...
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